Excavations underway in Chaparabad Dam to safeguard relics ☞ Tehran Times – Iran
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TEHRAN –Five teams of Iranian archaeologists have commenced rescue excavations on the historical sites”…
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“The region was home to several ancient civilizations. According to Britannica, it was conquered by Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC and was named Atropatene after one of Alexander’s generals, Atropates, who established a small kingdom there. Ultimately, the area returned to the Persian (Iranian) rule under the Sasanians in the 3rd century CE.”