Mele Hairam
archaeological site in Turkmenistan
Mele-Heiran is a Zoroastrian fire temple located in the Ahal Province of Turkmenistan. It was discovered in 1997 by a Polish-Turkmen expedition led by Barbara Kaim, a professor of archaeology at the University of Warsaw. The complex archaeological project is known as the "Mele-Heiran Fire Temple."
History
The temple is believed to have been constructed during the late Parthian period. In the Sassanian era, it was known as Atash-Bahram.
The site was found in the Serakhs Oasis, 15 kilometers east of the city of Serakhs.
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