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Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)

Seymareh is name of a ruin area of 200 hectares next to today’s city of Darreh Shahr in south west of Iran, Ilam province. The ruin belongs to an ancient city in late Sassanid era (224 – 651 AD) and is believed to be built on remnants of Elamite’s Capital, Madakto. Historic texts and also recent findings reveal the fact that the city included about 5000 houses with some modern municipal aspects like sewage system. The city was destroyed and deserted after a huge earth quake around 950 AD.
Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)
Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)		 Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)
Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)		 Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)
Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)		 Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)
Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)		 Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)
Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)
Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)
Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)		 Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)
Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)		 Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)
Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)		 Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)
Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)		 Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)
Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)
Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)
Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)		 Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)
Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)		 Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)
Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)		 Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)
Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)		 Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)
Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)
Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)
Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)		 Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)
Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)		 Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)
Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)		 Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)
Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)		 Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)
Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)
Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)
Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)		 Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)
Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)		 Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)
Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)		 Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)
Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)		 Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)
Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)
Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)
Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)		 Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)
Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)		 Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)
Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)		 Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)
Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)		 Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)
Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)
Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)
Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)		 Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)
Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)		 Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)
Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)		 Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)
Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)		 Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)
Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)
Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)
Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)		 Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)
Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)		 Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)
Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)		 Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)
Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)		 Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)
Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)
Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)
Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)		 Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)
Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)		 Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)
Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)		 Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)
Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)		 Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)
Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)
Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)
Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)		 Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)
Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)		 Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)
Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)		 Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)
Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)		 Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)
Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)
Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)
Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)		 Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)
Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)		 Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)
Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)		 Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)
Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)		 Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)
Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)
Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)
Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)		 Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)
Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)		 Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)
Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)		 Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)
Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)		 Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)
Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)
Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)
Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)		 Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)
Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)		 Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)
Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)		 Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)
Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)		 Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)
Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)
Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)
Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)		 Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)
Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)		 Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)
Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)		 Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)
Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)		 Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)
Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)
Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)
Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)		 Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)
Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)		 Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)
Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)		 Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)
Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)		 Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)
Ancient City of Seymareh (Madakto)

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Sue Anne10-Jun-2020 08:55
Excellent v
(joe) O13-Sep-2013 12:39
Stark & beautiful
Guest 19-Feb-2013 15:35
Fantastic gallery. Thanks a lot for this beautiful trip. -V-
J S Quesada12-Feb-2013 13:41
Fantastic gallery and walk through the beautiful landscape and ruins. V
Roy Hill08-Feb-2013 15:13
Beautiful gallery with great photos. V
Jola Dziubinska04-Feb-2013 20:40
Wonderful and very interesting gallery. Such an ancientr country! V.
Dan Greenberg03-Feb-2013 03:38
Another interesting and comprehensive archaeological tour. Thank you Ali. ~BV~
Range View 02-Feb-2013 20:37
A wonderful gallery of this ancient city. V
Barbara
John Hamers01-Feb-2013 19:01
Beautiful and interesting photographical documentary !V
1moremile31-Jan-2013 20:36
Great galloery. All your photos are perfect. V.
Nestor Derkach31-Jan-2013 19:52
Excellent photographic gallery .
Nice compositions and camera execution.
A joy to view your work.
Vote
Jeff Real31-Jan-2013 02:54
It is great to see this area through your fine photography ~V~
Tom LeRoy30-Jan-2013 17:34
A fascinating gallery with amazing photos of this ancient city and its history. V1
Graeme30-Jan-2013 10:53
An excellent gallery with amazing shots, Ali.BV
Giancarlo Guzzardi30-Jan-2013 08:24
Interesting archaeological reports
William Barletta30-Jan-2013 07:16
A fascinating view of the past ~V~
rousselziak30-Jan-2013 06:52
Great documentary, excellent work ! -V-
Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)30-Jan-2013 06:25
The Artist at work.Bravo,V+
Ciao Ali,
Paolo
Marisa Livet29-Jan-2013 19:37
Another very interesting documentary gallery
blizzard29-Jan-2013 15:38
talk ab out history a wonderful gallery
Larry Umthun28-Jan-2013 02:17
Nice pictures of the ancient city. Well done!
sebas veldhuisen27-Jan-2013 22:25
A very nice document of this beautiful place. V
Jean D27-Jan-2013 01:17
Wonderful tripi nto the past. Thanks for sharing these historical images, Ali. ~V
Zoltán Balogh26-Jan-2013 08:43
A beautiful and really intriguing new gallery Ali! Keep it up! V
Guest 26-Jan-2013 05:42
So interesting, an ancient city, now gone, was once thriving with homes and families, and then destroyed bynatural forces. V
lovediary26-Jan-2013 05:17
great landscape. full of mood. BV
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