Shahr-e Sukhteh
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Shahr-e Sukhteh, c. 3550–2300 BC, also spelled Shahr-e Sūkhté and Shahr-i Sōkhta, is an archaeological site of a sizable Bronze Age urban settlement, associated with the Helmand culture. It is located
The site in 2016
Plaque identifying Shahr-e Sukhteh registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Proto-Elamite Tablets from Shahr-i Sokhta
Entrance to the Burnt City
Hamun Lake
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Lake Hāmūn, or the Hamoun Oasis, is a seasonal lake and wetlands in the endorheic Sīstān Basin in the Sistan region on the Afghanistan–Iran border. In Iran, it is also known as Hāmūn-e Helmand, Hāmūn-
Shahr-e Sukhteh
…to the eastern edge of what is now the Lut desert, one of the hottest places on Earth. The climate was far more welcoming in ancient times when the Hamun Lake, near which the city was located, was much greater in size, and there was a lot of marshland in the area. Also, Dahan-e Gholaman (550 BC–330 BC), a…
A child plays on the bank of the Chah Nimeh reservoir, to the southeast of the lake, 2018