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Kalmakareh Cave
Kalmakareh cave is a cave with historical importance in Lorestan province in the west of Iran. This cave is located in Poldakhtar city in Lorestan province. The meaning of the word Kalmakre in the local language is "place of goat (mountain) and figs". Description Kalmakre Cave is located in the northwest of Pol-e Dokhtar Pol-e Dokhtar ( fa, پلدختر, meaning ''Bridge of the Daughter'', also Romanized as ''Pol Dokhtar'' and ''Pul-i-Dukhtar'' ) is a city in and capital of Pol-e Dokhtar County, Lorestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population wa ... city. The front of the cave is ahead of the bottom of its opening, and for this reason, this cave is hidden from view. Kalmakareh was discovered by chance in 1989 by a hunter who was chasing a goat. He discovered a coin in the opening of Kalmakreh Cave, which is a long corridor leading to the main halls, which led to his curiosity and the discovery of the entire treasure. After some time, the Cultural Heritage, ...
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Ancient Iranian Mask
Ancient history is a time period from the beginning of writing and recorded human history to as far as late antiquity. The span of recorded history is roughly 5,000 years, beginning with the Sumerian cuneiform script. Ancient history covers all continents inhabited by humans in the period 3000 BCAD 500. The three-age system periodizes ancient history into the Stone Age, the Bronze Age, and the Iron Age, with recorded history generally considered to begin with the Bronze Age. The start and end of the three ages varies between world regions. In many regions the Bronze Age is generally considered to begin a few centuries prior to 3000 BC, while the end of the Iron Age varies from the early first millennium BC in some regions to the late first millennium AD in others. During the time period of ancient history, the world population was already exponentially increasing due to the Neolithic Revolution, which was in full progress. While in 10,000 BC, the world population stood at ...
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Pol-e Dokhtar
Pol-e Dokhtar ( fa, پلدختر, meaning ''Bridge of the Daughter'', also Romanized as ''Pol Dokhtar'' and ''Pul-i-Dukhtar'' ) is a city in and capital of Pol-e Dokhtar County, Lorestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 22,558, in 5,131 families. Pol-e-Dokhtar is approximately 100 kilometres from Khorramabad, the provincial capital. Just north of the city resides the remains of an ancient bridge, which, along with others in this area, has been submitted as a potential UNESCO World Heritage A World Heritage Site is a landmark or area with legal protection by an international convention administered by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). World Heritage Sites are designated by UNESCO for h ... site. Monuments Kalmakareh Cave In 1989 a unique treasure in the cave was discovered Kalmakareh Cave, according to Mehr news agency, it can take into account the six treasures of the ancient world. Kogan Cave Cogan ...
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