Estakhr
Istakhr was an ancient city in Fars province, 5 kilometres north of Persepolis in southwestern Iran. It flourished as the capital of the Persian Frataraka governors and Kings of Persis from the third century BC to the early 3rd century AD.
- Archaeological site
- Description: An ancient city in Fars Province, Iran, a monument registered in the National Monuments List of Iran
- Also known as“Istakhr”“Stakhr”
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Wikimedia, Public domain.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Naqsh-e Rostam and Triumph of Shapur I..
Naqsh-e Rostam
Naqsh-e Rostam is an ancient archeological site and… Naqsh-e Rostam is situated 3½ km west of Estakhr.
Triumph of Shapur I.
Shapur I's victory relief at Naqsh-e Rostam is located 3 kilometers north of Persepolis. Triumph of Shapur I. is situated 3½ km west of Estakhr.
Victory of Bharam II.
Victory of Bharam II. is an archaeological site, which is situated 3½ km west of Estakhr.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kenareh and Seyyedan.
Estakhr
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Latitude
29.98119° or 29° 58′ 52″ north
Longitude
52.90781° or 52° 54′ 28″ east
Open location code
7HXJXWJ5+F4
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Uzbek—“Estakhr” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “إصطخر”
- Arabic: “برسبوليس”
- Arabic: “بيرسبولس”
- Arabic: “بيرسيبولس”
- Arabic: “تخت جمشيذ”
- Armenian: “Էսթախր”
- Armenian: “Սթահր”
- Asturian: “Istakhr”
- Azerbaijani: “İstəhr”
- Azerbaijani: “İstəxr”
- Basque: “Istakhr”
- Catalan: “Estakr”
- Catalan: “Ishtakhr”
- Catalan: “Istakhr”
- Chinese: “伊什塔克尔”
- Chinese: “伊什塔克爾”
- Croatian: “Istahr”
- Croatian: “Istakhr”
- Czech: “Istachr”
- Czech: “Stachr”
- Dutch: “Estakhr”
- Dutch: “Istakhr”
- Egyptian Arabic: “اصطخر”
- French: “Istakhr”
- German: “Istachar”
- German: “Istachr”
- German: “Istakhr”
- Greek: “Εστάχρ”
- Greek: “Ιστάχρ”
- Greek: “Σταχρ”
- Hebrew: “אסטח’ר”
- Hindi: “इस्तखरी”
- Indonesian: “Estakhr”
- Irish: “Istakhr”
- Italian: “Istakhr”
- Japanese: “イスタクール”
- Japanese: “イスタフル”
- Korean: “에스타크르”
- Korean: “이스타크르”
- Lithuanian: “Istachras”
- Malay: “Estakhr”
- Persian: “استخر فارس”
- Persian: “استخر قدیم”
- Persian: “استخر”
- Persian: “اسطخر”
- Persian: “اصطخر”
- Persian: “شهر استخر”
- Portuguese: “Estacar”
- Portuguese: “Estakhr”
- Russian: “Истахр”
- Russian: “Стахр”
- Serbian: “Истахр”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Estakhr”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Istahr”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Istakhr”
- Sindhi: “اصطخر”
- Slovak: “Istachr”
- Slovak: “Stachr”
- Slovenian: “Istakhr”
- South Azerbaijani: “اصطخر”
- Spanish: “Istajar”
- Spanish: “Istajr”
- Spanish: “Istakhr”
- Spanish: “Stakhr”
- Swedish: “Istakhr”
- Tajik: “Истахр”
- Turkish: “İstahr”
- Ukrainian: “Істахр”
- Urdu: “اصطخر”
- Uzbek: “Istaxr”
Places with the Same Name
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