Oasis; ancient settlemen
Locatie:
- Iran, Kerman
- geo:30.28974,57.100136
- Locatie ± 100-500 m.
Period or year:
- 2xx / 14xx
Classificatie:
- Stad
- Zichtbaar
Identifiers:
- vici:place=54872
Annotaties
Kerman has a long history and was known to the Greeks as Karamani. Ptolemy and Ammianus Marcellinus mention the country under the name Carmania. According the tradition it was founded as a defensive outpost, with the name Ardashir-Khoreh, by Ardashīr I (reigned 224–241 AD) founder of the Sasanian Empire, in the 3rd century AD.
Soucers:
- LE STRANGE Guy (1905), the lands of the eastern caliphate - from the Moslem Conquest to the time of Timur, Cambridge Press (https://archive.org/details/landsofeasternca00lest)
- Xavier de Planhol and Bernard Hourcade, “KERMAN ii. Historical Geography,” Encyclopædia Iranica, XVI/3, pp. 251-265 (https://iranicaonline.org/articles/kerman-historical-geography)
Relevante musea
Tabriz, Azerbaijan Museum
Tabriz, Azerbaijan Museum
In de buurt
Unidentified site (Daqianus?) (12 km)
Probable large-size circular settlement. Possible site of Daquianus, as noted on A. Stein map. No dating information.
Unidentified site (13 km)
Probable ancient structure. Located with satellite imagery.
Unidentified site (13 km)
Probable ancient structures. Located with satellite imagery. Better visible on CORONA imagery.