Chehl Dokhtaran

Chehel Dokhtaran, the Fortress of the Forty Maidens, stands on Kuh-e Khwaja, a dark basalt height rising above the flat Sistan basin. Its stone platform and mud mortar belong to the ancient fortified complex on the mountain, near the ruins of a sanctuary and other defensive works. When the Hamun is full, water surrounds the hill, making its prominent summit an island above the marshes.