The Ateshgah Baku fire temple, located in the capital of Azerbaijan, was built over a natural gas vent, and constructed between the late 17th and early 18th centuries AD. One of the interesting features of the Ateshgah Baku fire temple are the inscriptions on the temple used by Zoroastrians, Hindus, and Sikhs. Inscriptions in Arabic and Indian on the Ateshgah Baku fire temple, located in the suburb of Surakhany, Baku, Azerbaijan. (ANAS Public Relations / CC BY-SA 3.0 )The Baku Fire Temples: Already in Use in the 10th Century ADThe Ateshgah Baku fire temple is located in Surakhany, a suburb of Baku, Azerbaijan. The current Ateshgah Baku fire temple was built between the late 17th and early 18th centuries AD.

Source: The Hindu November 30, 2021 01:11 UTC