Anahita Temple

The Anahita Temple is the name of one of two archaeological sites in popularly thought to have been attributed to the ancient Iranian deity Anahita.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: temple attributed to Anahita
  • Also known as: “Temple of Anahita at Kangavar”, “Temple of Anahita, Kangavar”, and “پرستشگاه آناهیتا یا ناهید”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kangavar and Hasanabad.

Town
Photo: Siedelei, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city in the Central District of County, , serving as capital of both the county and the district. is in the easternmost part of Kermanshah province, on the modern road from to , identical with a trace of the Silk Road, located at the distance of about 75 km from Hamadan and 96 km from Kermanshah.

Village
is a village in Kermajan Rural District, in the Central District of Kangavar County, Kermanshah Province, . At the 2006 census, its population was 2,194, in 513 families.

Village
is a village in Gowdin Rural District, in the Central District of Kangavar County, Kermanshah Province, . At the 2006 census, its population was 1,567, in 392 families. is situated 3½ km east of Anahita Temple.

Anahita Temple

Latitude
34.50172° or 34° 30′ 6″ north
Longitude
47.95937° or 47° 57′ 34″ east
Open location code
8H69GX25+MP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 345763292
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q1077215
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Anahita Temple” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “معبد آناهيتا (كنغاور)”
  • Arabic: “معبد آناهيتا”
  • Arabic: “معبدآناهيتا”
  • Catalan: “Temple d’Anahita”
  • Central Kurdish: “پەرستگای ئاناھیتا”
  • Chinese: “安娜希塔神廟”
  • Dutch: “Tempel van Anahita”
  • Dutch: “Temple of Anahita at Kangavar”
  • French: “temple d’Anahita”
  • French: “Temple d’Anahita”
  • Italian: “Tempio di Anahita”
  • Persian: “معبد آناهیتا (کنگاور)”
  • Persian: “معبد آناهیتا در کنگاور”
  • Persian: “معبد آناهیتا”
  • Persian: “معبد اناهیتا”
  • Persian: “معبد کنگاور”
  • Persian: “نیایشگاه آناهیتا”
  • Portuguese: “Templo de Anahita”
  • Portuguese: “Templo de Anaíta”
  • Spanish: “Templo de Anahita”
  • Turkish: “Anahita Tapınağı”
  • Urdu: “معبد آناهيتا (كنگاور)”
  • Urdu: “معبد آناهيتا”

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