INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
architectural elements in northern Iran.In the coming days, the first season of excavation will be commenced on Sepahbod-Khorshid Cave, an
Mehdi Abedini Araqi said.This excavation will be a prerequisite for a subsequent restoration project intended to help safeguard treasured
elements of the cave, the official said
surrounded by Arab invaders for several months and seized after poisoning its drinking water supply.Some consider this cave as the latest
meters, its arched entrance is said to be the largest natural one in the world
On the left side of the cave, a four-story-high castle was built; made of stones and mortar, it is the masterpiece of architecture of its
On the right side, numerous trenches and defensive buildings were built, all of which remained firm and intact after centuries.These two
parts were connected through a road made of stones and mortar
Two meters wide, this road was built 50 meters above ground level
Today only traces of it remain
The remains of a cistern, several silos, and numerous defensive monuments are located outside the cave.Sandwiched between the towering
Alborz mountain range and the Caspian Sea, Mazandaran has a rich yet turbulent history
An early civilization flourished at the beginning of the first millennium BC in Mazandaran (Tabarestan).Its insecure eastern and
southeastern borders were crossed by Mongol invaders in the 13th and 14th centuries
Cossacks attacked the region in 1668 but were repulsed
It was ceded to the Russian Empire by a treaty in 1723, but the Russians were never secure in their occupation
The area was restored to Iran under the Qajar dynasty.AFM
