Survey and Analysis of the Mir Abad-e Emam Qoli: Newly Discovered Fire Temple from Sassanid Era in Rigan-Kerman Province

Abstract

Eastern civilizational domain that covers the southeastern regions of Iran has numerous regions with countless historical ambiguities. This lack of information requires us to conduct further field studies in order to expand our knowledge of these regions. The cultural landscape region of Bam is located on far eastern part of Kerman land and includes the regions of Bam, Narmashir, Fahraj and Rigan that stretch across the border of Kerman with areas of Sistan va Baluchestan and south eastern of Khoorasan (Khoorasan Jonoobi province). To study, identify and document the historical monuments and castles of the cultural region area of Bam in 2013, it remnants of an ancient monument by northern part of Mir Abad Emam Qoli village as part of Rigan County was identified. Application and chronological data of Mir Abad Emam Qoli monument are the most important questions of the present study and the authors try to answer them by means of a descriptive-analytic approach and using the method of field studies and library studies. The results of present study show that Mir Abad Emam Qoli monument with its square space, a central dome (Adrian), fire place at the center of this space, four gates on four sides and a corridor around the monument is a fire temple from Sassanid era on the far eastern part of Kerman at southeast Iran. Application and chronological data of Mir Abad Emam Qoli monument are the most important questions of the present study and the authors try to answer them by means of a descriptive-analytic approach and using the method of field studies and library studies. The results of present study show that Mir Abad Emam Qoli monument with its square space, a central dome (Adrian), fire place at the center of this space, four gates on four sides and a corridor around the monument is a fire temple from Sassanid era on the far eastern part of Kerman at southeast Iran.