Tchogha Zanbil

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Elamite monument archaeological site ziggurat

Tchogha Zanbil is an ancient Elamite ziggurat complex in southwestern Iran and one of the best-preserved examples of stepped pyramidal temple architecture in the Middle East.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Chogha Zanbil 3
Choga Zanbil 1
Chogha Zanbil ziggurat 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Elamite monument ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
ziggurat ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Dur Untash NERFINISHED ⓘ
Dur-Untash NERFINISHED ⓘ
approximateOriginalHeightMeters 50 ⓘ
architecturalStyle Elamite ⓘ
architecturalType stepped pyramidal temple ⓘ
baseSideLengthMeters about 105 ⓘ
constructedBy King Untash-Napirisha of Elam NERFINISHED ⓘ
Untash-Napirisha NERFINISHED ⓘ
constructionStartCenturyBC 13th century BC ⓘ
country Iran ⓘ
culture Elamite civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ
currentHeightMeters about 25 ⓘ
dedicatedToDeity Inshushinak NERFINISHED ⓘ
Napirisha NERFINISHED ⓘ
discoveredBy Roman Ghirshman NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasFeature concentric walls ⓘ
drainage system ⓘ
inscribed bricks ⓘ
multi-level ziggurat ⓘ
royal quarter ⓘ
temple courtyards ⓘ
underground tombs ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
inscriptionsLanguage Akkadian ⓘ
Elamite NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn Khuzestan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInRegion ancient Elam NERFINISHED ⓘ
southwestern Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedNear Susa NERFINISHED ⓘ
majorExcavationPeriod 1951–1962 ⓘ
materialUsed baked brick ⓘ
mud brick ⓘ
nearRiver Dez River NERFINISHED ⓘ
Karkheh River NERFINISHED ⓘ
originalFunction religious center ⓘ
temple complex ⓘ
partOf ancient city of Dur-Untash NERFINISHED ⓘ
period Middle Elamite period NERFINISHED ⓘ
shape square base ⓘ
significance important example of Elamite religious architecture ⓘ
one of the best-preserved ziggurats in the world ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (iii) ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageListingYear 1979 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 113 ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

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

Roman Ghirshman → conductedExcavationsAt → Tchogha Zanbil ⓘ
this entity surface form: Choga Zanbil
Elam → hasArchaeologicalSite → Tchogha Zanbil ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chogha Zanbil
Middle Elamite period → hasMajorConstruction → Tchogha Zanbil ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ziggurat of Chogha Zanbil
Middle Elamite period → hasMajorSite → Tchogha Zanbil ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chogha Zanbil
Khuzestan → hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Tchogha Zanbil ⓘ
Elam → monument → Tchogha Zanbil ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chogha Zanbil ziggurat
Shush → nearbyArchaeologicalSite → Tchogha Zanbil ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chogha Zanbil