Night Sky Over Alamut Castle
by Amirreza Kamkar / Science Photo Library
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Night Sky Over Alamut Castle
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Amirreza Kamkar / Science Photo Library
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Photograph - Photograph
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The constellation Orion, Sirius (the brightest star in the night sky) and Jupiter (top) over Alamut Castle and Gazorkhan village, near Qazvin, Iran. In 1090 AD, the Alamut Castle, a mountain fortress in present-day Iran, came into the possession of Hassan-i Sabbah, a champion of the Nizari Ismaili cause. Until 1256, Alamut functioned as the headquarters of the Nizari Ismaili state until it was destroyed by invading Mongols.
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May 8th, 2022
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