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Surroundings:

Istakhr, Northern wallIstakhr, Achaemenid bull from a Sasanian contextIstakhr, Achaemenid bull from a Sasanian contextIstakhr, Achaemenid column, reused in a Sasanian cityEstakhr [Istakhar]Istakhr, Achaemenid column, reused in a Sasanian cityIstakhr, Achaemenid column, reused in a Sasanian cityIstakhr, Column basesIstakhr, Water gateIstakhr, Water gateIstakhr, Water gateIstakhr, SW GateNaqš-e Rajab, Kartir, InscriptionNaqš-e Rajab, KartirNaqš-e Rajab, KartirNaqš-e Rajab, KartirNaqš-e Rajab, Kartir, InscriptionNaqš-e Rajab, KartirNaqsh-e Rajab, Relief of KartirNaqš-e Rajab, KartirNaqš-e Rajab, Equestrian relief of Shapur I, Traces of paintNaqš-e Rajab, Equestrian relief of Shapur INaqš-e Rajab, Equestrian relief of Shapur I, Badge of an officialNaqš-e Rajab, Equestrian relief of Shapur I, OfficialNaqsh-e Rajab, Relief of Shapur INaqš-e Rajab, Equestrian relief of Shapur I, SwordNaqš-e Rajab, Equestrian relief of Shapur I, Badge of an officialNaqš-e Rajab, Equestrian relief of Shapur INaqš-e Rajab, Equestrian relief of Shapur I, Badge of an officialNaqš-e Rajab, Equestrian relief of Shapur I

Location:

  • Iran (Islamic Republic of), Ḩājjīābād
  • geo:29.979666,52.909847
  • Location ± 0-5 m.

Period or year:

  • 244~ / 650

Class:

  • City
  • visible

Annotations

Istakhr was an ancient city in southern Iran. The exact date of the founding of Istakhr is not known. First in history site apeares as an Achaemenid city. She flourished under the Sasanian Empire.And even served as its capital.


Relevant museums

Persepolis, Archaeological Museum

Archaeological Museum

Tehran, National Museumof Iran

Tehran, National Museum Archaeological collections from Paleolithic to Qajar period

Tehran, Glassware Museum

Collection of ceramics and glass, including ancient pottery.

Brussels, Koninklijke musea voor kunst en geschiedenis

Brussels, Koninklijke musea voor kunst en geschiedenis

Allard Pierson Museum

Het Allard Pierson Museum is het archeologisch museum van de Universiteit van Amsterdam.

Leiden, Rijksmuseum van Oudheden

The national archaeological museum of the Netherlands, located in Leiden

The British Museum

The British Museum has one of the world's largest collections of antiquities from the Classical world.

New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art


Nearby

Estakhr [Istakhar]

Modern Fort.

Istakhr, Southwestern gate

Istakhr, Southwestern gate

Naqsh-e Rajab, Relief of Kartir (2 km)

Sasanian rock relief


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