Shamsabad-e Borzu
Shamsabad-e Borzu is a village in Naqsh-e Rostam Rural District, in the Central District of Marvdasht County, Fars province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 1,302, in 322 families.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality
- Description: village in Iran
- Also known as: “Shamsābād-e Borzū”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Naqsh-e Rostam and Naqsh-e Rajab.
Naqsh-e Rostam
Protected area
Photo: Stefan Krasowski, CC BY 2.0.
Naqsh-e Rostam is an ancient archeological site and necropolis located about 13 km northwest of Persepolis, in Fars province, Iran. A collection of ancient Iranian rock reliefs are cut into the face of the mountain and the mountain contains the final resting place of four Achaemenid kings, notably king Darius the Great and his son, Xerxes. Naqsh-e Rostam is situated 3½ km northeast of Shamsabad-e Borzu.
Naqsh-e Rajab
Archaeological site
Photo: Simorg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Naqsh-e Rajab is an archaeological site west of Istakhr and about 5 km north of Persepolis in Fars province, Iran. Together with Naqsh-e Rostam, which lies 2.5 kilometres away, the site is part of the Marvdasht cultural complex which itself is a tentative candidate for World Heritage Site status. Naqsh-e Rajab is situated 3½ km east of Shamsabad-e Borzu.
Triumph of Shapur I.
Archaeological site
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Shapur I's victory relief at Naqsh-e Rostam is located 3 kilometers north of Persepolis. It is one of eight Sasanian rock carvings cut into the cliff beneath the tombs of their Achaemenid predecessors. Triumph of Shapur I. is situated 3½ km northeast of Shamsabad-e Borzu.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kenareh.
Kenareh
Village
Kenareh is a village in, and the capital of, Kenareh Rural District of the Central District of Marvdasht County, Fars province, Iran. Kenareh is situated 6 km south of Shamsabad-e Borzu.
Shamsabad-e Borzu
- Category: village
- Location: Fars, Central Iran, Iran, Middle East, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Persian—“Shamsabad-e Borzu” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “Shamsabad-e Borzu”
- Dutch: “Shamsabad-e Borzu”
- Egyptian Arabic: “شمسآباد برزو”
- Malay: “Shamsabad-e Borzu”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Shamsabad-e Borzu”
- Persian: “شمس آباد برزو”
- Persian: “شمسآباد برزو”
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