Istakhr

Summary

Istakhr is a human settlement^[1]. Istakhr ranks in the top 0.5% of human_settlement entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (198 views/month, #180 of 35,923).^[2]

Key Facts

• Istakhr is located in Persis^[3].
• Istakhr is located in Fars Province^[4].
• Istakhr is in the country of Iran^[5].
• Istakhr is in the country of Sasanian Empire^[6].
• Istakhr is in the country of Rashidun Caliphate^[7].
• Istakhr is in the country of Umayyad Caliphate^[8].
• Istakhr is in the country of Abbasid Caliphate^[9].
• Istakhr's image is recorded as Estakhr Darafsh (55).JPG^[10].
• Istakhr's instance of is recorded as human settlement^[11].
• Istakhr's instance of is recorded as archaeological site^[12].
• Istakhr's instance of is recorded as ancient city^[13].
• Istakhr's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 250991896^[14].
• Istakhr's GND ID is recorded as 1070875341^[15].
• Istakhr's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2012221461^[16].
• Istakhr's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 29.981666666667, 'lon': 52.909444444444}^[17].
• Istakhr's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/08vv3w^[18].
• Istakhr's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ge766590^[19].
• Istakhr's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Istakhr^[20].
• Istakhr's Iranian National Heritage registration number is recorded as 18^[21].
• Istakhr's capital of is recorded as Sasanian Empire^[22].
• Istakhr's capital of is recorded as Persis^[23].
• Istakhr's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Istakhr^[24].
• Istakhr's heritage designation is recorded as Iranian National Heritage^[25].
• Istakhr's Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID is recorded as 6002793^[26].
• Istakhr's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'fa', 'text': 'استخر\u200e'}^[27].

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Geography

Country listings include Iran^[5], a sovereign state^[28], in Iran^[29], founded in 1979^[30]; Sasanian Empire^[6], a Persian Empire^[31], in Sasanian Empire^[32], founded in 0224^[33]; Rashidun Caliphate^[7], an Islamic state^[34], founded in 0632^[35]; Umayyad Caliphate^[8], a transcontinental country^[36], founded in 0661^[37]; and Abbasid Caliphate^[9], a caliphate^[38], founded in 0750^[39]. Located in include Persis^[3], a region^[40], in Achaemenid Empire^[41], founded in -0600^[42] and Fars Province^[4], a province of Iran^[43], in Iran^[44].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include human settlement^[11], archaeological site^[12], and ancient city^[13]. Istakhr's heritage designation is recorded as Iranian National Heritage^[25].

Why It Matters

Istakhr ranks in the top 0.5% of human_settlement entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (198 views/month, #180 of 35,923).^[2] Istakhr has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[45] Istakhr is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[46]