Tepe Hissar
Tepe Hissar also spelled Tappeh Hesār is an ancient Near Eastern archaeological site in Semnan province in northeastern Iran about 360 kilometers east of modern Tehran.Photo: Mahdikf17, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Neolithic and Bronze Age site in northern Iran
- Also known as: “Tappa Ḥeṣār”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Damghan and Tarikhaneh.
Damghan
Railway station
Photo: Freshman404, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Damghan is a railway station, which is situated 1 km southwest of Tepe Hissar.
Tarikhaneh
Mosque
Photo: Mehrdad Jahanbakhsh, CC BY 2.0.
Tarikhaneh, or more correctly, the Tarikhaneh Mosque, and also variously rendered as the Tarikhana Mosque and the Tarikh Khana Mosque, and also known as the Mosque of 100 Gates, is a mosque located in the historical city of Damghan, in the province of Semnan, Iran. Tarikhaneh is situated 2½ km northwest of Tepe Hissar.
Pir-e Alamdar Tower
Photo: Javad safavi110, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pir-e Alamdar Tower is situated 2½ km northwest of Tepe Hissar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jazan and Baq.
Jazan
Village
Jazan is a village in Howmeh Rural District of the Central District in Damghan County, Semnan province, Iran. Jazan is situated 6 km north of Tepe Hissar.
Baq
Village
Baq is a village in Howmeh Rural District of the Central District in Damghan County, Semnan province, Iran. Baq is situated 9 km northeast of Tepe Hissar.
Tepe Hissar
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Semnan Province, Iran, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.1557° or 36° 9′ 21″ northLongitude
54.37961° or 54° 22′ 47″ eastOpen location code
8H8P594H+7ROpenStreetMap ID
node 5754258122OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q1484199
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Ukrainian—“Tepe Hissar” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Tepe Hisar”
- Catalan: “Tepe Hissar”
- Chinese: “特佩-希萨尔遗址”
- Chinese: “特佩·萨尔”
- Dutch: “Tepe Hissar”
- Finnish: “Tepe Hissar”
- French: “Tappeh Hessar”
- French: “Tépeh Hissar”
- French: “Teppe Hissar”
- German: “Tepe Hissar”
- Hebrew: “טפה היסר”
- Hungarian: “Tepe Heszár”
- Hungarian: “Tepe Hisszar”
- Italian: “Hissar”
- Lithuanian: “Tepe Hisaras”
- Persian: “تپه حصار و کاخ ساسانی”
- Persian: “تپهحصار”
- Portuguese: “Tepe Hissar”
- Russian: “Тепе-Гиссар”
- Turkish: “Tepe Hisar”
- Ukrainian: “Тепе-Гіссар”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include ایستگاه راه آهن دامغان and گورستان فیروز آباد.
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