Sialk Hill (Tappeh-e-Sialk), Kashan, Iran

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Sialk Hill (Tappeh-e-Sialk)

Kashan, the city of contrast between the parched immensities of the deserts and the greenery of the well-tended oasis. There are many old beautiful houses and also Fin garden there. You need at least 2 days to visit Kashan. Sialk hills are located in the Kashan. it is almost inside the city and you can take a taxi for 1-2 euro to go there.




Sialk Hill, is the remains of an ancient city, with the world's oldest zigurat in the world from 7500 year ago belonging to the Elamite civilization. The site is still under excavation. Based on archeological investigations carried out by both the French and Iranian teams, 6 cultural periods were differentiated in ancient hills of Sialk. The remains of people who used to live there can be seen. In the early 1933, some beautiful ceramic wares were appeared in Paris, which came from Sialk.



You can have a nice view of city when you are there and also there is a small museum in the Sialk complex. I visited there on May, 14 2014 and the ticket price for Iranian was 1500 and non-Iranian 10000 toman (aroud 3 USD)! :D



** These are all photos taken by me and I am not a good photographer! :D Sorry for that.

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