Arg-e Bam The Arg-e Bam is the largest adobe building in the world and It is listed by UNESCO as part of the World Heritage Site “Bam and its Cultural Landscape”. The origin of this enormous citadel on the Silk Road can be traced back to the Achaemenid Empire (sixth to fourth centuries BC) and even beyond.Read More
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 comment by Isidore of Charax, that refers to a “temple of Artemis” (Parthian Stations 6)...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
