Bisotun is at the foot of Bisotun mountain, the flank of which is the location of an important historical site. The imperial road from Ekbatana to Babylon passes at the foot of the mountain. On the rocky slopes king Darius I left the Behistun Inscription.Read More
Taq-e Bostan means “Arch of the Garden” or “Arch made by stone which is a site with a series of large rock reliefs from the era of Sassanid Empire of Persia (Iran), carved around the 4th century AD.Read More
Kangavar is best known for the archaeological remains of a mixed Sassanid and Achaemenid-style edifice and the town was mentioned by Isidore of Charax in the 1st century AD. Excavation first began in 1968, by which time the “large structure with its great columns set on a high stone platform” had been associated with a...Read More
Tomb of Esther and Mordechai Then you will also visit the Tomb of Esther and Mordechai which is located in Hamadan, Iran. Believed by some to house the remains of the biblical Queen Esther and her cousin Mordechai, it is the most important pilgrimage site for Jews in the country.Read More
Avicenna Mausoleum Ibn Sina, also known as Abu Ali Sina and often known in the west as Avicenna (c. 980 – June 1037) was a Persian polymath who is regarded as one of the most significant physicians, astronomers, thinkers and writers of the Islamic Golden Age. He has been described as the father of early modern...Read More
Ganj Name Ganj Name is an ancient inscriptionon the side of Alvand Mountain in Iran. The inscriptions were carved in granite in two sections. The one on the left was ordered by Darius the Great (521-485 BC) and the one on the right by Xerxes the Great (485-465 BC). Both sections were carved in three ancient languages:...Read More
Chak Chak Fire temple It is the most sacred of the mountain shrines of Zoroastrianism. Located near the city of Ardakan. Chak Chak serves as a pilgrimage point for pious Zoroastrians. Each year from June 14–18 many thousands of Zoroastrians from Iran, India and other countries flock to the fire temple at Pir-e Sabz. Tradition...Read More
Sa’d al-Saltaneh Caravanserai The Sa’d al-Saltaneh Caravanserai is a large Caravanserai built during the Qajar era and the caravanserai is one of Persia’s best-preserved urban caravanserais.Read More
Tomb of Shaikh Safî ad-Dîn Sheikh Safi-ad-din Is’haq Ardabili was the Kurdish and founder of the Safavid dynasty and son in law of the great Sufi Murshid (Grand Master) Sheikh Zahed Gilani.Read More
