Also known as: Farhad-Tarash, Farhād Tarāsh, Taraash-e Farhad, Faratash, Farhaad-Taash, Faray Tash, Takht-e Farhad
Farhad Tarash (Faratash or Farhad-Tash), which means carved by Farhad in the Persian language, is a slab approximately 180 meters long and 33 meters high located west of the Darius I relief. Archeologists believed this enormous slab, which is comparable to the Darius I inscription at Bisotun, was prepared for a Sassanid (224-651 CE) relief but was ...
Archeologists believed this enormous slab, which is comparable to the Darius I inscription at Bisotun, was prepared for a Sassanid (224-651 CE) relief but was never used for unknown reasons.
Farhad Tarash (Faratash) - Behistun
Farhad Tarash, which means carved by Farhad in the Persian language, is a slab approximately 180 meters long and 33 meters high located west of the Darius I relief.
Farhad Tarash (Faratash) - Behistun
It is said that the same was engraved by a decree issued by Khosrow Sassanide II approximately a millennium after the reign of Dariush.
Farhad Tarash (Faratash) - Behistun
To the south of the engraving of Dariush the Great, in the Bistoon Mountains (Mount Behistun), is a gigantic engraved rampart or wall, reputedly known as Faratash and Takht-e-Farhad by the inhabitants.
Farhad Tarash (Faratash) - Behistun
Farhad Tarash, which means carved by Farhad in the Persian language, is a slab approximately 180 meters long and 33 meters high located west of the Darius I relief.
Farhad Tarash (Faratash) - Behistun
Archeologists believed this enormous slab, which is comparable to the Darius I inscription at Bisotun, was prepared for a Sassanid (224-651 CE) relief but was never used for unknown reasons.
Farhad Tarash (Faratash) - Behistun
To the south of the engraving of Dariush the Great, in the Bistoon Mountains (Mount Behistun), is a gigantic engraved rampart or wall, reputedly known as Faratash and Takht-e-Farhad by the inhabitants.
Farhad Tarash (Faratash) - Behistun
Farhad Tarash, which means carved by Farhad in the Persian language, is a slab approximately 180 meters long and 33 meters high located west of the Darius I relief.
Farhad Tarash (Faratash) - Behistun
The length of the Faratash rampart is 180m and it must be brought to attention that no where else in Iran or on its mountains, such a colossal engraving exists.
Farhad Tarash (Faratash) - Behistun
To the south of the engraving of Dariush the Great, in the Bistoon Mountains (Mount Behistun), is a gigantic engraved rampart or wall, reputedly known as Faratash and Takht-e-Farhad by the inhabitants.
Farhad Tarash (Faratash) - Behistun
Some historians say this wall was carved so that Darius I could have his will inscribed on it.
Farhad Tarash (Faratash) - Behistun
It is said that the same was engraved by a decree issued by Khosrow Sassanide II approximately a millennium after the reign of Dariush.
Farhad Tarash (Faratash) - Behistun
Archeologists believed this enormous slab, which is comparable to the Darius I inscription at Bisotun, was prepared for a Sassanid (224-651 CE) relief but was never used for unknown reasons.
Farhad Tarash (Faratash) - Behistun
Farhad Tarash, which means carved by Farhad in the Persian language, is a slab approximately 180 meters long and 33 meters high located west of the Darius I relief.
Farhad Tarash (Faratash) - Behistun
The length of the Faratash rampart is 180m and it must be brought to attention that no where else in Iran or on its mountains, such a colossal engraving exists.
Farhad Tarash (Faratash) - Behistun
To the south of the engraving of Dariush the Great, in the Bistoon Mountains (Mount Behistun), is a gigantic engraved rampart or wall, reputedly known as Faratash and Takht-e-Farhad by the inhabitants.
Farhad Tarash (Faratash) - Behistun
Some historians say this wall was carved so that Darius I could have his will inscribed on it.
Farhad Tarash (Faratash) - Behistun
Archeologists believed this enormous slab, which is comparable to the Darius I inscription at Bisotun, was prepared for a Sassanid (224-651 CE) relief but was never used for unknown reasons.
Farhad Tarash (Faratash) - Behistun
The length of the Faratash rampart is 180m and it must be brought to attention that no where else in Iran or on its mountains, such a colossal engraving exists.
Farhad Tarash (Faratash) - Behistun
Farhad Tarash, which means carved by Farhad in the Persian language, is a slab approximately 180 meters long and 33 meters high located west of the Darius I relief.
Farhad Tarash (Faratash) - Behistun
Some historians say this wall was carved so that Darius I could have his will inscribed on it.
Farhad Tarash (Faratash) - Behistun
The length of the Faratash rampart is 180m and it must be brought to attention that no where else in Iran or on its mountains, such a colossal engraving exists.
Farhad Tarash (Faratash) - Behistun
Archeologists believed this enormous slab, which is comparable to the Darius I inscription at Bisotun, was prepared for a Sassanid (224-651 CE) relief but was never used for unknown reasons.
Farhad Tarash (Faratash) - Behistun
To the south of the engraving of Dariush the Great, in the Bistoon Mountains (Mount Behistun), is a gigantic engraved rampart or wall, reputedly known as Faratash and Takht-e-Farhad by the inhabitants.
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