Iran · Building
Ribat-i Sharaf
A 12th-century fortified caravanserai between Merv and Nishapur, Ribat-i Sharaf embodies the architectural traditions of medieval Islamic travel…
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Iran: 70 heritage places documented by Cultural Heritage Online, region by region — what each one is, where it is, and how to see it.
Iran · Building
Saint Stepanos Monastery
A ninth-century Armenian monastery set within a canyon along the Araxes River, rebuilt during the Safavid era and…
Iran · Building
Sarayan Caravanserai
A historic caravanserai in northeastern Iran that once sheltered merchants and traders along the Silk Road routes through…
Iran · Palace
Sarvestan Palace
A seventh-century Sassanid palace in southwestern Iran, either a gubernatorial residence or Zoroastrian fire temple, recognised as one…
Iran · Zone
Sassanid Archaeological Landscape of Fars Region – Virtual Tour 360°
Eight monumental sites across the heartland of the last Persian empire — cliff-face reliefs, circular cities, and the…
Iran · Building
Shah Abbasi Caravanserai, Farasfaj
A Safavid-era caravanserai in Farasfaj, Iran, reflecting the dynasty's infrastructure investment and the prosperity of historic trade routes…
Iran · Zone
Shahr-e Sukhteh
The Burnt City of the Sistan Desert: a 150-hectare Bronze Age metropolis that produced the world's oldest board…
Iran · Zone
Shahr-i Sokhta — The Burnt City
A Bronze Age desert city in eastern Iran where archaeologists found the world's oldest artificial eye, early brain…
Iran · Area
Shapur Cave
A seven-metre Sasanian portrait carved from stone in a Zagros Mountain cave, toppled after empire's fall and restored…
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