Istakhr
Ancient city · Iran
- Abandoned
- unknown
- Founded
- —
- Population
- —
- Coordinates
- 29.982, 52.909
Why it was abandoned
🏛️ Ancient ruins
Detected automatically from the text: An ancient city in Fars Province, Iran, a monument registered in the National Monuments List of Iran
History
Istakhr was an ancient city in Fars province, 5 kilometres (3 mi) north of Persepolis in southwestern Iran. It flourished as the capital of the Persian Frataraka governors and Kings of Persis from the third century BC to the early 3rd century AD. It reached its apex under the Sasanian Empire, and was the hometown of the Sasanian dynasty. Istakhr briefly served as the first capital of the Sasanian Empire from 224 to 226 AD and then as principal city, region, and religious centre of the Sasanian province of Pars.