Sacred Sites and Religious Places in Iran

Below is an index of sacred sites of Iran profiled so far on Sacred Destinations. Many more remain to be added.

Persepolis Capital city of Persian empire under Darius, founded 518 BC.

Tchogha Zanbil Ruins of a holy city of the Kingdom of Elam, centered on a great ziggurat built 1250 BC.

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