| Takhte Soleyman 2 jpg[471×298] World Heritage Site one of these sites was the Takht e Soleyman It is located in the height of 3000 meter in 45 kilometers northeast of the city of Takab West Azerbaijan province The place was obviously chosen for its natural peculiarity an outcrop of limestone about 60 m above the valley built up by the sediments of the overflowing calcinating water of a thermal Publishing origin | |
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| Takht e Soleyman crater la[800×533] After having a stroll around the ruins I decide to stay for the night I ride 4km back to climb Zendan e Soleyman an about 100m conical mountain that sticks out like a tooth from the Publishing origin | |
| takhtsoleyman jpg[500×279] The archaeological site of Takht e Soleyman in north western Iran is situated in a valley set in a volcanic mountain region The site includes the principal Zoroastrian sanctuary partly Publishing origin | |
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| takhte soleyman2 jpg[471×353] many other sites in Iran such as Firouzabad the designs of the fire temple the palace and the general layout are thought to have heavily influenced the development of Islamic architecture Legend has it that King Solomon used to imprison monsters inside the 100 m deep crater of the nearby Zendan e Soleyman Prison of Solomon Another crater inside the fortification itself is Publishing origin | |
| Sunrise at Takht e Soleyma[800×533] When I come back to break down my campsite a group of pretty rowdy teenagers surrounds me They all want me to start the bike sit on it and keep touching everything on the bike I have Publishing origin | |
| takht soleyman jpg[267×400] News Agency More than ten clay marbles from the Ilkhanid era 1251 1355 have been discovered in the historical site of Takht e Soleyman in West Azarbaijan Northwest of Iran The latest excavations in the Takht e Soleyman site led by Yusef Moradi that reached an end last month was aimed at the identification of layers dating to the Ilkhanid times Ten clay Publishing origin |