Shahr-e Sukhteh
archaeological site in Sistan and Baluchistan Province, Iran
Key facts
- Location
- Sistan and Baluchestan province , Iran
- Type
- Settlement
- Founded
- c. 3550 BC
- Abandoned
- c. 2300 BC
- Periods
- Late Chalcolithic , Bronze Age
- Cultures
- Helmand culture
- Condition
- In ruins
- Public access
- yes (08:00–19:00)
- Official name
- Shahr-i Sokhta
- Criteria
- ii, iii, iv
- Designated
- 2014 (38th session )
- Region
- Asia-Pacific
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Shahr-e Sukhteh (Persian: شهر سوخته, meaning "Burnt City"), c. 3550–2300 BC, also spelled Shahr-e Sūkhté and Shahr-i Sōkhta, is an archaeological site of a sizable Bronze Age urban settlement, associated with the Helmand culture. It is located in Sistan and Baluchistan Province, the southeastern part of Iran, on the bank of the Helmand River, near the Zahedan-Zabol road. It was placed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in June 2014.
Plaque identifying Shahr-e Sukhteh registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site
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Ancient Iranian citiesArchaeological sites in IranArchitecture in IranBuildings and structures in Sistan and Baluchestan provinceBuildings and structures on the Iran National Heritage ListFormer populated places in IranHelmand cultureHistory of Sistan and Baluchestan provinceJiroft culturePersian words and phrasesPopulated places disestablished in the 3rd millennium BC