Izeh

Izeh

Izeh is the ancient city which is lay in Khuzestan province. In ancient times, it was called “Anshan”, and it is also called the “Petrology city” of Iran. The history of Izeh is come back to Elamite and it has had a major and important role in Elamite civilization. It has natural beauties and laden history with lasting monuments, which date back to several thousand years ago, that attract many tourists.

There is an ancient heritage site near the city which is called Kool Farah. It used to be an Elamite temple is depicting religious ceremonies and scenes of sacrifice dating back 3000 years.

You can see a grave stone in the city; the king which is lay there, was feared that after his death, people would destroy his image which is carved into his grave stone, or the kings after him would replace his image with their own, so he cursed all the people who had such intentions. The king ordered the following phrase to be written on the stone:”Should anyone erase my image or replace my name with his own, God will erase his signs from the earth in the sunlight.” If you ever travel to Izeh and visit the powerful king Hani Shah’s inscription, avoid harming this cultural heritage site so that you will not incur the king’s curse.