Hilleh Historical Village is a special sub-ground historical village in
Osku County
Osku County ( fa, شهرستان اسکو) is located in East Azerbaijan province, Iran. The capital of the county is Osku. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 84,061, in 23,613 households. Retrieved 3 November 2022 The following cens ...
,
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
near to
Osku
Osku ( fa, اسكو, az, Üçqaya - اوشقایا also Romanized as Oskū; also known as Uzku and Yuzki) is a city and capital of Osku County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran.
Osku is one of the oldest cities in East Azerbaijan and is obtained a ...
in the vicinity of
Kandovan, Osku
Kandovan ( fa, كندوان, also romanized as Kandovān and Kandavān; also known as Kanvān) is an ancient village in Sahand Rural District in the Central District of Osku County, East Azerbaijan Province, northwestern Iran. It is situated in th ...
. Currently nobody lives there. It is claimed it was built before the Islamic period. It was destroyed during Mongol attack on Iran. The entire houses remain. Different parts of the houses like kitchens, and special places for animals inside the houses can be seen.
Excavation operations are going on by the government to find out more about the villages.
Archaeological sites in Iran
Buildings and structures in East Azerbaijan Province
Former populated places in Iran
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