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Places in Iran matching “Asia” · Mysteria

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Places in Iran matching “Asia”

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🇮🇷 Iran · Archaeological wonder

Dekhmeh Rawansar

Dekhmeye Rawansar or Koshk (Persian: دخمه روانسر) is a rock-cut tomb located near the town of Ravansar, about 57 km northwest of Kermanshah in western Iran.

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🇮🇷 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.

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🇮🇷 Iran · Cave

Bisitun Cave

Bisitun Cave (also called "Hunter's cave", Bisotun [Farsi], Bisetoun [Kurdish], Bisitoun, or Behistoun) is an archaeological site of prehistoric human habitation in the Zagros Mountains in the…