Firuzabad
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Firuzabad is a historic city in Iran renowned for its Sassanian-era archaeological sites and distinctive circular urban plan.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Firuzabad canonical | 3 |
| Gur (Firuzabad ancient city) | 1 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | city ⓘ |
| administrativeDivisionOf | Islamic Republic of Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ancientName |
Ardashir-Khwarrah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty | Sasanian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | semi-arid ⓘ |
| country | Iran ⓘ |
| culturalHeritageStatus | important Sasanian archaeological landscape ⓘ |
| currentMajorReligion | Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distanceFromShiraz | approximately 90 km south ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Ardashir I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSite |
Palace of Ardashir
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Qal'eh Dokhtar NERFINISHED ⓘ Sasanian city walls ⓘ Sasanian fire temple remains ⓘ rock reliefs of Ardashir I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central governmental complex (in the Sasanian period)
ⓘ
radial street pattern ⓘ |
| hasRiver | Firuzabad River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageContext | Sasanian cultural landscape of Fars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Persis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
early capital of Ardashir I
ⓘ
prototype of later Islamic circular cities such as Baghdad ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Sasanian-era archaeological sites
ⓘ
ancient city planning ⓘ distinctive circular urban plan ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Persian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Fars Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Zagros Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Firuzabad Plain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Firuzabad County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfFlourishing | 3rd century CE ⓘ |
| regionType | agricultural area ⓘ |
| religionHistoricallyDominant | Zoroastrianism (Sasanian period) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | IRST ⓘ |
| urbanPlanType | circular city ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Gur (Firuzabad ancient city)