Gor Ancient City
Gor Ancient City is an archaeological site in Fars, Central Iran. Gor Ancient City is situated nearby to the archaeological site Takht-e Neshin, as well as near the mosque Imamzadeh of Shah Haidar.Photo: Aminmalekzadeh77, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Sassanian city near modern Firuzabad, Fars
- Also known as: “Firuzabad”, “Gor”, “Gur”, “Jur”, “Shahr-e Gor”, “Shahr-e Gur”, “Shahr-i Gor”, “Shahr-i Gur”, and “اردشیرخوره”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pillar of Gor.
Pillar of Gor
Tower
Photo: akhodadadi, CC BY 3.0.
The Minar was a staged, tower-like structure built in the center of the Sasanian circular city of Gōr. Several theories have been proposed for its purpose. Only the core of the structure remains today.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Khevid-e Mobaraki and Ahmadabad.
Khevid-e Mobaraki
Village
Khevid-e Mobaraki is a village in Ahmadabad Rural District, in the Central District of Firuzabad County, Fars province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 570, in 124 families.
Ahmadabad
Village
Ahmadabad is a village in, and the capital of, Ahmadabad Rural District of the Central District of Firuzabad County, Fars province, Iran. Ahmadabad is situated 2½ km west of Gor Ancient City.
Key Zarrin
Village
Key Zarrin is a village in Ahmadabad Rural District, in the Central District of Firuzabad County, Fars province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 362, in 74 families. Key Zarrin is situated 3½ km north of Gor Ancient City.
Gor Ancient City
- Categories: city of Iran, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Fars, Central Iran, Iran, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
28.85272° or 28° 51′ 10″ northLongitude
52.53289° or 52° 31′ 58″ eastOpen location code
7HWJVG3M+35OpenStreetMap ID
way 64301254OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q5963338
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Tajik—“Gor Ancient City” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جور”
- Dutch: “Gur (Firuzabad)”
- Dutch: “Gur”
- German: “Sassanidenstadt Gor”
- Irish: “Gor”
- Japanese: “アルダシール ホレ（フレ）”
- Persian: “شهر گور”
- Persian: “فیروزآباد”
- Persian: “گور (شهر باستانی)”
- Persian: “گور”
- Tajik: “Гӯр”
- Tajik: “Шаҳри Гур”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Takht-e Neshin and Imamzadeh of Shah Haidar.
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