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Takht-e-Soleiman (other)
Takht-e-Soleiman ('Throne of Solomon'), or variant spellings, may refer to: * Takht-e Soleymān, an archaeological site in West Azerbaijan, Iran * Takht-e Suleyman Massif, a subrange of central Alborz mountains, Iran ** Mount Takht-e Suleyman, a mountain * Takht-e Soleyman District, in Takab County, West Azerbaijan, Iran * Takht-e Soleyman, Fars, a city in Iran * Takht-e-Sulaiman, a mountain in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan * Qasre Abunasr, or Takht-e Sulayman, the site of an ancient settlement in Shiraz, Fars province, Iran See also * Throne of Solomon, a motif in Judaism, Christianity and Islam * Sulayman Mountain, in Kyrgyzstan * Sulaiman Mountains, in the southern Hindu Kush mountain system in Afghanistan and Pakistan {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takht-e Soleymān
Takht-e Soleymān ( fa, تخت سلیمان, lit=Throne of Solomon), is an archaeological site in West Azerbaijan, Iran dating back to Sasanian Empire. It lies midway between Urmia and Hamadan, very near the present-day town of Takab, and west of Tehran. The fortified site, which is located on a hill created by the outflow of a calcium-rich spring pond, was recognized as a World Heritage Site in July 2003. The citadel includes the remains of Adur Gushnasp, a Zoroastrian fire temple built during the Sassanid period and partially rebuilt (as a mosque) during the Ilkhanid period. This temple housed one of the three " Great Fires" or "Royal Fires" that Sassanid rulers humbled themselves before in order to ascend the throne. The fire at Takht-i Soleiman was called Adur Gushnasp and was dedicated to the ''arteshtar'' or warrior class of the Sasanid. A 4th century Armenian manuscript relating to Jesus and Zarathustra, and various historians of the Islamic period, mention this pond. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |