In the heights of the Pishmin Malekshahi Mountain in Mehran there are the remains of two towers and a fire-temple of the Sassanide period. The area of the fire-temple is 27 square meters and 5 meters high. Having four entrances, it is located in a vast olive garden with a spring and an eye-catching landscape.
Located in the south of Ilam province, Mehran is at a distance of 791 kilometers from Tehran. Mehran has an arid and semi-arid climate. It is situated on the banks of Konjan Cham River close to the Iraq border. In the past Mehran was known as Mansour Abad but in 1930 it ...
Konjancham Castle (or Konjan-Cham Fort) located 15 KM away from Mehran City (in Mehran-Ilam Road) was built in 1326 A.H. under the order of last governor of Ilam ...
Changuleh River (Changoleh or Changooleh) is formed after the confluence of Tang Khashoul and Tang Korto rivers 53 kilometers east of Mehran city in ILAM Province ...
Imamzadeh Seyed Muhammad Abed, which is locally known as Peer Mohammad or Pir-Mohammad Dome (Gonbad-e Pir Mohammad), is located in Gonbad Village in Mehran-Malekshahi ...
Other castles of the province are: Amir Abad, Vali winter castle in Mehran, the historical castle of Hezarkhani Village in Abdanan belonging to the Sassanide era, ...
Imamzadeh Ali Saleh (AS) was a coeval of Imam Mussa Kazem (PBUH) and was martyred in Saleh Abad. In the Mongol period, a small memorial building was constructed ...
Other caves of the province are: Qolapikeh (Qal'eh Pukeh) on Mehran - Dehloran Road, Malek and Kabutarlan in Akrehbid village, Tayageh and Telesm in Aivan.
Naqsh-e Rustam is an ancient necropolis, located in the village of Zangi-Abad, to the north of the city of Marvdasht in Fars province. This ancient site which is ...
The Castle of Ardeshir-e Babakan (Palace of Ardashir Papakan), also known as the Atash-kadeh, built in 224 AD by Ardashir I, is a castle located on the slopes of ...
The Bandian Fire Temple is an archaeological site near Dargaz in Razavi Khorasan Province near the medieval city of Abiward. The primary excavations were carried ...
At the northeastern end of Pasargadae is the citadel, called Tall-e Takht, "throne hill". It probably dates to the reign of Cyrus the Great (r.559-530), although ...
Espeyeh Mosque (Masjed-e Sefid or White Mosque) is situated near the Dinachal Village (Near Talesh in Gilan Province) and amongst its remains are the signs of plaster ...
Bahram Fire Temple (Rey Fire Temple or Mil Hill) dates back to the Sasanian Era and is located in Ray City (Shahr-e-Rey). 12 kilometers South East of Rey city toward ...
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