Naqsh-e Rostam or the Necropolis wonders in Iran
10 Kilometers far from Persepolis, close to Shiraz, in the Fars province, stands Naqsh-e Rostam, another mysterious ancient site of Iran. Naqsh-e Rostam or the Necropolis is a complex of four Achaemenid tombs, seven Sasanid rock reliefs, one Elamite rock relief, and the strange cube-shaped construction called “Ka'ba-ye Zartosht”. Hossein Kuh mountain, where all of the tombs and rock reliefs are carved in, provides a natural screen that has been used by different Persian Kingdoms to display their glory.
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