Rayen castle (Arg e Rayen) is an adobe castle in Kerman province. The well preserved medieval mudbrick city of Rayen . Rayen displays all the architectural elements of a deserted citadel.Rayen castle has been well preserved, considering the numerous natural disasters that have been destroying similar structures nearby.Arg e Rayen was inhabited until 150 years ago and although believed to be at least 1, 000 years old, may in fact have foundations from the pre Islamic Sassanid. (1500 years ago)The Sassanid dynasty (also Sassanian) was the name given to the kings of Persia, which includes much of present day Iran. During the era of the second Persian Empire, from 224 until 651, when the last Sassanid king, Yazdegerd 3rd , lost a 14 year struggle to drive out the Umayyad Caliphate, the first of the Islamic empires. By the Sassanids, their Empire was called Iran or Eranshahr.The Sassanid era is considered to be one of the most important historical periods in Iranhttp://www.anobanini.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=37&t=1013&sid=24e413a7cbe12cce22cbb4dbf6a97f93https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rayen_Castle
