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Takht-e-Jamshid (Perspolis) - Marv Dasht
- Fars province
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was the
ceremonial capital of the Persian Empire
during the Achaemenid dynasty.
Persepolis is situated 70 km northeast
of the modern city of Shiraz in the Fars
Province of modern Iran. In contemporary
Persian, the site is known as Takht-e
Jamshid (Throne of Jamshid) and Parseh.
The earliest remains of Persepolis date
from around 515 BC. To the ancient
Persians, the city was known as Pārsa,
which means "The City of Persians".
Persepolis is the Greek interpretation
of the name Πέρσης πόλις (Persēs polis:
"Persian city").
The UNESCO declared the citadel of
Persepolis a World Heritage Site in 1979
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