Kelisiun

Kelisiun is a village in Ahmadabad Rural District, in the Central District of , , . At the 2006 census, its population was 224, in 49 families.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Locality
  • Description: village in Iran
  • Also known as: “Kalīseyān”, “Kelīsīān”, “Kelīsyūn”, “Mantaqeh-ye Kelisyun”, “Manţaqeh-ye Kelīsyūn”, and “Qal‘eh Siūn”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gor Ancient City and Palace of Ardashir.

Archaeological site
Photo: Aminmalekzadeh77, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an archaeological site.

Castle
Photo: Ahura21, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The 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 Adashir/Gor Adesheer in , in ancient Persia. is situated 4 km northeast of Kelisiun.

Tower
Photo: akhodadadi, CC BY 3.0.
The Minar was a staged, tower-like structure built in the center of the Sasanian circular city of . Several theories have been proposed for its purpose. Only the core of the structure remains today.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Khevid-e Mobaraki and Ahmadabad.

Village
is a village in Ahmadabad Rural District, in the Central District of , , . At the 2006 census, its population was 570, in 124 families.

Village
is a village in, and the capital of, Rural District of the Central District of , province, .

Village
is a village in Ahmadabad Rural District, in the Central District of , , . At the 2006 census, its population was 362, in 74 families.

Kelisiun

Latitude
28.86586° or 28° 51′ 57″ north
Longitude
52.52135° or 52° 31′ 17″ east
Elevation
1,334 metres (4,377 feet)
Open location code
7HWJVG8C+8G
Geo­Names ID
128290
Wiki­data ID
Q5862046
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Persian—“Kelisiun” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كليسيون”
  • Chechen: “Келисиун”
  • Chinese: “Kelisiun”
  • Dutch: “Kelisiun”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كليسيون”
  • Malay: “Kelisiun”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Kelisiun”
  • Persian: “کلیسیان”
  • Persian: “کلیسیون (فیروزآباد)”
  • Persian: “کلیسیون”
  • Persian: “منطقه کلیسیون”

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