<< Our Photo Pages >> Naghsh-e-Rostam - Rock Cut Tomb in Iran
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Multi-periodSite Name: Naghsh-e-Rostam Alternative Name: Naqsh-e RustamCountry: Iran Type: Rock Cut Tomb
Nearest Town: Shiraz Nearest Village: Marv Dasht
Latitude: 29.989090N Longitude: 52.874740E
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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Jansold visited on 13th Apr 2009 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 4
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This site is located about 9km southwest of Persepolis. It’s name means ‘Picture of Rostam’ because it was once thought that the carvings below the tombs represent scenes from the life of the mythical hero Rostam. They actually represent scenes from the lives of ancient kings.
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