File:C20R1002.jpg · Wikimedia Commons · See Wikimedia Commons
Shahr-e Sukhteh
Sign in to savearchaeological 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
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- archaeological site
- Country
- Iran
- Located in
- Sistan and Baluchestan Province
- Area
- 2200
- Location
- Zabol
- Image
- کاخ سوخته شهر سوحته.jpg
Show 6 more facts
- Commons category
- Shahr-e Sukhteh
- heritage designation
- Iranian National Heritage
- directions
- شهرستان زابل ۰، بخش شیب آب، دهستان لوتک، روستای حومه شهرسوخته، ۹ کیلومتری جنوب شرق پایگاه باستانشناسی شهر سوخته
- P8168
- Anton Fig
- native label
- شهر سوخته
- time period
- Bronze Age
via Wikidata · CC0
~18 min read
Encyclopedic overview
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
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Shahr-e Sukhteh” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.