Kogan Cave is a two-story
rock dwelling or stone temple in
Pol-e Dokhtar County
Pol-e Dokhtar County () is in Lorestan province, Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the no ...
,
Lorestan province
Lorestan province () is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is the city of Khorramabad.
Lorestan is in the western part of the country in the Zagros Mountains and covers an area of 28,392 km2. In 2014 it was placed in Region ...
, Iran which dates back to the
Parthian Empire
The Parthian Empire (), also known as the Arsacid Empire (), was a major Iranian political and cultural power centered in ancient Iran from 247 BC to 224 AD. Its latter name comes from its founder, Arsaces I, who led the Parni tribe ...
. The structure is located east of the city of
Pol-e Dokhtar
Pol-e Dokhtar () is a city in the Central District of Pol-e Dokhtar County, Lorestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.
Demographics Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's popul ...
and south of
Khorramabad
Khorramabad (; ) is a city in the Central District of Khorramabad County, Lorestan province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. Situated in a scenic valley surrounded by mountains, the city lies approx ...
. It was built during the Parthian era of
ancient Iran
The history of Iran (also known as Name of Iran, Persia) is intertwined with Greater Iran, which is a socio-cultural region encompassing all of the areas that have witnessed significant settlement or influence exerted by the Iranian peoples and ...
. Today, there is access for visiting the site and there are newly built steps. There are 15 or 16 rooms inside. This space was probably used for watch as well as religious and other matters and had spaces for storing food and water.
References
{{Lorestan Province
Rock-cut architecture of Iran
Lorestan province