Tchogha Zanbil travel guide

Thousands of unused bricks left on site characterize this unfinished ancient city from 1250 BC.

The ruins of the holy city of the Kingdom of Elam, surrounded by three huge concentric walls, are found at Tchogha Zanbil. Founded c. 1250 B.C., the city remained unfinished after it was invaded by Ashurbanipal, as shown by the thousands of unused bricks left at the site.

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