Keykhosrow Hill

Keykhosrow Hill is located in the Khāveh village of Delijān province (Markazi region) and dates back to the Sassanid era. This relatively large hill, measuring 15 × 43 meters with a height of between 2,5 and 4 meters, is located on a not very high and almost rectangular shaped rock bed.

On the surface of the hill there are pieces of earthenware that include the edge, the central body, the bottom and the handle and among them more than ninety percent consists of a red and yellow-colored cece mixture. Half of the terracottas has a red dough, a chickpea-colored mud glaze and a small quantity also has black enamel without decorations.

The terracottas analyzed from the hill belong to the Parthian and Sassanid historical period. The village of Khāveh ancient of 3 thousand years and with a religious and cultural history of 1400 years, in the past it was considered one of the seven great cities of this region and with twelve high towers according to some it was the capital at the time of Keykhosrow, king of Iran