Archaeological sites in Iran
108 archaeological sites in Iran. Data from Wikidata and Wikipedia.
Al Munassir Al Munassir was an amphibious warfare vessel operated by the Royal Navy of Oman. It was pu… Alexandria Carmania Alexandria Carmania (Alexandreia hē en Karmania) was one of the seventy-plus cities founde… Ali Kosh Ali Kosh is a small Tell of the Early Neolithic period located in Ilam in west Iran, in th… Ali-Sadr Cave The Ali-Sadr Cave (), originally called Ali Saadr or Ali Sard (meaning cold), is a water … Amlash complex The term Amlash culture refers to an assortment of historic materials and periods in Gilan… Anobanini rock relief The Anubanini petroglyph ( ), also called Sar-e Pol-e Zohab II or Sarpol-i Zohab relief,… Anshan Persia Anshan (Elamite cuneiform: 𒀭𒍝𒀭 Anzan, Sumerian: 𒀭𒊓𒀭𒆠 Ansanᴷᴵ, 𒀭𒊭𒀭𒆠 Anšanᴷᴵ) mod… Atashgah Castle Atashgah Castle is a famous Sasanian era castle in the city of Kashmar, Iran.… Band-e Kaisar The Band-e Kaisar (lit. 'Caesar's dam'), Pol-e Kaisar ("Caesar's bridge"), Bridge of Valer… Bandian Complex The Bandian Fire Temple is an archaeological site in Dargaz County, Razavi Khorasan Provin… Barm-e Delak Barm-e Delak (), is a site of a Sasanian rock relief located about 10 km southeast of Shi… Bastam Citadel Bastam, also called Rusaipatari, is the site of an ancient Urartian citadel from ca. the 7… Bishapur Bishapur (Middle Vēh-Šābuhr or Bēšābūr, in Middle Persian inscriptions: 𐭡𐭩𐭱𐭧𐭯𐭥𐭧𐭥𐭩… Bit-Istar Bit-Istar was an Assyrian town and a local kingdom (c. 12th century BC - c. 710 BC) at wes… Bone spectacle Yanik Tepe is a Chalcolithic and Bronze Age archaeological site in East Azerbaijan provinc… Bābā Jān Tepe Bābā Jān Tepe (Tappa), an archeological site in north-eastern Lorestan province (34° north… Cheshmeh-Ali Cheshmeh-Ali (, 'Spring of Ali') is an ancient recreational place, located in the south o… Chia Jani Chia Jani is an archaeological site in Iran's Kermanshah Province. It is located near the … Choara Choara (Latin, from Khóara, from Old Iranian *huṷăra- or *xṷăra) was a town or village rec… Chogha Bonut Chogha Bonut (Persian Choghā bonut) is an archaeological site in south-western Iran, locat… Chogha Gavaneh The site of Chogha Gavaneh, on two major routes, one between south and central Mesopotamia… Chogha Golan Chogha Golan is an aceramic Neolithic archaeological site in the foothills of the Zagros M… Chogha Zanbil Chogha Zanbil is an ancient Elamite complex in the Khuzestan province of Iran. It is one o… Dahan-e Gholaman Dahan-e Gholaman (Dahan-i Ġulāmān) or Dahaneh-e Gholaman (Dahāneh-ye Qolāmān) is the moder… Dalma Tepe Dalma Tepe is an archaeological site about 2 km northeast of Naqadeh (formerly Solduz), Na… Darband Cave Darband Cave is a Lower Paleolithic site in the Gilan Province in northern Iran, located o… Darjazin Dargazin is a village in, and the capital of, Dargazin-e Sofla Rural District in the Centr… Do-Ashkaft Cave The Do-Ashkaft Cave, being a Middle Paleolithic cave site, is located north of Kermanshah,… Ecbatana Ecbatana was an ancient city, the capital of the Median kingdom, and the first capital in … Eshaqvand Tombs The Essaqwand Rock Tombs () are three rock-hewn tombs located 25 km southwest of Harsin i… Ganj Dareh Ganj Dareh ("Treasure Valley" in Persian, or "Treasure Valley Hill" if tepe/tappeh (hill) … Ganj Par Ganj Par is a Lower Paleolithic site located in the Gilan province in northern Iran.
Locat… Geoy Tepe Geoy Tepe (also Gök Tepe) is an archaeological site in northwestern Iran, about 7 kilomete… Gerdkooh ancient hill Gerdkooh ancient hills consists of three hills, the tallest of which is 26 m in height. Th… Godin Tepe Godin Tepe () is an archaeological site in the Luristan region of western Iran, located i… Gulpashan Golpashan was an Assyrian Christian town located on the western shore of Lake Urmia, Iran.… Gundeshapur Gundeshapur or Gondishapur or Jundishapur (Middle 𐭥𐭧𐭩𐭠𐭭𐭣𐭩𐭥𐭪𐭱𐭧𐭯𐭥𐭧𐭥𐭩, Weh-An… Haft Tepe Haft Tepe (also Haft Tape) is an archaeological site situated in the Khuzestan Province in… Hajji Firuz Tepe Hajji Firuz Tepe is an archaeological site located in West Azarbaijan Province in north-we… Hamazi Hamazi or Khamazi (Sumerian: 𒄩𒈠𒍣𒆠, ha-ma-ziki, or 𒄩𒈠𒍢𒆠 Ḫa-ma-zi2ki) was an ancient… Hecatompylos Qumis (Middle 𐭪𐭥𐭬𐭩𐭮, Kōmis), also known as Hecatompylos (Ἑ, Saddarvazeh) was an ancie… IRIS Dena IRIS Dena (75) was a Moudge-class frigate in the Southern Fleet of the Islamic Republic of… Iwan-e Mosaic The Mosaic Ayvan (Ayvān-e Mosaic or Ivān-e Mosaic) is one of the architectural structures … Jiroft culture The Jiroft culture, also known as the Intercultural style or the Halilrud style, is an ear… Karaftu The Karaftu Caves (Kurdish), also known as Karaftu Castle, are a mixture of natural and hu… Kashafrud Kashafrud Basin () is an archaeological site in Iran, known for the Lower Palaeolithic ar… Kenacheh Cave Kenacheh Cave (Kurdish) is an archaeological site in the southwest of Kurdistan Province, … Khalid Nabi Cemetery Khalid Nabi Cemetery ("Cemetery of the Prophet Khaled") is a cemetery in northeastern Iran… Khandan Castle Khandan Castle (Qal'a-ye Khandān) dates back to the Sassanid period and subsequent histori… Khosrow Parviz Hunting Ground Khosrow parviz hunting ground or Tape-ye-moradhasel or Morad-Hassel Tepe is an ancient Sas… Konar Sandal Konar Sandal is a Bronze Age archaeological site, situated in the valley of the Halil Rive… Kul-e Farah Kul-e Farah ( ) is an archaeological site and open-air sanctuary situated approximately … Kura–Araxes culture The Kura–Araxes culture (also named Kur–Araz culture, Mtkvari–Araxes culture, Early Transc… Liyan Liyan is an Elamite port on Persian Gulf (near modern-day Bushire, Iran), and first name o… Marbin Fortress The Fire Temple of Isfahan (Âtašgâh-e Esfahân or Ātashgāh-e Esfahān) is a Sasanian era arc… Marlik Marlik is an ancient site near Roudbar in Gilan, in northern Iran. Marlik, also known as C… Minar of Firuzabad The Minar was a staged, tower-like structure built in the center of the Sasanian circular … Mount Khajeh Oshida or Mount Khwaja or Mount Khwajeh (Kuh-e Khvājeh) is a flat-topped black basalt hill… Musasir Muṣaṣir (Assyrian cuneiform: KURMu-ṣa-ṣir and variants, including Mutsatsir, Akkadian for … Musasir temple Muṣaṣir (Assyrian cuneiform: KURMu-ṣa-ṣir and variants, including Mutsatsir, Akkadian for … Naqsh-e Rajab Naqsh-e Rajab (Persian pronunciation: [næɣʃeɾæˈdʒæb]) is an archaeological site west of Is… Naqsh-e Rustam Naqsh-e Rostam (lit. 'Mural of Rostam', [ˌnæɣʃeɾosˈtæm]) is an ancient archeological site … Paraw Kukherd Paraw Kukherd (from, in Persian: is a water management system used.
The Paraw Kukherd Qana… Pasargadae Pasargadae (from Pāra-gadā, lit. 'protective club' or 'strong club', Pāsārgād) was the cap… Persepolis Persepolis was the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire (c. 550–330 BC). It is situ… Qadamgah Qadamgah or Chasht-Khor is an Achaemenid rock-cut monument at the southeastern part of the… Qalaichi Qalaichi, Ghalay-chi, in Persian (UTM 38S 615552 m E 4046795 m N) is an important archaeol… Qaleh Bozi Qal'eh Bozi is a complex of caves and rock shelters sites located about 25 km (15.5 mi) so… Qaleh Kharabeh Qaleh Kharabeh (also Romanized as Qal‘eh Kharābeh) is the archaeological site of a 5th-cen… Qaleh Kurd Qaleh Kurd cave () is the oldest archaeological site discovered in Iran. The cave is loca… Rahmatabad Mound The Rahmatabad Mound or the Rahmatabad Tepe (5th millennium BC) is one of the most histori… Razi Hospital Kukherd The Razi Hospital Kukherd in Kukherd District (from, in), is a rural general hospital loca… Rishehr Rishahr or Rev Ardashir was a city on the Persian Gulf in medieval Iran and is currently a… Sang-i Chakmak Sang-i Chakmak (Tappeh Sang-e Chakhmaq, Sange Chaxmaq, Chakhmagh) is a Neolithic archaeolo… Sefid-Ab Sefid-Ab is an archeological site in central Iran and is the first known evidence for Uppe… Seleucia on the Hedyphon Seleucia-on-the-Hedyphon (also transliterated as Seleuceia, Seleukeia, formerly Soloke or … Seymareh Darreh Shahr Ancient City, also known as Madaktu and Seymareh, is the name of a 200 hectar… Shadiyakh Shadiyakh or Shadyakh (presumably, a contracted form of, Shadi-Kakh means (The) Palace of … Shah Tepe Shah Tepe is a prehistoric archaeological site located in the Gorgan Plain of Northeastern… Shahr-e Sukhteh Shahr-e Sukhteh (lit. 'Burnt City'), c. 3550–2300 BC, also spelled Shahr-e Sūkhté and Shah… Shikaft-e Gulgul Shikaft-e Golgol-Gulgul (or Gulgulcave or Golgolcave) site is an Assyrian rock relief and … Susa Susa (SOO-sə) was an ancient city in the lower Zagros Mountains about 250 km (160 mi) east… Takht-e Soleyman Takht-e Soleymān (lit. 'Throne of Solomon') is an archaeological site in West Azerbaijan, … Tall-i Bakun Tall-e Bakun or Tall-i Bakun is a prehistoric site located in Fars province, Iran. It is a… Tappa Gawri Tappa Gawri is an archaeological site in the Kermanshah, in Iran, about 240 meters (790 ft… Tappa Hisar Tepe Hissar also spelled Tappeh Hesār () is an ancient Near Eastern
archaeological site i… Taq-e Bostan Taq-e Bostan (, Kurdish, lit. 'Arch of stone') is a site with a series of large rock reli… Taryana Taryana or Tareiana was an ancient city in southwestern Iran (Persia) where present Ahvaz … Tawwaj Tawwaj, Tawwaz or Tavvaz (Middle Tuzag, New) was a medieval city in Fars (Pars) in modern … Temple of Anahita at Bishapur The Temple of Anahita or the Shrine of Anahita (Middle Ādur-Anāhīd) is one of the famous m… Temukan Temukan, also known as Tamouken, or Toukeh, Taokè as called by Greeks, is an ancient city … Tepe Ashraf (Isfahan) Sarouyeh was a large library in ancient pre-Islamic Iran. The 10th century chronicler Ahma… Tepe Ghabristan Tepe Ghabristan (also Tepe Ghabrestan and Tepe Qabrestan) is an important late Chalcolithi… Tepe Giyan Tepe Gyan is an archaeological site in the highland central Zagros Mountains in Iran. Tepe… Tepe Hissar Tepe Hissar also spelled Tappeh Hesār () is an ancient Near Eastern
archaeological site i… Tepe Sagzabad Tepe Sagzabad (also spelled Segzabad, Segazabad, Sagz Abad, Saqz Abad) is a significant ar… Tepe Sialk Tepe Sialk is a large ancient archeological site (a tepe, "hill, tell") in a suburb of Kas… Tepe Yahya Tepe Yahya is a Bronze Age archaeological site in southeastern Iran. It is in the easternm… Teppe Hasanlu Teppe Hasanlu or Hasanlitepe (Azerbaijani: , Həsənlitəpə), also known as just Hasanlu, is… Teppe Zagheh Teppe Zagheh was an early urban settlement located in Qazvin, Iran.
In Persian, Tappeh mea… The Great Hagi Jaffar Dam Great Hagi Jaffar Dam (from, in), is a dam in Kukherd city, southwestern Kukherd District,… Tureng Tepe Tureng Tepe (lit. 'Hill of the Pheasants', alternatively spelled in English as Turang Tapp… Tus Tus (Tūs) is an ancient city in Khorasan near Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. To … Urua Urua (URUxAki) was an ancient Near East city in the border
area between ancient Mesoptamia… Warwasi Warwasi is a Paleolithic rockshelter site located at north of Kermanshah in western Iran. … Yafteh Yafteh is a cave located at the foot of Yafteh Mountain in the western part of the Zagros … Yarim Tepe Yarim Tepe () is a Neolithic settlement in the eastern Gorgan Plain, Golestan province, I… Zozan Zuzan is a village in, and the capital of, Zuzan Rural District in Jolgeh Zuzan District o…