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In Ferdowsi and his contemporaries' view, Shahnameh was not merely a literary and poetic work. In fact, it was a scientific and historical writing about the monarchical dynasties and traditions of Iranian real history. With the advent of archaeological sciences, the real history of Iran was distinguished from epic and mythical, so far, the history of Shahnameh and its counterparts has been called unrealistic and this raised the question in the Iranian societies: Is it all real or is it all fantasy? To answer this question, one way is to find evidence that could be be felt, seen and understood, in other words, discovering places or buildings which are related to Shahnameh and myths, there might have been many other places during the millenniums, which are either forgotten or kept unknown, places which have been more mythical and epic rather than historically or naturally real. In this paper, 25 of such places will be focused and analyzed considering the oral and folklore evidence about people's beliefs. Finally, the findings will be discussed

Keywords: Famous places, mythical geography, history, castle, Shahnameh

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