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Tabriz |
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| Modern name(s) |
Tabriz |
| Region |
Zagros, Elam, and Iran |
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| Latitude |
38.07299215 N |
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| Longitude |
46.30289484 E |
| Status |
Accurate location |
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| Info |
Mentioned for the first time in Assyrian King Sargon II's epigraph in 714 BCE, Tabriz was the capital of several rulers starting with Atropates and his dynasty.
A recent excavation at site of the Iron Age museum in the northeastern part of the Blue Mosque connected the history of civilization in the city to the first millennium BCE. It is more likely that the city was destroyed several times either by natural disasters or by invaders.
The Cambridge History of Iran claims that current Tabriz was founded at the time of the early Sassanids in the 3rd or 4th century CE or, more probably, in the 7th century CE. |
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| Excavation |
| published 2001 |
According to a cultural expert with the provincial Cultural Heritage Office in East Azarbaijan Province, Saed Hodaei, the recent archaeological excavations around the Kaboud Mosque (Blue Mosque) in Tabriz indicate that the city is 1,000 years older than what experts so far believed.
Hodaei further said that before these archaeological excavations, which were conducted in September, experts believed that the city dated back to the first millennium BCE. |
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38.072992, 46.302895 === 38.072992 N, 46.302895 E === 38° 4' 22.8" N, 46° 18' 10.4" E |
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| Sources |
| CAIS - Circle of Ancient Iranian Studies |
| The Circle of Ancient Iranian Studies (CAIS) is an independent non-profit educational program, with no affiliation to any political or religious group, dedicated to the research, protection, and preservation of the pre-Islamic Iranian civilization. |
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| Nearest sites |
Kandovan, circa 31.2 km (19.4 mi) south
Yanik Tepe, circa 28.2 km (17.5 mi) west
Qusheh Dagh, Mountain of Cush, circa 82.2 km (51.1 mi) east
Teppe Sharbat, Tappeh Šarbat, circa 108.1 km (67.2 mi) west
Tappeh Balu, circa 122.6 km (76.2 mi) west
Teppe Dizajtakye, circa 123.1 km (76.5 mi) south-west
Hajji Firuz Tepe, circa 140.4 km (87.2 mi) south-west
Hasanlu Tepe, Hasanloo, circa 140.2 km (87.1 mi) south-west
Baghaberd, circa 126.8 km (78.8 mi) north
Tepe Kordlar, circa 111.1 km (69.1 mi) south-west
Haftavan Tepe, circa 132.4 km (82.3 mi) west
Gougtapeh, Geoy Tepe, Göz Tepe, circa 119 km (73.9 mi) south-west
Ziwiyeh, circa 204.2 km (126.9 mi) south
Tatev, circa 145.3 km (90.3 mi) north
Naqadeh tepe, Sulduz, Naqadeh, circa 148.2 km (92.1 mi) south-west
Bastam Tepe, Rusai, Rusaipatari, circa 148.5 km (92.3 mi) north-west
Zend-i Suleiman, circa 180.7 km (112.3 mi) south-east
Dinkha Tepe, circa 155.2 km (96.4 mi) south-west
Pasveh, Rasuh tepe, circa 165.6 km (102.9 mi) south-west
Izertu, Zirtu, Bukan, circa 172.8 km (107.4 mi) south
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ID 6459, created 7 Apr 2012, 18:19, Last changed 9 Aug 2012, 23:25 |
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