The Zurkhaneh pit (Persian: گود زورخانه, romanized: Gowd-e Zurkhaneh) is the central section of a Zurkhaneh, where athletes (pahlevans and wrestlers) in Iran practice and perform traditional martial and athletic exercises. The pit is usually built in a circular, polygonal, or shallow rectangular shape, and it is set lower than the surrounding floor so that the athletes remain in the direct sight of the morshed (master) during performance.
The Zurkhaneh pit (Persian: گود زورخانه, romanized: Gowd-e Zurkhaneh) is the central section of a Zurkhaneh, where athletes (pahlevans and wrestlers) in Iran practice and perform traditional martial and athletic exercises. The pit is usually built in a circular, polygonal, or shallow rectangular shape, and it is set lower than the surrounding floor so that the athletes remain in the direct sight of the morshed (master) during performance.
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