July
12
/ 2021
The remains of an ancient mountain fire temple have been discovered in Iran. While archaeology knows of almost 200 fire temples around the world this one is special because it displays a rare ancient Iranian “divine” architectural format. A team of Iranian archaeologists unearthed relics at the ancient fire temple in Savadkuh county, in the center of the Alborz mountain range. The temple was discovered about five kilometers from the historical Espahbod Khorshid Cave and Professor Mehdi Abedini Araqi, the leader of the archaeological survey, told the Tehran Times that the fire temple dates from the Sassanian Empire (224-651 AD) period. While there are many fire temples that have been unearthed in Iran, this temple is very special because it
