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Tchogha Zanbil

Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Date of Inscription: 1979
Criteria: (iii)(iv)
Khuzestan
N32 01 E48 32
Ref: 113

Brief Description

The ruins of the holy city of the Kingdom of Elam, surrounded by three huge concentric walls, are found at Tchogha Zanbil. Founded c. 1250 B.C., the city remained unfinished after it was invaded by Ashurbanipal, as shown by the thousands of unused bricks left at the site.

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