Konar Sandal ( fa, كنارصندل, also
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d as Konār Şandal, Kenar Sandal, and Konār-e Şandal; also known as Kunār Sandal and Tump-i-Kunār Sandal) is a village in
Hoseynabad Rural District,
Esmaili District
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Anbarabad County
Anbarabad County ( fa, شهرستان عنبرآباد) is in Kerman province, Iran
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Kerman Province,
Iran
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. At the 2006 census, its population was 1,044, in 209 families.
Archaeology
Located nearby is
Konar Sandal
Konar Sandal is a Bronze Age archaeological site, situated in the valley of the Halil River just south of Jiroft, Kermān Province, Iran.
Description
The site consists of two mounds a few kilometers apart, called Konar Sandal A and B with ...
, a
Bronze Age
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archaeological site. It consists of two mounds a few kilometers apart called Konar Sandal A and B, as well as several other smaller sites. They were discovered in the early 2000s. These sites are associated with
Jiroft culture
The Jiroft cultureOscar White MuscarellaJiroft(2008), in: Encyclopedia Iranica. "For archeological accuracy the terms "Jiroft" or "Jiroft culture" employed to define a specific ancient Iranian culture and its artifacts should only be cited within ...
of the 3rd millennium BC.
References
Populated places in Anbarabad County
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