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    Chogha Zanbil (also Tchoga Zanbil and Čoġā Zanbīl) (Persian: چغازنبيل; Elamite: Al Untas Napirisa then later Dur Untash) is an ancient Elamite complex...
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  • Zanbil (Azerbaijani: Zənbil) is a small island in the Caspian Sea off the Bay of Baku, Azerbaijan. It is also known as Duvanni Island. The name Zanbil...
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    Aqar Quf near Baghdad, the no longer extant Etemenanki in Babylon, Chogha Zanbil in Khūzestān and Sialk. The Sumerians believed that the gods lived in the...
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    10th in the world. These include Persepolis, Naghsh-e Jahan Square, Chogha Zanbil, Pasargadae, Golestan Palace, Arg-e Bam, Behistun Inscription, Shahr-e Sukhteh...
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  • Chogha Zanbil (Persian: چغازنبيل, also Romanized as Choghā Zanbīl; also known as Chaqā-ye Zanbīl, Choqāy Zanbīl, Choqā Zanbīl, Chowghār Zanbīl, and Ma‘bad-e...
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    and 1245 cities. Population maps of Iranian counties and provinces Chogha Zanbil Ecbatana Istakhr Naqsh-e Rustam Pasargadae Persepolis Shahr-e Sukhteh Susa...
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  • Persepolis Ardabil Shushtar Soltaniyeh Susa Tabriz Takht-e Soleyman Tchogha Zanbil Kashan (Persian Garden) Behshahr (Persian Garden) Gonabad (Persian Qanat)...
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    those known from Mesopotamia, besides the ziggurat of Dur Untash (Chogha Zanbil). It is one of three well-preserved structures of the Neo-Sumerian city...
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    Çikil Çilov Gil Glinyaniy Nargin Pirallahı Qara Su Qum Səngi Muğan Vulf Zənbil Natural resources Petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, nonferrous metals, bauxite...
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    pieces of colored stones, shells and ivory. Excavations at Susa and Chogha Zanbil show evidence of the first glazed tiles, dating from around 1500 BC. However...
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