Shapur Cave

cave in Kazerun County, Iran

Landform Cave Q7489301

Facts

12 properties

Designation

Instance of: cave, show cave^[4]
Heritage designation: part of UNESCO World Heritage Site (2018–present)^[9]

Location

Country: Iran^[3]
Coordinate location: 🗺️ 29.808°, 51.612°^[8]
Located in the administrative territorial entity: Kazerun County^[2]

Period and style

Made from material: limestone^[6]

More facts +6

Located in: Kazerun County
Part of: Sassanid Archaeological Landscape of Fars Region^[7]
Area: 28.0^[10]
Coordinates: 🗺️ 29.808°, 51.612°
Mountain range: Zagros Mountains^[11]
Named after: Shapur I^[5]

🏷️ Also known as

en Shapur cave en Shapur Cave ar كهف شابور es cueva de Sapor fa غار شاهپور fa غار شاپور he מערת שאפור it grotta di Sapore I ru Пещера Шапур tr Şâpûr Mağarası

🔖 Identifiers · 5

Image (Wikimedia Commons): Shaapoor Cave Panorama 360 virtual Reality.jpg ↗
Freebase ID: /m/04g1tq5
OpenStreetMap node ID: 4100344940
Pleiades ID: 922653
World Heritage Site ID: 1568-007

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🔗 Connections

Instance of 2

cave, show cave

Belongs to 1

Sassanid Archaeological Landscape of Fars Region

Country 1

Iran

Located in the administrative territorial entity 1

Kazerun County

Located in this place 1

Colossal Statue of Shapur I

Made from material 1

limestone

Mountain range 1

Zagros Mountains

Named after 1

Shapur I

Part of 1

Sassanid Archaeological Landscape of Fars Region

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Summary

Shapur Cave is a cave^[1].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[3] ↑ Shapur Cave — country (P17): Iran. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Shapur Cave — instance of (P31): show cave. wikidata.org.
[2] ↑ Shapur Cave — located in the administrative territorial entity (P131): Kazerun County. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Shapur Cave — named after (P138): Shapur I. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Shapur Cave — made from material (P186): limestone. iranicaonline.org. iranicaonline.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Shapur Cave — part of (P361): Sassanid Archaeological Landscape of Fars Region. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Shapur Cave — coordinate location (P625): {'lat': 29.807777777777776, 'lon': 51.61194444444445}. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Shapur Cave — heritage designation (P1435): part of UNESCO World Heritage Site. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Shapur Cave — area (P2046): 28 ha. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Shapur Cave — mountain range (P4552): Zagros Mountains. iranicaonline.org. iranicaonline.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

[1] ↑ Shapur Cave is an instance of cave (Q35509) [P31, primary]. Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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