Darreh Shahr Ancient City, also known as Madaktu and Seymareh, is the name of a 200 hectares (490 acres) ruined area next to the existing city of Darreh Shahr in southwest Iran, in Ilam Province.

🇮🇷 Iran · Archaeological wonder

Essaqwand Rock Tombs

The Essaqwand Rock Tombs (Persian: گوردخمه اسحاق‌وند) are three rock-hewn tombs located 25 km southwest of Harsin in Kermanshah province, Iran.

🇮🇷 Iran · Ancient city

Ecbatana

Ecbatana () was an ancient city, the capital of the Median kingdom, and the first capital in Iranian history. It later became the summer capital of the Achaemenid and Parthian empires.

🇮🇷 Iran · Temple complex

Jameh Mosque of Fahraj

The Jāmeh Mosque of Fahraj (Persian: مسجد جامع فهرج, romanized: Masjed-e Jomeh, Fahraj ) is a Shi'ite Friday mosque (jāmeh) located in Fahraj, Yazd province, Iran.

🇮🇷 Iran · Temple complex

Barsian mosque and minaret

The Barsian mosque and minaret comprise a Shi'ite Friday mosque, also known as the Jameh Mosque of Bersian (Persian: مناره و مسجد جامع برسیان; Arabic: المئذنة والجامع برسيان), and 34-metre-high (112…

🇮🇷 Iran · Ancient village

Hilleh Historical Village

Hilleh Historical Village is a special sub-ground historical village in Osku County, Iran near to Osku in the vicinity of Kandovan, Osku. Currently nobody lives there.

🇮🇷 Iran · Archaeological wonder

Khorramabad

Khorramabad (Persian: خرم‌آباد; [xorræmɒːˈbɒːd]; Northern Luri: خۉرمۊه, Northern Luri pronunciation: [xoɾˈmʉ.æ]) is a city in the Central District of Khorramabad County, Lorestan province, Iran,…

🇮🇷 Iran · Cave

Hotu and Kamarband Caves

The Hotu and Kamarband Caves or Belt Caves are prehistoric archaeological sites in Iran. They are located 100 m (330 ft) apart, in a cliff on the slopes of the Alborz mountains in the village of…

🇮🇷 Iran · Archaeological wonder

Ganjali Khan Complex

The Ganjali Khan Complex (Persian: مجموعه گنجعلیخان, romanized: Majmou'e-ye Ganjali Khan) is a Safavid era building complex, located in the old city center of Kerman in Iran.

🇮🇷 Iran · Temple complex

Bandar Abbas Vishnu Temple

The Vishnu Temple in Bandar Abbas, Iran is a historical monument constructed in 1892 (1310 A.H.) during the reign of Mohammad Hassan Khan Sa'd-ol-Malek and dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu.

🇮🇷 Iran · Cave

Ali-Sadr Cave

The Ali-Sadr Cave (Persian: غار علی‌صدر), originally called Ali Saadr or Ali Sard (meaning cold), is a water cave which attracts visitors every year.

🇮🇷 Iran · Archaeological wonder

Khosrowabad Castle

Castle of Khosrow abad is an ancient castle built in Qajar era. This castle located in Khosrow abad village, Abarkuh County, Yazd Province.

🇮🇷 Iran · Archaeological wonder

Boz Dam

Boz Dam (from Arabic: سَدّ بُز, in Persian: سد بز), also known as Buz Dam, is a dam in Kukherd city, southwestern Kukherd District, Hormozgan Province, Iran.

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Eshkaft-e Salman

Eshkaft-e Salman (Persian: اشکفت سلمان), also spelled Shekaft-e Salman or Eshkofte Salman, is an archaeological site in the Khuzestan province of Iran.