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Chogha Zanbil

c. 1340 BCE · 14th century BCE

Chogha Zanbil is an archaeological site in southwestern Iran containing one of the best-preserved ziggurats in the world. It was built around 1340 BCE by King Untash-Napirisha as a religious complex. It is the most important surviving monument of the Elamite Confederation and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Chogha Zanbil — Image: Mobina ghanbaryan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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Elamite ConfederationSocioeconomy

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Middle Elamite kingdom

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Chogha Zanbil. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/chogha-zanbil
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