In 2013, archaeological survey at the Bam World Heritage site of the eastern part of Kerman Province in Iran discovered the remains of a previously undocumented Sassanid fire temple. What remains of the Mirabad-e Emam Qoli fire temple is located in the eastern part of Kerman Province in south-eastern Iran. This area represents the southern margin of the Kavir-e Lut (Lut Desert), and thus experiences an arid desert climate, windstorms and sandstorms. The fire temple is located 12km to the north of Mohammadabad (the capital of Rigan County) in Mirabad-e Emam Qoli Village, at 28°45′ 2” north and 58°59′ 25′′ east, and at an elevation of 600m asl (Figures 1–2). It was discovered in 2013 during archaeological survey undertaken in order to understand the cultural landscape of Bam (Fazel 2012–2015: 1320).
