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Flood Damages the Tomb of Cyrus the Great

Posted on Mar, 28, 2019
Contributed to WCHV by WCHV

The devastating flash flood in Fars province, Iran hit the tomb of Cyrus the Great.
According to report from shira, there are no relief groups near the tomb of Cyrus
Pasargadae was the capital of the Achaemenid Empire under Cyrus the Great (559–530 BC), who ordered its construction. It is located near the city of Shiraz, in what is now Iran. Today it is an archaeological site and one of Iran’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites

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