2024

GANJNAMEH

Natural site to discover

The hemmed site in the mountain is one of the favourite walks of the inhabitants during the Islamic weekend. At the time, the royal road, linking Suse to Ecbatane, was borrowing this mountain corridor. It is, of course, that two of his greatest kings, Darius I and Xerxes I, made texts to the glory of Ahura Mazda and their power. Dug in the rock, inscriptions are written in old Persian, New Élamite and Babylonian, always from left to right. 2 500 years ago, women and men read what you're looking at as a indecipherable alphabet… Nearby, a waterfall always attracts crowds. You can also relax in the shade of eucalyptus and poplar trees. A small milk and fishing shisha or a picnic on the spot, like Iranian families, will certainly make the case.

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