Tomb Fakhrikah
It’s a tomb in the city of Mahabad, 652 BC.
The historical cemetery Fakhri-Kah Fexrega is located in the city of Mahabad, located in eastern Kurdistan. It is a rocky tomb, which archaeologists believe belonged to the Kurdish Median king Ferawerd, who was killed in the year 652 BC. The cemetery is located on a rocky mountain in the village of Egrîgaş, 10 kilometers north of the city of Mahabad. The tomb of Fakhrikah consists of an outer hall supported by six stone columns, of which only four columns remain. And an inner room in which there are three empty tombs. The cemetery of Fakhrikah was registered in the year 1937 AD, as one of the archaeological sites in eastern Kurdistan. In the northeast of Mahabad, on the way from Mahabad to Miandoab, another rock monument from this period can be seen, which is in harmony with the architectural principles of this period in terms of appearance. Finally, the difference in this tomb compared to other rock tombs, especially The caveat of the scene is that the wall at the end of the porch cannot be seen and From the porch to the end of the mausoleum, it has assumed a state of integrity, and in addition, the mausoleum room has two free columns, the pillars of which are carved in the shape of a cube. The pillars look like upside-down vases. The columns in front of the porch and inside the mausoleum have disappeared due to the passage of time and only the pillars and headstones remain. A hall has been created inside the mausoleum as wide as the porch. There are 2 cobbled stairs separating from each other. Probably, the front arch was created for the funeral ceremony and in the next room there are 3 rectangular graves, one of which is carved horizontally and two small graves are carved perpendicularly to the porch. The graves carved into the stone in this crypt tomb are 50 cm deep, while in the rock tomb, the burial scene is built about 50 cm higher than the level of the tomb.[1] [2]