Palace of Ardashir

Palace of Ardashir Bābakān, also known as the Ātashkadeh, is a castle located on the slopes of the mountain on which is situated. Built in AD 224 by King Ardashir I of the Sasanian Empire, it is located two kilometers north of the ancient city of Gor, i.e. the old city of Artakhsher Khwarah/Khor Ardashir/Gor Adesheer in , in ancient Persia.
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  • Castle
  • …lies at an elevation of 1,362 metres (4,469 feet)
  • Description: palace in Firuzabad County, Iranian national heritage site
  • Address: عدالت, آتشکده
  • Also known as
    “Ardashir Palace”
    “Kakh-e Ardeshir-e Babakan”
    “Mūrdastān-e Ātashkadeh”
    “Mūrdestān”
    “Palace of Ardashir Babakan”
    “کاخ اردشیر پاپکان”
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Girl Castle (Firoozabad, Qal’eh Dokhtar) and Relief of Ardashir I’s Investiture.
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Qal'eh Dokhtar, Ghale Dokhtar, Dokhtar Castle or Dezh… is situated 2½ km north of Palace of Ardashir.
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is situated 2 km north of Palace of Ardashir.
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is a historic site, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Palace of Ardashir.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Key Zarrin and Khevid-e Mobaraki.
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Palace of Ardashir

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Latitude
28.89803° or 28° 53′ 53″ north
Longitude
52.53919° or 52° 32′ 21″ east
Open location code
7HWJVGXQ+6M
Open­Street­Map ID
way 440729081
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Geo­Names ID
123051
Wiki­data ID
Q32434

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Palace of Ardashir” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قصر أردشير بابكان”
  • Assamese: “আৰ্দাশিৰ প্ৰাসাদ”
  • Belarusian: “Палац Ардашыра”
  • Bengali: “আর্দশির প্রাসাদ”
  • Catalan: “Palau d’Artaxerxes”
  • Cebuano: “Āteshkadeh”
  • Cebuano: “Kākh-e Ardeshīr-e Bābakān”
  • Czech: “Ardašírův palác”
  • Dutch: “Paleis van Ardashir”
  • French: “Palais d’Ardachir”
  • French: “palais d’Ardashir”
  • German: “Palast von Ardaschir Babakan”
  • Hebrew: “ארמון ארדשיר”
  • Indonesian: “Istana Ardashir”
  • Italian: “Palazzo di Ardashir”
  • Italian: “Palazzo di Ardeshir”
  • Persian: “آتشکده”
  • Persian: “کاخ اردشیر آتشکده”
  • Persian: “کاخ اردشیر بابکان”
  • Persian: “کاخ اردشیر”
  • Persian: “کاخ فیروزآباد”
  • Russian: “Дворец Ардашира”
  • Russian: “Дворец ардешира”
  • Russian: “Фирузабадский дворец”
  • Spanish: “Palacio de Ardacher”
  • Tajik: “Қасри Ардашер Бобакон”
  • Turkish: “Erdeşir Sarayı”
  • Ukrainian: “Палац Ардашира”
  • Urdu: “اردشیر بابکان محل”
  • Urdu: “قصر اردشیر بابکان”

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