A view of Kherameh
The castle, which was resided by dozens of families until a few years ago, was demolished by the municipality without leaving any traces behind, while a clay mound about 8-10 ms high from the ground level has replaced it.
One of the historic monuments in the area dating back to the Sassanid era is a fire temple located 500 ms to the west of Kherameh at a site known as Chahar-Taghi-ye Gebran. Its dome and structure is somewhat similar to Bahram Fire Temple. Due to lack of protection, however, it is on the verge of destruction. The special attention paid by the rulers of Kiyalameh to restoring the dams constructed on the only uncontrollable river in Karbal under the Sassanid era proves that a great number of the buildings existed at the riverbank and a great population lived there. Amir dam is one of the monuments of the era, which has been restored by Azod ol-Doleh-ye Deylami. The damage inflicted on some of the dams erected upon the river attracted the attention of Saljuq rulers. Among them Qesar and Feyz-abad dams were restored around the year 506 by Atabak Chavoli, a ruler under the reign of Mohammad Ibn-i Malek-Shah. Later on it was called Fakhrestan after him.
Another Saljuq monument, Khane-Ket Caravansary near Bakhteghan Lake, is marked for its architectural style, which belongs to the same era. The caravansary, known as Divdan, is now on the brink of extinction since it has not been registered as a national monument and thus is unprotected.
Gravestones recently discovered in the middle of Khorameh gardens and the Tholth and Kufi scripts engraved on them reflect the gnostic spirit of the pilgrims who resided in the city since during 12-14th centuries. One of the gravestones belongs to Sheikh Ghiyas (Ali) Ibn-i Abi Jafar Ibn-i Tayeb, on which two verses from the Quran, namely Nour and Ayat ul-Korsi, and his biography have been engraved.
The Safavids, who were mostly known for their attempt to construct their cities, besides having erected a bridge during the reign of Imam Qoli Khan, the Governor-General of Fars Province, known as Pol-e Khan, also left behind a trace in the city of Kherameh. A bathhouse known as the "Hammam-e Kohne" (Ancient Bathhouse) has been attributed to them, which is estimated to have been constructed simultaneous with Ganj Ali Khan Bathhouse. This one also needs to be restored. Most probably, concurrent to the construction of the "Ancient Bathhouse", saplings were cultivated at Bagh-e Xan (Khan Garden). The 12-hectare garden to the north of Kherameh is located outside the ancient fence. Earlier it contained various trees and flowers, such as berry and cypress. However, today only a row of cypress trees remain and more than one third of them are on the brink of drying up. Meanwhile, no measure has so far been taken in this respect by any of the authorities.
Once Nasir ul-Molk, one of the personalities of Fars Province, arriving at Khorameh constructed a fence all around the city. Some traces of the 7-meter high, 2.5-meter thick and 2,050-meter long fence are still remaining. Besides four gates known as Korbali, Qeblei, Kermani and Baghi were erected at the four corners around it. A number of watchtowers were constructed around the fence to guard the city at night. No trace is, however, left from either one.
A monument known as Emarat was constructed at Nasir ul-Molk's order, where the current affairs of the day were examined. People gathered in the monument in order to settle their problems with their proprietors or landowners. The monument, which was located to the south of the old fence adjacent to Qeblei Gate, was entirely destroyed by some opportunists and converted into new buildings.
To the south of Khorameh there are some canals known as Jamshidi, but the date of their excavation is unknown. The Khorameh district, despite its special agricultural and tourist attractions, is known to be one of the nation's particular areas. Nonetheless, the attention of the authorities has not yet been attracted to it.
Ancient monuments and sites have a great appeal to the visitors and tourists. There are a number of such buildings, which have not yet been registered as national monuments, including "Qal'e Bala" and Bagh-e Khan (Khan Garden), where a university was meant to be constructed. Nonetheless, the university has been built elsewhere. So it might be turned into a public park.