Darreh Shahr Ancient City

Darreh Shahr Ancient City, also known as Madaktu and Seymareh, is the name of a 200 hectares ruined area next to the existing city of Darreh Shahr in southwest Iran, in Ilam Province.
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  • Type: Ruins
  • Description: ancient city in Darreh Shahr, Iranian national heritage site
  • Also known as: “Ancient Darreh Shahr”, “Madaktu”, and “Seymareh”
  • Address: Imam Khomeini, Darreh Shahr

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bahmanabad-e Olya and Darrehshahr.

Village
is a village in Zarrin Dasht Rural District, in the Central District of , Ilam Province, . At the 2006 census, its population was 248, in 54 families. The village is populated by Kurds and Lurs.

Town
Photo: Milad2017, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city in the Central District of , province, , serving as capital of both the county and the district. is in the southeastern part of the province, in the northern foothills of the Kabir Kuh ranges.

Village
is a village in Zarrin Dasht Rural District, in the Central District of , Ilam Province, . At the 2006 census, its population was 533, in 105 families. The village is populated by Kurds.

Darreh Shahr Ancient City

Latitude
33.12948° or 33° 7′ 46″ north
Longitude
47.36689° or 47° 22′ 1″ east
Open location code
8H5949H8+QQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 483905707
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Wiki­data ID
Q5224521
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Turkish—“Darreh Shahr Ancient City” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Seymareh”
  • Dutch: “Darreh Shahr (oude stad)”
  • Dutch: “Darreh Shahr”
  • Indonesian: “Kota Kuno Darreh Shahr”
  • Italian: “Seymareh”
  • Japanese: “マダクトゥ”
  • Persian: “سیمره (شهر)”
  • Persian: “سیمره”
  • Persian: “شهر تاریخی دره شهر/ سیمره”
  • Persian: “شهر دره شهر”
  • Turkish: “Seymareh”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Darreh Shahr Archaeological Museum and Darreh Shahr Public Library.

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