Naqsh-e Rustam

Local nameنقش رستم
LocationMarvdasht County, Iran

Naqsh-e Rostam is an ancient archeological site and necropolis located about 12 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. This site is of great significance to the history of Iran and to Iranians, as it contains various archeological sites carved into the rock wall through time for more than a millennium from the Elamites and Achaemenids to Sassanians. It lies a few hundred meters from Naqsh-e Rajab, with a further four Sassanid rock reliefs, three celebrating kings and one a high priest.

Naqsh-e Rostam is the necropolis of the Achaemenid dynasty, with four large tombs cut high into the cliff face.

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naqsh-e_Rostam

Address Iran

Coordinates 29°59'18.854" N 52°52'28.688" E

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