A peek into Harireh ancient city on Iran’s Kish Island

The ruins of the ancient town of Harireh in the center of Kish Island are said to be 800 years old.

With an area of more than 120 hectares, Harireh consists of an old public bathroom, a mosque, an aristocratic building, an aqueduct, and industrial workshops. 

Archeologists believe that the multi-floored monuments of the town were destroyed in an earthquake.

The city is even referred to in the book of poems of Persian poet Saadi.

The ruins of Harireh bear witness to the flourishing economy of Kish in ancient times when the island facilitated trade between China, North Africa and Europe.

There are also many wells and aqueducts around the monuments.

Harireh is registered as one of the national treasury of Iran.

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