Naqsh-e Rostam

E553676

archaeological site necropolis

Naqsh-e Rostam is an ancient necropolis near Persepolis in Iran, renowned for its rock-cut Achaemenid royal tombs and Sasanian reliefs.

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Observed surface forms (7)

Surface form	Occurrences
Naqsh-e Rustam	3
Achaemenid royal necropolis at Pasargadae	1
Naqsh-e Rostam region	1
Naqsh-e Rustam rock reliefs	1
Parsa (Persepolis)	1
Tombs of Achaemenid kings at Naqsh-e Rostam	1
rock-cut royal tombs at Naqsh-e Rostam	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	archaeological site ⓘ necropolis ⓘ
country	Iran ⓘ
distanceFrom	about 12 km northwest of Persepolis ⓘ
earliestPhase	Elamite period NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCulture	Achaemenid Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Elamite civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ Sasanian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasFeature	bas-relief panels ⓘ cross-shaped tomb façades ⓘ inscriptions ⓘ rock-cut chambers ⓘ
hasRelief	Ardashir I's investiture scene NERFINISHED ⓘ Bahram II family scene NERFINISHED ⓘ Sasanian equestrian battle scenes ⓘ Shapur I's victory over Roman emperors ⓘ royal investiture scenes ⓘ
hasReliefOf	Ardashir I NERFINISHED ⓘ Bahram II NERFINISHED ⓘ Hormizd II NERFINISHED ⓘ Narseh NERFINISHED ⓘ Shapur I NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasStructure	Ka'ba-ye Zartosht NERFINISHED ⓘ tomb of Artaxerxes I NERFINISHED ⓘ tomb of Darius I NERFINISHED ⓘ tomb of Darius II NERFINISHED ⓘ tomb of Xerxes I NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasTombOf	Artaxerxes I NERFINISHED ⓘ Darius I NERFINISHED ⓘ Darius II NERFINISHED ⓘ Xerxes I NERFINISHED ⓘ
heritageStatus	part of UNESCO World Heritage site Persepolis complex vicinity ⓘ
knownFor	Achaemenid royal tombs ⓘ Ka'ba-ye Zartosht NERFINISHED ⓘ Sasanian rock reliefs ⓘ rock-cut royal tombs ⓘ
locatedIn	Fars Province NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInRegion	ancient Persis ⓘ
locatedNear	Marvdasht NERFINISHED ⓘ Persepolis NERFINISHED ⓘ
material	rock ⓘ
namedAfter	Rostam (hero of the Shahnameh) NERFINISHED ⓘ
nameMeaning	Picture of Rostam ⓘ
periodOfMainConstruction	Achaemenid period NERFINISHED ⓘ Sasanian period NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryFunction	royal burial site ⓘ royal propaganda monument ⓘ
religionAssociated	Zoroastrianism NERFINISHED ⓘ
touristActivity	archaeological tourism ⓘ

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Parsa → capitalCity → Naqsh-e Rostam ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parsa (Persepolis)

Fars → contains → Naqsh-e Rostam ⓘ

Marv Dasht plain → contains → Naqsh-e Rostam ⓘ

this entity surface form: Naqsh-e Rostam region

Fars Province → containsAncientSite → Naqsh-e Rostam ⓘ

Persian art → hasIconicSite → Naqsh-e Rostam ⓘ

this entity surface form: Naqsh-e Rustam rock reliefs

Parsa → hasImportantSite → Naqsh-e Rostam ⓘ

this entity surface form: Naqsh-e Rustam

Persis → hasNotableMonument → Naqsh-e Rostam ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tombs of Achaemenid kings at Naqsh-e Rostam

Pars → hasNotableSite → Naqsh-e Rostam ⓘ

Persis → hasRockReliefSite → Naqsh-e Rostam ⓘ

Naqsh-e Rustam inscriptions → locatedIn → Naqsh-e Rostam ⓘ

this entity surface form: Naqsh-e Rustam

Achaemenid architecture → majorBuilding → Naqsh-e Rostam ⓘ

this entity surface form: rock-cut royal tombs at Naqsh-e Rostam

Achaemenid stone reliefs → majorSite → Naqsh-e Rostam ⓘ

Persepolis archaeological site → nearbySite → Naqsh-e Rostam ⓘ

this entity surface form: Naqsh-e Rustam

Tomb of Cyrus the Great → partOf → Naqsh-e Rostam ⓘ

this entity surface form: Achaemenid royal necropolis at Pasargadae