Historical attractions MarvdashtDoroodzan DamDoroodzan Dam is an earthen dam in Fars Province,about 85 kilometres north of shiraz. Completed in 1974 and built primarily for irrigation water storage, for flood control, and municipal water storage, the facility is also a hydroelectric dam with an installed electricity generating cap...Information | Map EstakhrEstakhr was an ancient city located in southern Iran, in Fars province, five kilometers north of Persepolis. It was a prosperous city during the time of Achaemenid Persia. Estakhr first appears in history as an Achaemenid city in present-day Fârs Province, Iran. It gained its importanc...Information | Map Ghavam Abad Ca......Information | Map Ka'ba-ye Zarto...One of the historical attraction of Zangi Abad village in Marvdasht city, is Kaabe Zartosht ,which was made probably in the era of Dariush the king . There are many memorial of Elamite, Achaemenid and Sassanian in Naghshe Rostam area. Ernest Hertsfeld, studied and explored Naghshe Ros...Information | Map Khan Bridge...Information | Map kjThe Tachara, Taçara, Tachara of Darius, Tachar Château, Mirror Hall or exclusive palace of Darius I is one of the interior Persepolis Palaces. The meaning in olden Persian is wintry home. The palace is made of gray stone. It was built by Darius I but only a small portion of the pala...Information | Map Naqsh-e RajabNaqsh-e Rajab is an archaeological site just at the east of Istakhr and about 12 km of the north of Persepolis in Fars Province. Naqsh-e Rajab is the site of four limestone rock face inscriptions and bas-reliefs that belongs to Sassanid period. One of the carvings is the investiture ins...Information | Map Naqsh-e RostamThis site is located about 9km southwest of Persepolis. It’s name means ‘Picture of Rostam’ because it was thought that the carvings below the tombs represent scenes from the life of the mythical hero Rostam. They actually represent some scenes from the lives of ancient kings. Four ...Information | Map PersepolisPersepolis (Old Persian: Pārśa,[2] New Persian: Takht-e Jamshid تخت جمشید or Pārseh پارسه ), literally meaning "city of Persians",[3] was the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire (ca. 550–330 BCE). Persepolis is situated 70 km northeast of city of shiraz in Fars Province in Ira...Information | Map Takhte Jamshid......Information | Map Tall-i_BakunTall-e Bakun is a twin site located in the fertile Marv Dasht plain of Fars, near Persepolis, the Achaemenid ceremonial capital. The site, continuously inhabited from c. 4200 to c. 3000 BC, is the oldest yet discovered in that area of Iran. Bakun has played a prominent role in the un...Information | Map
