Taq-e Bostan (Persian: طاقبستان, Kurdish: تاق وەسان, lit. 'Arch of stone') is a site with a series of large rock reliefs from the era of the Sassanid...
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Kermanshah (section Taq-e Bostan)
especially in the northern vicinity of the city in Tang-e Kenesht, Tang-e Malaverd and near Taq-e Bostan. Neanderthal Man existed in the Kermanshah region during...
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The inscriptions of Shapur II the Great and Shapur III at Taq-e Bostan, are located about 5 kilometers away from the northeast of Kermanshah and date to...
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hunting camp. Reliefs of these scenes have remained largely intact in Taq-e Bostan. Hunting dogs have been used to hunt boar since ancient times. Boar hunting...
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and the reliefs at Taq-e Bostan. Ruins of the Tachara, Persepolis. Tomb of Cyrus, Pasargadae. The Sasanian reliefs at Taq-e Bostan. Shapur-Khwast Castle...
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become prominent around the 6th and 7th centuries, as is apparent at Taq-e Bostan. Early reliefs and seals portray members of the aristocracy wearing domed...
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Taq-e Bostan, but in this case not quite as convincingly as for the one of Narseh. But, aside from the two rock carvings at Naqsh-e Rustam and Taq-e Bostan...
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plain above Taq-e Bostan Mount located in north of Kermanshah city in west of Iran. The plain is a flat area at the top of Taq-e Bostan Mount, which...
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Province) as a place for his relief, he instead had a relief carved in Taq-e Bostan in the province of Media (near present-day Kermanshah). The relief shows...
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Kermanshah province (redirect from Ostān-e Kermānshāh, Iran)
reflect Bahram's status as patron divinity of travelers. Taq-e Bostan: The rock reliefs at Taq-e Bostan lie 6 kilometres (4 mi) northeast of Kermanshah, where...
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