Istakhr

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

Facts

7 properties

Location

Located in the administrative territorial entity
Persis, Fars Province[2][3]
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Native label
استخر‎[15]
🏷️ Also known as
en Stakhr en Istakhr en Estakhr ar برسبوليس ar بيرسبولس ar بيرسيبولس ar تخت جمشيذ ar أصطخر ar إصطخر ar اصطخر cs Stachr cs Istachr de Istachar de Istachr el Σταχρ el Εστάχρ el Ιστάχρ es Stakhr fa استخر fa استخر فارس
🔖 Identifiers · 19
VIAF cluster ID
250991896
Library of Congress authority ID
n2012221461
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Estakhr Darafsh (55).JPG ↗
Biblissima authority ID
Basic
Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire ID
22311
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
place/Istakhr
Freebase ID
/m/08vv3w
Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID
6002793
Iranian National Heritage registration number
18
Kulturenvanteri monument ID
212759
Museum-digital place ID
11586
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NL CR AUT ID
ge766590
NLAI ID
1578398
National Historical Museums of Sweden ID
geo/40bbc9bc-f754-42a9-a1b7-e16f12af6cde
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987013290977205171
OpenStreetMap node ID
3323615470
TDV Encyclopedia of Islam ID
istahr
Topic's main category
Category:Istakhr

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People born here 4
Capital of 2
Instance of 2
Located in the administrative territorial entity 2
Heritage designation 1
Topic's main category 1
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Summary

Istakhr is a human settlement[1].

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Geography

Country listings include Iran[4], a sovereign state[16], in Iran[17], founded in 1979[18]; Sasanian Empire[5], a Persian Empire[19], in Sasanian Empire[20], founded in 0224[21]; Rashidun Caliphate[6], an Islamic state[22], founded in 0632[23]; Umayyad Caliphate[7], a transcontinental country[24], founded in 0661[25]; and Abbasid Caliphate[8], a caliphate[26], founded in 0750[27]. Located in include Persis[2], a region[28], in Achaemenid Empire[29], founded in -0600[30] and Fars Province[3], a province of Iran[31], in Iran[32].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [16] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  13. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 9w ago · Geagea · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National Library of Israel J9U ID → 987013290977205171
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987013290977205171, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1788284458440; updating from the National Library of Israel database based on LC"
  2. 15w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Estakhr Darafsh (55).JPG, Coin of Ardashir I (also spelled Artaxerxes I) of Persis, Is, SASANIAN KINGS. Ardashir I. As King of Persis, AD 205-6-223- +5
    Biblissima authority ID → Basic
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Biblissima authority ID: Q28776, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/627d4912166|details]])"
  3. 23w 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 */ Image: Coin of Ardashir I (also spelled Artaxerxes I) of Persis, Istakhr mint.jpg"
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