Estakhr

Istakhr was an ancient city in , 5 kilometres north of 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.
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: human settlement
  • Also known as: “istakhr”, “Istakhr”, and “Stakhr”

Places of Interest Nearby

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Protected area
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is an ancient archeological site and necropolis located about 13 km northwest of , in . 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. is situated 3½ km west of Estakhr.

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site west of Istakhr and about 5 km north of in , . Together with , 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. is situated 2½ km southwest of Estakhr.

Archaeological site
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Shapur I's victory relief at is located 3 kilometers north of . It is one of eight Sasanian rock carvings cut into the cliff beneath the tombs of their Achaemenid predecessors. is situated 3½ km west of Estakhr.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kenareh and Seyyedan.

Village
is a village in, and the capital of, Rural District of the Central District of Marvdasht County, province, . is situated 9 km southwest of Estakhr.

Town
is a city in, and the capital of, District of Marvdasht County, province, . It also serves as the administrative center for Khafrak-e Olya Rural District. is situated 10 km east of Estakhr.

Estakhr

Latitude
29.98119° or 29° 58′ 52″ north
Longitude
52.90781° or 52° 54′ 28″ east
Open location code
7HXJXWJ5+F4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3323615470
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q862251
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Estakhr” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “أصطخر”
  • Arabic: “إصطخر”
  • Arabic: “اصطخر”
  • 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”

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