Shahr-e Sukhteh

Shahr-e Sukhteh , c. 3550–2300 BC, also spelled as Shahr-e Sūkhté and Shahr-i Sōkhta, is an archaeological site of a sizable <a href="/facts/Bronze_Age/c09qWcTt">Bronze Age</a> urban settlement, associated with the <a href="/facts/Helmand_culture/9zqQfcw3">Helmand culture</a>. It is located in <a href="/facts/Sistan_and_Baluchistan_Province/mxk3YB6h">Sistan and Baluchistan Province</a>, the southeastern part of <a href="/facts/Iran/24yukge8">Iran</a>, on the bank of the <a href="/facts/Helmand_River/z34GX9YR">Helmand River</a>, near the <a href="/facts/Zahedan/pQMnKwDn">Zahedan</a>-<a href="/facts/Zabol/8hcbEpAr">Zabol</a> road. It was placed on the UNESCO <a href="/facts/World_Heritage_List/6AbWWKV4">World Heritage List</a> in June 2014.

The reasons for the unexpected rise and fall of the city are still wrapped in mystery. Artifacts recovered from the city demonstrate a peculiar incongruity with nearby civilizations of the time and it has been speculated that Shahr-e Sukhteh might ultimately provide concrete evidence of a civilization east of <a href="/facts/Prehistory_of_Iran/Cov4v7gj">prehistoric Iran</a> that was independent of ancient <a href="/facts/Mesopotamia/f0mmbhTK">Mesopotamia</a>.

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Shahr-e Sukhteh