Kashkan Bridge

Kashkan Bridge
پل کشکان
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General information
CountryIran
Construction started999 CE
Completed1009 CE

The Kashkan Bridge (Persian: پل کشکان) is a historical bridge in Lorestan province, Iran. Its construction started in 999 CE during the reign of Badr ibn Hasanwayh, and took 10 years to complete.[1]

Having a length of 320 meters, the bridge originally contained 12 arches, 9 of which remain to this day.[2][3]

The bridge is enlisted in the Iran National Heritage List with the number 355.

References

  1. ^ "آغاز مرمت کوله‌شرقی پل تاریخی کشکان". ایسنا (in Persian). 2019-01-22. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
  2. ^ "آشنایی با پل تاریخی کشکان - لرستان". همشهری آنلاین (in Persian). 2012-12-09. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
  3. ^ "Restoration commences on Iran's flood-hit Sassanid bridge". Tehran Times. 2019-05-07. Retrieved 2022-08-12.

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