Archaeological sites in Iran Archaeological sites in Iran Abyaneh is a world-famous, historic Iranian village in the central province of Kashan. With its unique reddish structures, Abyaneh is one of the oldest villages in Iran, attracting numerous native and foreign tourists year-round, especially during traditional feasts and ceremonies. ...more on Wikipedia about "Abyaneh"
The Apadana is the name of the great audience hall at Persepolis. It belongs to the oldest building phase of the city, built during the first half of the 5th century BC as part of the original design by Darius I, its construction completed by Xerxes I. ...more on Wikipedia about "Apadana"
Ecbatana (Haŋgmatana in Old Persian, Agbatana in Aeschylus, written Agámtanu by Nabonidos, and Agamatanu at Behistun) was the capital of Astyages (Istuvegü), which was taken by the Persian emperor Cyrus the Great in the sixth year of Nabonidos ( 549 BC). ...more on Wikipedia about "Ecbatana"
Jondi Shapur was the first ever Iranian academic city. Located in the southern province of Khuzestan, it was a major academic town at the time of the Sassanid dynasty. As Islam entered Iran, many of the city's scholarly texts were translated from the Pahlavi language into Arabic, presenting the Iranian knowledge to the Arab world. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jondi Shapur"
Tomb of Naksh-i Rustam (modern Persian Næqš-e Rostæm) is an archaeological site in Iran. It is a wall of rock, in which four similar ancient Persian tombs the are cut one belonging to Darius the Great. ...more on Wikipedia about "Naksh-i Rustam"
Pasargadae was a city in ancient Persia, and is today an archeological site. Its ruins lie 87 km (54 mi) northeast of Persepolis, in present Fars province of Iran (Persia), and was the first capital of the Persian Empire. The construction of the capital city by Cyrus the Great, begun in 546 BCE or later, was left unfinished, for Cyrus died in battle in 530 BCE or 529 BCE. Pasargadae remained the Persian capital until Darius began assembling another in Persepolis. The modern name comes from the Greek, but may derive from an earlier one used during Achaemenid times, Pasragada. ...more on Wikipedia about "Pasargadae"
Persepolis was an ancient capital of the Persian Achaemenid Empire, situated some 70 km northeast of Shiraz, not far from where the small river Pulwar flows into the Kur (Kyrus). ...more on Wikipedia about "Persepolis"
Soltaniyeh, situated in the Province of Zanjan, some 240 km to the north-west from Tehran, used to be the capital of Ilkhanid rulers of Persia in the 14th century. Its name translates as "the Imperial". ...more on Wikipedia about "Soltaniyeh"
For other uses of the name Susa please see this page. ...more on Wikipedia about "Susa"
Tang-e Bolaghi is an ancient village discovered in 2005. It is situated in Iran’s southern province of Fars, only two miles from Pasargadae, Iran, in the Tang-e Bolaghi mountain pass. ...more on Wikipedia about "Tang-e Bolaghi"
Taq-e Bostan or Taq-i-Bustan is located in western Iran, four miles north-East of Kermanshah. It is known for its rock carvings (bas-reliefs) of Sassanid era ( 226- 637 AD). ...more on Wikipedia about "Taq-e Bostan"
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