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Estakhr (in ), was an ancient city located in southern Iran
Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran and formerly known internationally as Persian Empire until 1935, is a country in Central Eurasia, located on the northeastern shore of the Persian Gulf and the southern shore of the Caspian Sea....
, in Fars province
Fars Province

Fars is one of the 30 provinces of Iran of Iran. It is in the south of the country and its center is Shiraz, Iran. It has an area of 122,400 km?....
, five kilometers north of Persepolis
Persepolis

Persepolis was the ceremonial capital of the Persian Empire during the Achaemenid dynasty. Persepolis is situated northeast of the modern city of Shiraz, Iran in the Fars Province of modern Iran....
. It was a prospering city during the time of Achaemenid Persia.

irst, Estakhr was an Achaemenid city in present-day Fârs Province, Iran
Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran and formerly known internationally as Persian Empire until 1935, is a country in Central Eurasia, located on the northeastern shore of the Persian Gulf and the southern shore of the Caspian Sea....
. The city contained the original Avesta
Avesta

The Avesta is the primary collection of sacred texts of Zoroastrianism, composed in the Avestan language....
, before it was burned by Alexander of Macedonia, followed by the decline of the Achaemenid Emipire of Persia
Persian Empire

The 'Persian Empire' was a series of successive Iranian or Persianization empires that ruled over the Iranian plateau, the original Persian homeland, and beyond in Southwest Asia, South Asia, Central Asia and the Caucasus....
. Estakhr temporarily became the capital of Sassanian Persia during the reign of Ardashir I
Ardashir I

Ardashir I, founder of the Sassanid dynasty, was ruler of Istakhr , subsequently Fars , and finally "King of Kings of Etymology of Iran" . The dynasty Ardashir founded would rule for four centuries until overthrown by the Rashidun Caliphate in 651....
 before moving to Ctesiphon
Ctesiphon

Ctesiphon was one of the great cities of the Persian Empire, located on the east bank of the Tigris.Ctesiphon was an imperial capital of the Arsacids and of their successors, the Sassanids....
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Estakhr (in ), was an ancient city located in southern Iran
Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran and formerly known internationally as Persian Empire until 1935, is a country in Central Eurasia, located on the northeastern shore of the Persian Gulf and the southern shore of the Caspian Sea....
, in Fars province
Fars Province

Fars is one of the 30 provinces of Iran of Iran. It is in the south of the country and its center is Shiraz, Iran. It has an area of 122,400 km?....
, five kilometers north of Persepolis
Persepolis

Persepolis was the ceremonial capital of the Persian Empire during the Achaemenid dynasty. Persepolis is situated northeast of the modern city of Shiraz, Iran in the Fars Province of modern Iran....
. It was a prospering city during the time of Achaemenid Persia.

History

At first, Estakhr was an Achaemenid city in present-day Fârs Province, Iran
Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran and formerly known internationally as Persian Empire until 1935, is a country in Central Eurasia, located on the northeastern shore of the Persian Gulf and the southern shore of the Caspian Sea....
. The city contained the original Avesta
Avesta

The Avesta is the primary collection of sacred texts of Zoroastrianism, composed in the Avestan language....
, before it was burned by Alexander of Macedonia, followed by the decline of the Achaemenid Emipire of Persia
Persian Empire

The 'Persian Empire' was a series of successive Iranian or Persianization empires that ruled over the Iranian plateau, the original Persian homeland, and beyond in Southwest Asia, South Asia, Central Asia and the Caucasus....
. Estakhr temporarily became the capital of Sassanian Persia during the reign of Ardashir I
Ardashir I

Ardashir I, founder of the Sassanid dynasty, was ruler of Istakhr , subsequently Fars , and finally "King of Kings of Etymology of Iran" . The dynasty Ardashir founded would rule for four centuries until overthrown by the Rashidun Caliphate in 651....
 before moving to Ctesiphon
Ctesiphon

Ctesiphon was one of the great cities of the Persian Empire, located on the east bank of the Tigris.Ctesiphon was an imperial capital of the Arsacids and of their successors, the Sassanids....
. Estakhr was burned to the ground during the Islamic conquest of Persia
Islamic conquest of Persia

The Islamic conquest of Persian Empire led to the end of the Sassanid Persian Empire and the eventual extirpation of the Zoroastrianism religion in Iran....
 by Arab muslims invaders . After being rebuilt, the city lost its importance to the city of Shiraz
Shiraz, Iran

Shiraz is the sixth most populated city in Iran and the capital of Fars Province. Shiraz is located in the southwest of Iran on the Rudkhaneye Khoshk seasonal river....
. Today only an archaeological site remains.

External links

  • from Encyclopedia Iranica