Fars



Fars Historical Bridges and Caravansaries

Abbasi Bridge, Lar
This bridge was built on the east of the Shoor River during the Safavid period. It had seven columns, possibly most of which are still remain. This bridge has been basically repaired many times.

Ali-ebne Hamzeh Bridge, Abadeh
This bridge is located between Shiraz - Esfahan. It...

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Fars Ancient Cities and Archaeological Hills

Bishapour Ruined City, Kazeroon
This city was built by Shapour I and included palaces with a large fire-temple and inscriptions of the Pahlavi script. The main palace has a hall with many corridors and various verandas and gardens. The plan of the hall is 20 sided.

Ancient City (Takht-e-Tavoos)...

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Fars History and Culture

The Fars Province is considered as one of the primitive centers of civilization and one of the most famous provinces of the Old Persian Empire, thus, for centuries was a home to kingdoms in the Iranian Plateau. Before Islam, two main Iranian leaders named Koorosh (Cyrus) and Ardeshir Babakan rose...

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Fars Political Map

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Abadeh
Abadeh is located at 638 km from Tehran. The antiquity of this area is far beyond a millennium; however, it started developing only after Karim Khan Zand chose Shiraz as the mountainous capital of Iran. This city is the first mountainous city of northern Fars and is...

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Fars Old Bazaars

Moshir Arcade, Shiraz
Golshan or Moshir Caravansary is located near Vakil Bazaar, which is relic of Mirza Abol Hassan Moshir-ol-Molk. This arcade was repaired in 1970. Its rooms have been used as an exhibition hall for the demonstration of local handicrafts of Fars, thus called "Sarayeh Honar"...

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Fars Castles and Citadels

Charoo Castle, Lar
It is considered to be a well-known castle because of the Esmaili influence (the followers of Hassan Sabah). It is 15 km west of the Barm-Shoor Lake and located on top of the Chero Mountain. The antiquity of this castle goes back to 5th century.

Dokhtar Castle, Firooz Abad...

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Fars Palaces and Edifices

Abunasr Palace (Takht-e-Abunasr), Shiraz
Six kilometers east of Shiraz, on top of a hill, is a relic of an edifice made of brick and stone. As a result of archeological excavations, these remains have been estimated to date back to the Parthian period but it was also used in the Sassanid period...

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