id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt en-wikipedia-org-9995 Tangeh Bolaghi - Wikipedia .html text/html 1357 212 73 Tangeh Bolāghi, also transliterated as Tange-ye Bolāghi[1] (Persian: تنگه بلاغی‎), or Bolāghi Gorge, is an archaeologically significant valley consisting of 130 ancient settlements, dating back to the period between 5000 BCE and the Sassanian dynastic era (224-651 CE). Archaeological research since 2005 have discovered a section of the Royal Road (Rāh-e Shāhi — راه شاهی) connecting Pasargadae to Persepolis, Susa and other regions of the Persian Empire up to Sardis. When the Sivand Dam came into full service in 2007, part of an ancient site including the Achaemenid Shah's Road between Cyrus's tomb and Pasargadae, 130 ancient settlements and a palace ascribed to Darius the Great may have been immersed in water from the rising Polvar River. ^ Cultural Heritage News Agency, 30 April 2006, 7000-Year-Old Mass Grave Discovered in Bolaghi Gorge. CHN, Archaeological excavations in Bolaghi Gorge — 8 Images (with Persian captions). CHN, 15 May 2006, Palace of Darius the Great Discovered in Bolaghi Gorge. ./cache/en-wikipedia-org-9995.html ./txt/en-wikipedia-org-9995.txt