Istakhr

An ancient city in Fars Province, Iran, a monument registered in the National Monuments List of Iran
Place human_settlement Q862251
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Istakhr

Summary

Istakhr is a human settlement[1]. Istakhr ranks in the top 0.5% of human_settlement entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (372 views/month, #180 of 35,923).[2]

Key Facts

  • Istakhr is located in Persis[3].
  • Istakhr is located in Fars Province[4].
  • Istakhr is in the country of Iran[5].
  • Istakhr is in the country of Sasanian Empire[6].
  • Istakhr is in the country of Rashidun Caliphate[7].
  • Istakhr is in the country of Umayyad Caliphate[8].
  • Istakhr is in the country of Abbasid Caliphate[9].
  • Istakhr's instance of is recorded as human settlement[10].
  • Istakhr's instance of is recorded as archaeological site[11].
  • Istakhr's instance of is recorded as ancient city[12].
  • Istakhr's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 29.981666666667, 'lon': 52.909444444444}[13].
  • Istakhr's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Istakhr[14].
  • Istakhr's capital of is recorded as Sasanian Empire[15].
  • Istakhr's capital of is recorded as Persis[16].
  • Istakhr's heritage designation is recorded as Iranian National Heritage[17].
  • Istakhr's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'fa', 'text': 'استخر\u200e'}[18].

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Geography

Country listings include Iran[5], a sovereign state[19], in Iran[20], founded in 1979[21]; Sasanian Empire[6], a Persian Empire[22], in Sasanian Empire[23], founded in 0224[24]; Rashidun Caliphate[7], an Islamic state[25], founded in 0632[26]; Umayyad Caliphate[8], a transcontinental country[27], founded in 0661[28]; and Abbasid Caliphate[9], a caliphate[29], founded in 0750[30]. Located in include Persis[3], a region[31], in Achaemenid Empire[32], founded in -0600[33] and Fars Province[4], a province of Iran[34], in Iran[35].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include human settlement[10], archaeological site[11], and ancient city[12]. Istakhr's heritage designation is recorded as Iranian National Heritage[17].

Why It Matters

Istakhr ranks in the top 0.5% of human_settlement entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (372 views/month, #180 of 35,923).[2] Istakhr has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] Istakhr is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · ~2026-31370-95 · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country Iran, Sasanian Empire, Rashidun Caliphate +2
    Instance of
    Heritage designation Iranian National Heritage
    Capital of Sasanian Empire, Persis
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: Coin of Ardashir I (also spelled Artaxerxes I) of Persis, Istakhr mint.jpg"
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