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Dashkasan ( az, Daşkəsən, fa, داشکسن) is a three 
cave
A cave or cavern is a natural void in the ground, specifically a space large enough for a human to enter. Caves often form by the weathering of rock and often extend deep underground. The word ''cave'' can refer to smaller openings such as sea ...
complex located south-east of Soltaniyeh
Soltaniyeh ( fa, سلطانيه, also Romanized as Solţānīyeh, Solţāneyyeh, Sultaniye, and Sultānīyeh; also known as Sa‘īdīyeh; ) is the capital city of Soltaniyeh District of Soltaniyeh County, Zanjan Province, northwestern Iran.
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. Outside the caves there is a temple called Dragon Stone of Dash Kasan Caves which was built by order of Mongol
The Mongols ( mn, Монголчууд, , , ; ; russian: Монголы) are an East Asian ethnic group native to Mongolia, Inner Mongolia in China and the Buryatia Republic of the Russian Federation. The Mongols are the principal member ...
king Öljaitü
Öljaitü ( mn, , Öljaitü Qaghan, fa, اولجایتو), also known as Mohammad-e Khodabande ( fa, محمد خدابنده, ''khodābande'' from Persian meaning the "slave of God" or "servant of God"; 1280 – December 16, 1316), was the eig ...
in the early fourteenth century. The temple was built by four Chinese
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craftsmen. The architecture of Dash Kasan caves looks like an incomplete rectangle.
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Caves of Iran Religious buildings and structures in Iran Landforms of Zanjan Province Buildings and structures in Zanjan Province {{Zanjan-geo-stub