The article does not establish when it was built. It says the fort is believed to date to the Parthian era with Sasanian changes, a claim tagged as needing a better source. It stands between about 2,300 and 2,600 meters (7,500 to 8,500 ft) above sea level, and the final approach is a narrow passage with a 656-foot (200 m) corridor-shaped temple.
It is associated with Javidhan and Babak Khorramdin, leaders of the Khurramites who fought the Abbasid Caliphate. Afshin's army conquered and ruined it in 837. A castle and a palace remain atop the mountain. Finds include 13th-century coins and pottery from the early 7th century, which do not establish construction dates.
It has been on the Iran National Heritage List since 1967. The article notes the same events are attributed to a fort named Badd.
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