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Sokoot Minaret (Zoroastrian Graves)

in IranShahr city | Sistan va Baluchestan province
Tourist Attraction

Sokoot Minaret (Zoroastrian Graves)

Related to IranShahr city (Sistan va Baluchestan Province)
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The remnants of crypts or towers of silence (Sokoot) can be observed in various parts of the province. Till centuries after the Arab conquests, the Zoroastrian preaching and religion held good in Sistan. Vestiges of these towers (of silence ) or fire-temples of the province are reminders of such periods.
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