Tepe Sialk
تپه سیلک
A prehistoric settlement more than 7,000 years old, with the stepped mud-brick ziggurat base from around 3000 BCE still visible.
Sialk is one of the oldest settlements on the Iranian Plateau, made up of two mounds, north and south. The earliest occupation layer dates to about 6000 BCE. On the south mound stand the remains of a stepped mud-brick ziggurat base from about 3000 BCE, one of the oldest known ziggurats in the world. Painted pottery excavated here is now held in the Louvre and the National Museum of Iran in Tehran. The site has a small exhibition hall and walking paths. Visually it is mostly earthen mounds, so it suits visitors interested in archaeology. It lies on the way to Fin Garden and can be combined with it.
Opening hours
About 08:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Tabatabaei House
- Borujerdi House
- Abbasi House
- Sultan Amir Ahmad Bathhouse
- Ameri House
- Fin Garden (Bagh-e Fin)
- Agha Bozorg Mosque
- Kashan Bazaar & Timche-ye Amin od-Dowleh