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Estahban

Also known as Istahban

Estahban is a town in eastern Fars province, Iran, known for its rain-fed fig orchards. Near it stood the fortress of Ij, the capital of the medieval Shabankara rulers of eastern Fars. The town lies in the uplands south-east of Shiraz.

Estahban
Image: مرکز آموزش عالی استهبان · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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Shabankara

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Estahban. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/estahban
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