Naqsh-e Rustam

For the administrative subdivision of Iran, see Naqsh-e Rostam Rural District.

Naqsh-e Rostam (Persian: نقش رستم [ˌnæɣʃeɾosˈtæm]) is an ancient necropolis located about 12 km northwest of Persepolis, in Fars Province, Iran

Naqsh-e Rostam

نقش رستم
Shown within Iran
Location	Marvdasht, Fars Province
Region	Iran
Coordinates	29°59′20″N 52°52′29″E
Type	Necropolis
History
Founded	1200 AD - 625 AD
Periods	Achaemenid, Sassanid
Cultures	Persian
Management	Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran
Architecture
Architectural styles	Persian

Notes

References

• Canepa, Matthew P., "Topographies of Power, Theorizing the Visual, Spatial and Ritual Contexts of Rock Reliefs in Ancient Iran", in Harmanşah (2014), google books
• Cotterell, Arthur (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Classical Civilizations, 1993, Penguin, ISBN 0670826995

Other websites

• Ernst Herzfeld Papers, Series 5: Drawings and Maps, Records of Naqsh-i Rustam Archived 2012-02-27 at the Wayback Machine Collections Search Center, S.I.R.I.S., Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
• Hubertus von Gall "NAQŠ-E ROSTAM" in Encyclopædia Iranica
• Lendering, Jona (2009). "Naqsh-i Rustam". Amsterdam: Livius. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
• Unknown (2005). "Naghsh-e-Rostam".
• Herrmann, G. & Curtis, V. S. (2003). "Sasanian Rock Reliefs". Encyclopedia Iranica. Costa Mesa: Mazda.