This article intends to analyse the historic village-castle of Kharanaq, which has been inhabited for over a thousand years in various historical periods. Different layers of habitation make Kharanaq’s residential context different from other castles or villages of Iran. This village-castle is fortified by high walls and is located at the edge of the Central Desert of Iran. This article focuses on identifying the interaction of the inhabitants with the desert environment of the village-castle through an analysis of its cultural landscape and the typology of its residential houses, as well as the current situation of its architecture and spaces.
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