| Fire Temple of Cham Namesht | |
|---|---|
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Zoroastrianism |
| Province | Ilam Province |
| Location | |
| Location |  Darreh Shahr County, Iran |
The Fire Temple of Cham Namesht is a historical Fire Temple belongs to the Parthian Empire and Sasanian Empire and is located in Darreh Shahr County, Ilam Province. [1] [2]
Ilam Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is located in the western part of the country in Region 4 and covers 20,164.11 km2 (7,785.41 sq mi), while sharing 425 km (264 mi) of the border with Iraq, and also bordering on the provinces of Kermanshah, Lorestan, and Khuzestan. The largest city and also the provincial capital is the city of Ilam with a population 194,030. As of 2016 census, the population of the province was 580,158 people and is the least populated province in Iran.
Kashmar is a city and the capital of Kashmar County, in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. Kashmar is located near the river Shesh Taraz in the western part of the province, and south of the province's capital Mashhad, in Iran, from east to Bardaskan, west to Torbat-e Heydarieh, north to Nishapur, south to Gonabad. Until two centuries ago, this city was named Torshiz (ترشیز). At the 2006 census, its population was 81,527, in 21,947 families.
Darreh Shahr County is a county in Ilam Province in Iran. As of 2016 census, the county's population is 43,708, in 12,012 households. It is the sixth-most populous county in Ilam Province. The county is named after Darreh Shahr as the seat. subdivided into two districts: the Central District and Majin District.
Darreh Shahr is a city, and seat of Darreh Shahr County, located in the south-eastern part of Ilam Province, in the northern foothills of Kabir Kuh ranges. According to the 2016 census there are 21,900 residents, making it the second-largest city in the province.
Atashgah Castle is a castle in the city of Kashmar, and is one of the attractions of Kashmar. This castle was built by the Sasanian government and it was famous in ancient times.
Fire Temple of Kashmar was the first Zoroastrian fire temple built by Vishtaspa at the request of Zoroaster in Kashmar. In a part of Ferdowsi's Shahnameh, the story of finding Zarathustra and accepting Vishtaspa's religion is regulated that after accepting Zoroastrian religion, Vishtaspa sends priests all over the universe And Azar enters the fire temples (domes) and the first of them is Adur Burzen-Mihr who founded in Kashmar and planted a cypress tree in front of the fire temple and made it a symbol of accepting the Bahi religion And he sent priests all over the world, and commanded all the famous men and women to come to that place of worship.
The history of this city goes back to Zarathustra and the Sarv-e Abarkuh, the Cypress of Kashmar. It seems that this is the only miracle of this prophet that there are many legends about it.
Mir Ghulam Hashemi castle is a historical castle located in Darreh Shahr County in Ilam Province, The longevity of this fortress dates back to the Pahlavi dynasty.
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