Tasnim | Farzad Manati: The Temple of Anahita, an ancient monument dating back to the Parthian era (247 BCE 224 CE), is the second stone building of Iran. The Temple of Anahita is located in Kangavar, in the middle of Hamadan-Kermanshah road in western Iran, on the historical route of Ecbatana to Ctesiphon. Based on historical records, this temple-...

IRNA - Damghan is one of the ancient cities of Iran which is still standing and inhabited. Here we introduce the ancient part and historical texture of Damghan and its highlights. Known as the city of a hundred gates, Damghan was a safe capital for the Parthian Dynasty (247 BCE 224 CE). Part of the ancient city walls that used to protect the city ...

IRNA - The operations for the determination of the limits and privacy of the domain of the ancient Khorbas Cave in the Qeshm Island led to the discovery of works dating back to the old Paleolithic and the Parthian periods. The Public Relations Office of the Research Institute of Cultural Heritage and Tourism (RICHT) quoted Sirvan Mohammadi Qasrian,...

RASHT, Oct. 25 (MNA) A hand-dug tunnel in Mikal village near Siahkal, Guilan province, provides invaluable information as to the historical past of the region. Mikal, a village near Siahkal, found media fame with discovery of a hand-dug Parthian-era tunnel. The tunnel was known for the local people since 1960; an attempt to delve deep into the ...

Tehran, July 6, IRNA A rescue excavation in north of Iran has led to discovery of an ancient cemetery of Parthian Empire. Vastmin is a village in Iranian Northern Province of Mazandaran which in recent days has attracted attentions of those interested in culture, history and archeology as a historical site of Arsacid age was unearthed during rescue ...