🏛️ Persepolis

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Persepolis was the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire. It is situated in the plains of Marvdasht, encircled by the southern Zagros Mountains, Fars province of Iran. It is one of the key Iranian cultural heritage sites and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Persepolis is a cultural World Heritage site in Iran, in Asia. For the living forecast of the area, open World Weather; the details of why Persepolis was inscribed are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

More sites in Iran

Meidan Emam, Isfahan · Pasargadae · Bam and its Cultural Landscape · Susa · Historic City of Yazd · Golestan Palace · Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System · Sassanid Archaeological Landscape of Fars Region (Bishapur) · Soltaniyeh Dome · Cultural Landscape of Maymand · Hegmataneh (Ecbatana).

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