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🏛️ Soltaniyeh – Tappeh Nur (Tomb Tower)

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🏛️ Soltaniyeh – Tappeh Nur (Tomb Tower)
Early Ilkhanid funerary architecture within a UNESCO World Heritage Site


🕐 3 min read · Updated 2 Apr 2026 at 14:11

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  • Ilkhanid tomb tower dating to the late 13th century, likely built for Qazan Khan
  • Located on an archaeological mound within the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Soltaniyeh, Iran
  • Features an octagonal plan characteristic of Ilkhanid funerary architecture
  • Archaeological remains reveal glazed tile decoration and structural innovations that influenced later Islamic architecture

Tappeh Nur is an archaeological mound containing the ruined remains of a Ilkhanid tomb tower situated within the ...

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