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Ancient fire temple found in Sabzevar
IranMania ^ | Tuesday, June 14, 2005 | staff

Posted on 06/24/2005 9:40:29 AM PDT by SunkenCiv

Recent archeological excavations in Sabzevar have led to the discovery of an ancient fire temple and a number of other edifices in the area... The discovery of quadric-arch known as ’Demon House’ in Reyvand village (in Bashtin) had earlier discarded the possibility that the fire temple was located in Sabzevar. Archeologists contended that this quadric-arch monument was an undecorated stone building, observed Mohammad Abdollah-Zadeh Sani, an archeologist based in Sabzevar... The ruins of a Zoroastrian temple have also been identified... Azar-Barzin Mehr is one of three important fire temples belonging to the Sassanid era and was used by farmers and villagers.

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1 posted on 06/24/2005 9:40:29 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
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2 posted on 06/24/2005 9:41:41 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (FR profiled updated Tuesday, May 10, 2005. Fewer graphics, faster loading.)
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I hope that the Guardian Council won't raze it.

3 posted on 06/24/2005 9:43:43 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
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That remains a possibility, but in the meantime, it's a hopeful sign that the GC is slowly losing its grip on control, and the Iranians are defying its power at every step.


4 posted on 06/24/2005 9:56:44 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (FR profiled updated Tuesday, May 10, 2005. Fewer graphics, faster loading.)
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5 posted on 11/27/2009 8:21:33 PM PST by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/__Since Jan 3, 2004__Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
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