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Largest Ziggurat Outside Mesopotamia

UNESCO identifies Tchogha Zanbil ziggurat for the record described as "Largest Ziggurat Outside Mesopotamia".

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105.2m per side

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UNESCO identifies Tchogha Zanbil ziggurat for the record described as "Largest Ziggurat Outside Mesopotamia".

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105.2 m per side

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  1. —105.2 m per sideTchogha Zanbil zigguratTchogha Zanbil, Khuzestan, IranCurrent Record

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