ANCIENT CATACOMBS IN IRAN (category)

More information about Dokan-e-Davood Catacomb
Dokan-e-Davood Catacomb
in Sar Pol-e Zahab City
Dokan-e-Davood Tomb (Goordakhmeh Dokan'e Davoud) is a crypt in the breast of a mountain, and is located 3km to the south east of Sarpol Zahab (Sar Pol-e-Zahab). This Engraving/Catacomb ... MORE
Dokan-e-Davood Tomb (Goordakhmeh Dokan'e Davoud) is a crypt in the breast of a mountain, and is located 3km to the south east of Sarpol Zahab (Sar Pol-e-Zahab). This Engraving/Catacomb reveals the face of a man, with a date leaf in his hands, probably in a state of worship. This crypt and its epigraph ...
More information about Samen Underground City
Samen Underground City
in Malayer City
city: Malayer
The underground relics of Samen were discovered accidentally during a construction project in 2005. This Complex has been founded on a granite bed by hand and is completely under the ... MORE
The underground complex, located 400 km west of Tehran, is believed to be built sometime between the fall of the Achaemenid Empire (550-330 BC) and the early Parthian era (247 BC-224 CE).
More information about The rock tomb of Fakhrigah
The rock tomb of Fakhrigah
in Mahabad City
city: Mahabad
In the village of Egriqash (Andarqash or Eyriqash) 18 km. from Mahabad right in the heart of the mountain a relatively large crypt has been formed (related to the first king of Medes). This ... MORE
This 'tower of silence' is located near Eqriqash in a place called Fakhrgah (or Faghreghah) and is very likely to be the tomb of a Median prince. Within this cave there are three sites that most probabely one of them belongs to Fra Atis.
More information about Tomb of Shirin and Farhad
Tomb of Shirin and Farhad
in Chaldran (Siyah Cheshmeh) City
This rocky Catacomb is located between Sa'dal and Chokhur Kandi villages near Chaldoran (AKA Siah-Cheshmeh) and has been dug out on the skirts of the mountains having numerous ... MORE
This rocky Catacomb is located between Sa'dal and Chokhur Kandi villages near Chaldoran (AKA Siah-Cheshmeh) and has been dug out on the skirts of the mountains having numerous chambers of stone. It dates back to the first millennium BC. and to the Orartoie era. Local believe that this Stone Cave ...
More information about Goor-Dakhmeh Sahneh
Goor-Dakhmeh Sahneh
in Sahneh City
city: Sahneh
Goor-Dakhmeh Sahneh (Gurdakhmeh Darband, Goor Dakhmeh Sahneh) is a large rectangular shaped crypt and a historical remnant near the city of Sahneh (Sahne) in Kermanshah Province, from ... MORE
Goor-Dakhmeh Sahneh (Gurdakhmeh Darband, Goor Dakhmeh Sahneh) is a large rectangular shaped crypt and a historical remnant near the city of Sahneh (Sahne) in Kermanshah Province, from the times of the Medes. The outstanding features of Goordakhmeh Catacomb are its impression and guide lines of Ahoura ...
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