Izadkhast Caravanserai
![]() Izadkhast Caravanserai seen on August 2018. | |
![]() ![]() Izadkhast Shown within Iran | |
Location | Izadkhvast, Abadeh County, Iran |
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Region | Fars Province |
Coordinates | 31°30′58″N 52°07′26″E / 31.51611°N 52.12389°ECoordinates: 31°30′58″N 52°07′26″E / 31.51611°N 52.12389°E |
Type | Caravanserai |
Part of | The Complex of Izadkhast |
Site notes | |
Condition | Ruined |
Public access | Yes |
Architecture | |
Architectural styles | Sassanid, Qajar dynasty |
Designation | on UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List since 2007. |
The Izadkhast Caravanserai is located in Izadkhast in Fars Province central Iran. It was a caravanserai or roadside inn on the ancient Silk road and served caravaners and travelers to rest and recover during journeys. It is situated in the historical complex of Izadkhast, lying in a natural low basin looking onto the Izadkhast castle situated in the high bedrock.[1]
Izadkhast caravanserai is one of the 25 caravanserais on the UNESCO List of Persian Caravanserai from among hundreds of other caravanserais from all over Iran.[2] The complex of Izadkhast with the Izadkhast Caravanserai and Izadkhast castle is on the UNESCO Tentative list for World Heritage status since 2007.[1]
Gallery
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The caravanserai in Izadkhast.
- Ruins of the old Izadkhvast town
- Safavid-period bridge to the castle
See Also
References
- 1 2 The Complex of Izadkhast - UNESCO World Heritage Centre Accessed 2018-09-23
- ↑ "Persian Caravanserai". unesco.org. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
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