Archaeological Sites in Iran
Rock relief/carving in Iran (5)
Behistun Inscription
The Behistun Inscription is a multilingual rock relief carved c. 520 BC on a cliff face 100 m above an ancient road at Mount Behistun in Kermanshah Province, Iran, commissioned by…
Ganjnameh Ancient Inscriptions
The two inscription panels of Ganjnameh, carved in stone in 20 lines on a granite rock above a creek, measure 2 × 3 m each. Written in Old Persian, Neo-Babylonian and Neo-Elamite,…
Kul Farah Historical Site
Kul-e Farah is an archaeological site and open-air sanctuary situated approximately 800 metres above sea level in the Zagros Mountains of Iran. KFII was carved on the southwestern…
Naqsh-e Rajab
Naqsh-e Rajab is an archaeological site west of Istakhr and about 5 km north of Persepolis in Fars province, Iran. Naqsh-e Rajab is the site of four limestone rockface…
Taq-e Bostan
Taq-e Bostan ("Arch of the Garden") is a complex of large Sassanid rock reliefs located 5 km from central Kermanshah, Iran, at the foot of the Zagros Mountains. Dating from the…
Necropolis/tombs complex in Iran (3)
Tomb of Artaxerxes III
Rock-cut tomb (358-338 BC) traditionally attributed to Persian king Artaxerxes III Ochus, located at Persepolis, Iran. Carved into rock at 40 meters height, it features a…
Tomb of Cyrus the Great
The tomb of Cyrus the Great is located in Pasargadae, which was the first capital city of his Achaemenid Empire and is now an archaeological site in the Fars Province of Iran. The…
Tomb of Darius II
The Tomb of Darius II (c. 423-404 BC) is a rock-cut royal tomb at Naqsh-e Rostam, the Achaemenid necropolis located about 13 km northwest of Persepolis in Fars Province, Iran. It…
City/town/settlement in Iran (2)
Bishapur Ancient City
An ancient Sasanian city in southwestern Iran, founded in AD 266 by Shapur I to celebrate his victory over Rome. Located 15 km west of Kazerun along the Shapur River, it was…
Pasargadae
Pasargadae was the capital of the Achaemenid Empire under Cyrus the Great (559–530 BC), located just north of the town of Madar-e-Soleyman and about 90 kilometres to the northeast…
Palace in Iran (2)
Apadana Palace
The Apadana Palace is a large hypostyle hall at Persepolis, Iran, dating to the first half of the 5th century BC. It was designed by Darius the Great and completed by Xerxes I,…
Persepolis
Persepolis or Parseh was the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire (c. 550–330 BC). According to one account, Alexander deliberately set fire to Persepolis to avenge the…
Temple complex in Iran (2)
Anahita Temple
The Anahita Temple is the name of one of two archaeological sites in Iran popularly thought to have been attributed to the ancient Iranian deity Anahita. The larger and more…
Azargoshnasp Fire Temple
Adur Gushnasp was the name of a Zoroastrian sacred fire of the highest grade, which served as one of the three most sacred fires of pre-Islamic Iran; the two others being the Adur…
Tomb in Iran (2)
Dokan-e-Davood
Dokan-e-Davood ("Shop of David") is an Achaemenid rock-cut tomb in the Zagros Mountains, located 3 km southeast of Sar-Pol-e Zahab in Kermanshah Province, Iran. Discovered by…
Tomb of the Scene
Rock-cut tombs carved into Shogh Ali Mountain near the city of Sahneh in Kermanshah Province, Iran, approximately 50 km east of Kermanshah. Known locally as the Kay Kavus Tomb and…
Castle/palace in Iran (1)
Cave Structures in Iran (1)
Fortress/citadel in Iran (1)
Gate/archway/bridge in Iran (1)
Heritage site in Iran (1)
Sanctuary in Iran (1)
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