Kiz Bridge

Kiz Bridge قیز کورپوسو پل دختر
Coordinates	37.1927°N 47.4905°E / 37.1927; 47.4905
Crosses	Qizil Üzan
Locale	Mianeh, Iran
Other name(s)	Qizil Üzan Bridge
History
Construction end	Seljuk Empire era
Location

Kiz Bridge (Persian: پل‌دختر, Azerbaijani: Qız Körpüsü-قيز کۆرپۆسۆ) is a historical bridge near the Mianeh in East Azerbaijan.

The age of the bridge is unknown, some archaeologists date it to the Sassanid era while other attribute to as being 8th centuryAD Muslim era construct. The bridge is constructed of three arches with the center arch narrower than the respective side arches.

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  The painting by Eugène Flandin in 1840

The bridge was partly destroyed in December 1946 by communist separatists of the "Democrat Party of Azerbaijan" in a futile attempt to halt the advance of the Imperial Iranian Army.

References

• "پل دختر ميانه". Municipality of Tabriz. Archived from the original on 2017-08-08.
• "پلدختر، پلي که ميانه ندارد". Jaam-e Jam Online. Archived from the original on 2017-08-08.