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Verified places tagged “anahita”

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🇮🇷 Iran · Temple complex

Taq-e Bostan Rock Reliefs

Sassanian Empire (224–651 CE), late Sassanian zenith · Sassanian Zoroastrian (Ahura Mazda, Anahita, Mithra) court art

Sassanian Zagros spring iwans: Shapur II/III small and Khosrow II great with boar hunt and armored cavalry.

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🇮🇷 Iran · Temple complex

Bishapur — Sassanid City and Anahita Temple

Sassanian Early (Shapur I–II, 241–379 CE) · Sassanian Persian with Roman–Palmyrene craftsmen (prisoners)

Shapur I 260 CE grid city by Roman POWs after Valerian capture — Anahita water temple, mosaics, Chogan gorge 6 reliefs.