Gawri Wall | |
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دیواری گەوری | |
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Country | Iran |
Coordinates | 34°26′39.3″N 45°46′52.2″E / 34.444250°N 45.781167°E |
Military of the Sasanian Empire |
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The Gawri Wall (Kurdish: دیواری گەوری, Persian: دیوار گَوری) was a defensive fortification built and in use between the 4th and 6th centuries during the rule of the Sasanians and Parthians. The structure's ruins, which run the length of around 71 miles (114 kilometres), are located in Sarpol-e Zahab County near the Iran–Iraq border.[1][2]
Survey at Sar Pol-e Zahab has revealed a hitherto unknown long wall in western Iran. Possibly dating to the Partho-Sasanian period, the wall extends more than 100km along the modern border of Iraq and Iran.