Tangeh Sāvāschi
| Tangeh Sāvāschi | ||
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| location | Tehran Province ( Iran ) | |
| Mountains | Elburs Mountains | |
| Geographical location | 35 ° 52 '33 " N , 52 ° 43' 37" E | |
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Tangeh Sāvāschi or Tangeh Vāschi is the name of a mountain canyon in the Elburs Mountains 15 km west of the town of Firūzkuh in the province of Tehran .
It is a popular excursion and tourist destination in Iran and is also popular with trekkers .
Rock relief from the Qajar period
In the middle of the Sāvāschi Gorge there is a relief with hunting scenes from the time of the Qajar king Fath Ali Shah , which is towered over by the remains of a watchtower. It leads to a hilly plain of lush pastureland, which is soaked by the water of a stream that merges from several waterfalls and which has long been populated by different species of game . Fath Ali Shah's hunting lodge was also located here.
See also
- Tāq-e Bostān , there are also rock reliefs with hunting scenes from the Sassanid period ; Here the Qajar Fath Ali Shah had himself carved into the stone next to the ancient reliefs.