Ruin Attractions In Kangavar

Taq Bostan

Kangavar is a city and capital of Kangavar County, Kermanshah Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 48,901, in 12,220 families.Kangavar is located in the easternmost part of Kermanshah Province, on the modern road from Hamadan to Kermanshah, identical with a trace of the Silk Road, located at the distance of about 75 km from Hamadan and 96 km from Kermanshah.Its name may be derived from the Avestan Kanha-vara, 'enclosure of Kanha'.Kangavar was mentioned by Isidore of Charax in the 1st century AD, by the name of Konkobar or Concobar in the ancient province of Ecbatana . In antiquity, the city was in Media, with a temple of Artemis The d...
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Ruin Attractions In Kangavar

1. Taq Bostan Kermanshah
Taq-e Bostan means Arch of the Garden or Arch made by stone is a site with a series of large rock reliefs from the era of Sassanid Empire of Persia , carved around the 4th century AD. This example of Persian Sassanid art is located 5 km from the city center of Kermanshah. It is located in the heart of the Zagros mountains, where it has endured almost 1,700 years of wind and rain. Originally, several sources were visible next to and below the reliefs and arches, some of which are now covered. Sources next to the reliefs still feed a large basin in front of the rock. The site has been turned into an archaeological park and a series of late Sasanian and Islamic column capitals have been brought together . The carvings, some of the finest and best-preserved examples of Persian sculpture under ...
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Ruin Attractions In Kangavar