Shahdiz

Shahdiz
شاهدز
Near Isfahan, Iran
Coordinates32°35′48″N 51°38′38″E / 32.59667°N 51.64389°E / 32.59667; 51.64389
TypeFortress
Site information
ConditionIn ruins
Site history
In use1107 (1107)
FateDemolished
Battles/warsSiege of Shahdiz
Mount Soffeh, Isfahan

Dizkuh (Persian: دزکوه) or Shahdiz (شاهدز), was a fortress near Isfahan, Iran, notably held by the Nizari Ismailis. It was captured and destroyed in Seljuk sultan Muhammad Tapar's anti-Nizari campaign. Its conspicuous, picturesque ruins lie about 8 km south of Isfahan on a subpeak of Mount Soffeh.