Shapuri Bridge
Shapuri Bridge or Broken Bridge is a Sasanian era historic bridge south of Khorramabad, Lorestan province, Iran. The bridge has 28 arches, of which only 6 remain, and 27 Pile bridges, each 61 square meters; five of its arches are intact and the others have been destroyed by natural factors.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Farnaz25, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: bridge in Iran
- Also known as: “Shapuri Bridge (Khorramabad)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Brick minaret and Gap Hammam.
Brick minaret
Photo: Reza-nasiri-zadeh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Brick Minaret is a historic minaret in Khorramabad, Iran. This Minaret is close to the Falak-ol-Aflak Castle and was built to help caravans find their ways through dark nights. Brick minaret is situated 1¼ km east of Shapuri Bridge.
Gap Hammam
Historic building
Photo: Zeinabteli, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gap Hammam is a historic building, which is situated 2 km northeast of Shapuri Bridge.
Baba Taher Mausoleum (Khorramabad)
Tomb
Photo: Meysam, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Baba Taher Mausoleum (Khorramabad) is a tomb, which is situated 2 km northeast of Shapuri Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gelvaran-e Bala and Khorramabad.
Gelvaran-e Bala
Neighborhood
Gelvaran-e Bala is a village in Koregah-e Gharbi Rural District, in the Central District of Khorramabad County, Lorestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 726, in 145 families.
Khorramabad
Khorramabad is a city in the Central District of Khorramabad County, Lorestan province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district.
Gelvaran-e pain
Village
Gelvaran-e Pain is a village in Koregah-e Gharbi Rural District, in the Central District of Khorramabad County, Lorestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 114, in 23 families. Gelvaran-e pain is situated 3 km west of Shapuri Bridge.
Shapuri Bridge
- Categories: bridge and tourism
- Location: Lorestan, Western Iran, Iran, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.46788° or 33° 28′ 4″ northLongitude
48.33862° or 48° 20′ 19″ eastOpen location code
8H5CF89Q+5COpenStreetMap ID
way 658679898OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q11229019
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Persian—“Shapuri Bridge” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جسر شكستة”
- Dutch: “Shapuri Bridge”
- French: “pont Shapuri”
- French: “Pont Shapuri”
- Indonesian: “Jembatan Shapuri”
- Persian: “پل شکسته (خرمآباد)”
- Persian: “پل شکسته”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Shapuri Bridge and پل شاپوری.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Shapuri Bridge”. Photo: Farnaz25, CC BY-SA 3.0.