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Discover Ab Anar in Iran

Ab Anar in the region of Fārs is a town located in Iran - some 405 mi or ( 652 km ) South of Tehran , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Ab Anar

Local time in Ab Anar is now 01:45 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Tehran " with a UTC offset of 3.5 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Sherkat-e Sahami-ye Zera'i, Karimabad, Hemmatabad-e Kamin, Bolaghi-ye Kuchek, and Yasuj. When in this area, you might want to check out Sherkat-e Sahami-ye Zera'i . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Ab Anar ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Persepolis, Naghshe Rostam, Iran

5:03 min by Maarten Fransz
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Visit Persepolis, Naghshe Rostam, Pasar Gadae, Isad Khast. Road Shiraz to Esfahan, Iran 2002 ..

Bavanat - summer home of the Qashqai nomads Jimsim's photos around Bavānāt, Iran (slideshow)

2:38 min by TripAdvisorTRIPWOWu
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Preview of Jimsim's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Learn more about these video ..


Iran drive

2:17 min by David Holt
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On the road to Persepolis ..

500 Down Under: Discovering shAPUr the Great

2:57 min by chedarmo
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Interesting facts about this location

Estakhr

Estakhr was an ancient city located in southern Iran, in Fars province, five kilometers north of Persepolis. It was a prosperous city during the time of Achaemenid Persia.

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Located at 29.98 52.91 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Achaemenid cities, Former populated places in Iran, Populated places along the Silk Road, Populated places in Fars Province

Pasargad County

Pasargad County is a county in Fars Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Saadat Shahr. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 29,825, in 7,100 families. The county is subdivided into two districts: the Central District and Hakhamanish District. The county has one city: Saadat Shahr.

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Located at 30.07 53.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Counties of Fars Province, Counties of Iran, Pasargad County

Naqsh-e Rajab

Naqsh-e Rajab is an archaeological site just east of Istakhr and about 12 km north of Persepolis. Together with Naqsh-e Rustam, which lies less than a kilometer away, the site is part of the Marvdasht cultural complex. Together, the two sites are a tentative candidate for UNESCO World Heritage status. Naqsh-e Rajab is the site of four limestone rockface inscriptions and bas-reliefs that date to the early Sassanid era. One of the carvings is the investiture inscription of Ardeshir I (r.

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Located at 29.97 52.89 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Marvdasht complex, Sassanid architecture, Sculpture of the Ancient Near East

Persepolis

Persepolis was the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire. Persepolis is situated 70 km northeast of the modern city of Shiraz in the Fars Province of modern Iran. The earliest remains of Persepolis date from around 515 BCE. UNESCO declared the citadel of Persepolis a World Heritage Site in 1979.

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Located at 29.93 52.89 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: 6th-century BC architecture, Achaemenid Empire, Ancient Persia, Archaeological sites in Iran, Destroyed landmarks, Former populated places in Iran, Iranian archeological cities, Iranian architecture, Iranian culture, Persepolis, Persian history, Populated places in Fars Province, World Heritage Sites in Iran

Apadana

The Apadāna is a collection of biographical stories found in the Khuddaka Nikaya of the Pāli Canon, the scriptures of Theravada Buddhism. It is thought by most scholars to be a late addition to the canon, composed during the 1st and 2nd century BCE. The title Apadāna perhaps means 'life history' or 'legend' in Pāli; it has the additional, older meaning of advice or moral instruction; Dr Sally Cutler has suggested the word originally meant 'reapings', i.e. of the results of karma.

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Located at 29.93 52.89 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: 5th-century BC architecture, Achaemenid Empire, Iranian architecture, Khuddaka Nikaya, Persepolis, Pāli Buddhist texts