Istakhr

Stakhr (Middle Persian) Estakhr (in Persian)
Columns at Istakhr
Shown within Iran
Region	Fars Province
Coordinates	29°58′51″N 52°54′34″E / 29.98083°N 52.90944°E / 29.98083; 52.90944
Type	Settlement
History
Founded	Very shortly after the decline of Persepolis (second half of the 4th century BC)
Periods	Classical antiquity to Late Middle Ages

Istakhr (Middle Persian: Stakhr, Persian: اصطخر Estakhr) was an ancient city in Fars province, five kilometres (three miles) north of Persepolis in southwestern Iran.

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• "Estakhr late-sasanid and proto-islamic (Sapienza's Archaeological Mission di Roma in Iran)". Sapienza Università di Roma. Archived from the original on 2011-07-27.