Sacred Places of Zoroastrianism
Fire temples, the oldest continually-tended sacred flames.
Zoroastrian fire temples (atash behram, agiary) hold sacred flames continuously tended for centuries, expressions of one of the oldest surviving monotheisms.
On Adisthan, places of Zoroastrianism are catalogued with the same care given to every other tradition. Each page is community-maintained until claimed by a verified custodian. We welcome corrections, additions, and the steady hand of those who know these places best.
Featured places of Zoroastrianism
A curated selection from the directory.
ZoroastrianismAdrian Temple
Tehran · Iran · shrine
Tehran's only active Zoroastrian fire Temple, the Adrian Temple has sheltered a continuously tended flame since its consecration in 1917, a lineage of fire traced to at least 470 CE.
ZoroastrianismAspakhu Fire Temple
Aspakhu · Iran · shrine
A Sasanian-era Zoroastrian fire Temple crowning a hilltop above the village of Aspakhu in Iran's North Khorasan province, its stone dome and vaulted eastern portal counted among the oldest standing structures in the region.
ZoroastrianismBandian Complex
Dargaz · Iran · shrine
A Sassanid-era Zoroastrian fire sanctuary excavated near the medieval town of Abiward in Dargaz County, Razavi Khorasan, its stucco-decorated hall carrying some of the most vivid surviving relief carvings of pre-Islamic Iran.
ZoroastrianismKerman Fire Temple
Kerman · Iran · shrine
The Kerman Fire Temple shelters a sacred flame said to descend from Adur Farnbag, one of the three great fires of Sasanian Iran, within a sanctuary that also houses the world's only anthropology museum dedicated to the Zoroastrian people.
ZoroastrianismMarbin Fortress
· Iran · shrine
Perched atop a hill eight kilometres west of Isfahan, the Ātashgāh is a Sasanian-era sacred complex whose ruins preserve the remnants of Zoroastrian fire-shrines, priestly quarters, and a sentinel tower that once kept watch over the plain below.
ZoroastrianismTappeh Mill
· Iran · shrine
An ancient Zoroastrian atashkade (fire Temple) crowning a broad hilltop in Rey, Iran, this Sasanian-era sanctuary bears the name of King Bahram V and endures as a protected national heritage site.
ZoroastrianismYazd Fire Temple
· Iran · shrine
The Yazd Atash Behram (Ātaškade-ye Yazd) is Iran's sole surviving highest-grade Zoroastrian fire Temple, sheltering a sacred flame whose continuous burning dates to around 470 AD, a living ember of the ancient faith in the desert heartland of Yazd.
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