Talk:Takht-e Soleymān

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The third paragraph (discussion of legend) is disorganized (writing). There is a poor, and somewhat confusing, flow of information. The information is good, it just should be re-arranged.JSteinbeck2 (talk) 14:50, 7 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I reorganized the article a bit and also made a few factual changes. Though there still is room for improvement.
  • The hill is not a volcanic crater, but (just like Zendan-e Suleiman nearby) the result of lots calcium-rich water flowing out of a spring for many many years.
  • The somewhat round fortification seems to just follow the rim of the hill. If the layout of the fortification is indeed the result of Sassanid-era city planning, there is certainly a better source than just a short mention in an encyclopedia article about Baghdad.
  • Whether "Takht-e ..." is a semitic or indo-european name is beside the point. What is more relevant is that an originally Zoroastrian site now has a name that is related to someone from the old testament (or, more to the point, from the Quran).
  • The site is currently fortified, but originally (e.g. 10000 years ago) was not.
Yaan (talk) 23:25, 3 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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