Tchogha Zanbil

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Tchogha Zanbil is an ancient Elamite ziggurat complex in southwestern Iran and one of the best-preserved examples of stepped pyramidal temple architecture in the Middle East.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Chogha Zanbil 3
Choga Zanbil 1
Chogha Zanbil ziggurat 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Elamite monument
archaeological site
ziggurat
alsoKnownAs Dur Untash
linked to: Dur-Untash

Dur-Untash
approximateOriginalHeightMeters 50
architecturalStyle Elamite
architecturalType stepped pyramidal temple
baseSideLengthMeters about 105
constructedBy King Untash-Napirisha of Elam
Untash-Napirisha
constructionStartCenturyBC 13th century BC
country Iran
culture Elamite civilization
linked to: Elam
currentHeightMeters about 25
dedicatedToDeity Inshushinak
Napirisha
discoveredBy Roman Ghirshman
hasFeature concentric walls
drainage system
inscribed bricks
multi-level ziggurat
royal quarter
temple courtyards
underground tombs
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
inscriptionsLanguage Akkadian
Elamite
locatedIn Khuzestan Province
linked to: Khuzestan
locatedInRegion ancient Elam
linked to: Elam

southwestern Iran
locatedNear Susa
majorExcavationPeriod 1951–1962
materialUsed baked brick
mud brick
nearRiver Dez River
Karkheh River
originalFunction religious center
temple complex
partOf ancient city of Dur-Untash
period Middle Elamite period
shape square base
significance important example of Elamite religious architecture
one of the best-preserved ziggurats in the world
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (iii)
(iv)
UNESCOWorldHeritageListingYear 1979
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 113

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Khuzestan hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Tchogha Zanbil
Elam hasArchaeologicalSite Chogha Zanbil
linked to: Tchogha Zanbil
Elam monument Chogha Zanbil ziggurat
linked to: Tchogha Zanbil
Middle Elamite period hasMajorSite Chogha Zanbil
linked to: Tchogha Zanbil
Middle Elamite period hasMajorConstruction Ziggurat of Chogha Zanbil
linked to: Tchogha Zanbil
Shush nearbyArchaeologicalSite Chogha Zanbil
linked to: Tchogha Zanbil
Roman Ghirshman conductedExcavationsAt Choga Zanbil
linked to: Tchogha Zanbil