Dahan-e Gholaman

The settlement extends 1.5 kilometers in length and ranges between 300 to 800 meters in width, featuring mud brick buildings and ancient waterways.

Italian archaeologist Umberto Scerrato discovered the site in 1960 and conducted extensive excavations from 1962 to 1966, revealing an Achaemenid period urban center.

The excavated structures include a religious building with three altars, potentially dedicated to Persian deities Ahura Mazda, Anahita, and Mithra.

Visitors need to arrange transportation from Zabol, located 30 kilometers northwest of the site, and should bring water supplies due to the desert location.

The site contains 27 structures aligned in a straight line along the northern edge, representing the largest Achaemenid settlement in eastern Iran.

GPS coordinates: 30.79060,61.63630

Latest update: March 16, 2025 01:24