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Location

  • Iran (Islamic Republic of), Kheyrābād
  • geo:30.529799,50.50721

Period or year

  • 2xx~ / 12xx?

Classification

  • temple
  • Visible

Kheirabad Fire Temple Complex (G.9-08.I)

data access 70605

Nearby sites

  • Baqāyā-ye pol-e Sāsānī-ye Kheyrābād (G.9-08.Ia)
    Sassanian and medieval Islamic ruined bridge, of which only the southern arch remains. Discussed in A. Stein (1940) and surveyed by Gaube (1968).
    Iran (Islamic Republic of), Kheyrābād
  • Unidentified site
    Probable archaeological site. Round site on a natural riverine terrasse, visite on 2002 satellite imagery, since destroyed. Possibly associated with Kheirabad fire temple complex.
    Iran (Islamic Republic of), Kheyrābād-e Jalīl
  • Kheiri and mohamad khan Bridge (G.9-08.Ie)
    Early medieval Islamic bridge, crossing the Kheirabad river, restored in Safavid times. Visited by A. Stein (1940). N°19750 of Iran National Heritage List.
    Iran (Islamic Republic of), Kheyrābād
  • Unidentified site - Rāsīn (?)
    Single small mound at the opening of the old Kheirabad bridge. Possibly part of a larger site on alluvial terrasse, detected on 2002 satellite imagery. As such possible candidate for the medieval town of of Rāsīn (Al-Istakhri (10th c.).
    Iran (Islamic Republic of), Kheyrābād-e Jalīl

Use and reuse

Creators: Entry created by Elżbieta (2021-06-16) , last updated by Julien De Chocqueuse (2026-10-24), with possible contributions by others. CC BY-SA 4.0, metadata CC-0.
Persistent URI: https://vici.org/vici/70605
Data downloads: KML, RDF
Suggested citation: Elżbieta and De Chocqueuse, J., Kheirabad Fire Temple Complex (G.9-08.I). https://vici.org/vici/70605, accessed 2026-11-02.