Tang-e Boraq

One of the hidden gems in Fars province, is Tangeh Boraq (Borāq Canyon), located in the north-west of the province (about 190 km from Shiraz). This canyon is named after a nearby village located to the south of the canyon. Here a roaring river has plunged through the high-rising rocks of the canyon and created the narrow chasm of Tangeh Boraq, an oasis of incomparable beauty.

At 1940 meters above sea level, the canyon can be a refuge from the burning summer heat. The walls of this slot canyon, rising to a height of more than a hundred meters, are coated with moss. A striking cave is sighted nestled on the foot of these cliffs, formed by the tributaries of the river. It is a cozy limestone cave with natural decorations of stalactites and stalagmites. The flow of river through the rocks also creates mesmerizing small waterfalls and natural lakes.

An ancient inscription carved on a rectangular rock at the entrance of the cave, dates the neighboring village to as early as the Sassanid era (3rd-7th centuries AD). A 16-line bilingual inscription (in Pahlavi script) was discovered in 1956, which bears out King Shāpur’s (the second king of Sassanid Empire) archery skills.