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Temukan

Coordinates:29°15′27.07″N51°11′19.73″E/ 29.2575194°N 51.1888139°E/29.2575194; 51.1888139
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29°15′27.07″N51°11′19.73″E/ 29.2575194°N 51.1888139°E/29.2575194; 51.1888139

Temukan,also known asTamouken,orToukeh,Taokèas called by Greeks, is an ancient city inIran,dating back to theAchaemenidera. It was discovered by archaeologists in April 2005 while conducting excavations atBorazjanin theDashtestancounty of the southern Iranian province ofBushehr.

Temukan hosts theBardak-e Siyah Palace.Archaeologists had thought that the site was part ofTawwaj,however, other discoveries in the region, made in 2004 and 2005, indicate that Tawwaj is actually several kilometers away from the site.