Here is seen the Takht-i-Suliman, a ruined fort of very ancient date, which local tradition describes as one of King Solomon's royal residences, shared by his Queen, Belgheiz (of Sheba), whose summer throne is also shown on a mountain height above.
This ruin incloses a flowing geyser of tepid sea-green water, about 170 feet deep, the temperature of which was 66 deg.

when I visited the place in 1892.

Near it is the Zindan-i-Suliman (Solomon's Dungeon), an extinct geyser, 350 feet deep.

It shows as a massive 'cinter' cone, 440 feet high, standing prominently up in the plain.

This district was visited and fully described by the late Sir Henry Rawlinson, and a further account of it has been given by Mr.Theodore Bent, who, with Mrs.Bent, went there in 1889.
The volcanic district of Afshar has long been known for its quicksilver, which from time to time has been found in small quantities.