Great Wall Fort #4

Iran


Around a dozen square-plan fort sites lie along the course of what was once the so-called Alexander's Wall. All are just muddy shapes rising above the flat agricultural landscape but at Malaisheikh Kingliq, 4km east of Haji Qoshan, the remnants are several metres high and relatively accessible from the road.


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