Rise and Fall of Siraf based on Archaeological Finds

Subject Areas : Prehistoric Archaeology

Hayedeh Khamseh ¹ , Zahra Fallahi Yarvali ²

1 - Department of Archaeology, Islamic Azad University, Abhar Branch, Abhar
2 - Department of Archaeology, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Unit, Tehran

Received: 2023-04-06 Accepted : 2023-04-06 Published : 2016-08-22

Keywords: Persian Gulf, Islamic era, Sassanid era, Sarif Port, Seafaring,

Abstract :

Siraf is the birth certificate of Iran's seafaring history and represents a part of the historical and cultural identity of our land. Economic and social life of this famous and important port in times of prosperity represents a brilliant and dynamic civilization which has been continued from Sassanid era to a few centuries after Islam. Developments in Abbasid Caliphate in the 3rd and 4th centuries and the formation of the Iranian Buyid ynasty have been one of the reasons for this flourishing. Throughout history, geographers, historians and Muslim tourists have repeatedly spoken of it and have to describe and define it, and underwater archaeological excavations and surveys that have been conducted in recent; has help to learn more about this ancient port. In this article, we intend to introduce and describe this port and study the reasons for the rise and fall it.