Naqsh-e Rostam
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.
- Protected area
- Description: necropolis in Fars Province, Iranian national heritage site
- Also known as“Naghsh-e Rostam”“Naghsh-e Rustam”“Naghsh-i Rustam”“Naqsh-e Rustam”“Naqsh-i Rustam”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Triumph of Shapur I. and Victory of Hormoz II..
Triumph of Shapur I.
Shapur I's victory relief at Naqsh-e Rostam is located 3 kilometers north of Persepolis.
Victory of Hormoz II.
Victory of Hormoz II. is an archaeological site.
Victory of Shapur II.
Victory of Shapur II. is an archaeological site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kenareh.
Naqsh-e Rostam
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Latitude
29.98856° or 29° 59′ 19″ north
Longitude
52.87448° or 52° 52′ 28″ east
Open location code
7HXJXVQF+CQ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Naqsh-e Rostam” goes by many names.
صليب بارسيArabic
صليب فارسيArabic
صلیب الفارسیArabic
صلیب فارسيArabic
نقش رستمArabic
Նաղշե ՌոսթամArmenian
Nəqşi-RüstəmAzerbaijani
Naqsh-e RostamBasque
Накш-і-РустамBelarusian
Накшэ-РустамBelarusian
নাকশে রোস্তমBengali
Накш-е РостамBulgarian
Naqsh-e RostamCatalan
Naqsh-e RostamCebuano
納克什 魯斯塔姆Chinese
納克什·羅斯塔姆Chinese
納克歇-洛斯塔姆Chinese
納薩克 魯斯塔姆帝王石雕墓葬區Chinese
纳克歇-洛斯塔姆Chinese
Nakš-e RustamCroatian
Nakš-i RustamCroatian
Nakš-e RustamCzech
Nakš-i RustamCzech
Naqsh-e RustamDutch
Nakŝ-e RustamEsperanto
Naqsh-e RostamGalician
ნაქშ-ე როსტამიGeorgian
נקש-י רוסתםHebrew
नक़्श-ए-रुस्तमHindi
Naks-i-RusztemHungarian
Nakse-rusztamHungarian
Naqsh-e RustamHungarian
Naqsh-e RostamIndonesian
Naqsy-e RostamIndonesian
Naqsh-e RostamItalian
Naqsh-e RustamItalian
Naqsh-i RustamItalian
ナクシェ・ロスタムJapanese
ナクシュ・イ・ルスタムJapanese
Neqşê RustemKurdish
Накш-е РустамMacedonian
Naqsh-e RostamMalay
നക്ഷ് ഇ റോസ്തംMalayalam
റുസ്തമിന്റെ ചിത്രംMalayalam
Naqsh-e RustamMaltese
Naqshe-RostamMaltese
Naqsh-e RustamNorwegian
Naqsh-e RustamNorwegian Bokmål
نقش رستمPersian
Naghsz-e RostamPolish
Naghsz-e RustamPolish
Накше-РустамRussian
Nakš-e RostamSerbo-Croatian
Nakš-e RustamSerbo-Croatian
Nāqš-e RostāmSerbo-Croatian
نقش رستمSindhi
Nakš-e RostamSlovak
Nakš-i RustamSlovak
Nakš-e RostamSlovenian
Naqsh-e RostamSwedish
Nakşi RustamTajik
Нақши РустамTajik
நக்ஸ்-இ ரோஸ்டம்Tamil
Нәкъше-РөстәмTatar
Nakş-ı RüstemTurkish
Накш-і-РустамUkrainian
نقش رستمUrdu
Naqshi RustamUzbek
Naqsh-e RustamVietnamese
نقش رستمWestern Panjabi
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