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Pasargadae

an ancient city in Persia, northeast of Persepolis in present-day Iran: built by Cyrus the Great
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Pasargadae

 

a city in ancient Iran, built on a high terrace 80 km from Persepolis. Founded in the 550’s B.C., Pasargadae was the early capital of the Achaemenids. It is now in ruins.

Among the structures that have been preserved are the tomb of Cyrus (II) the Great and some altars, as well as the remains of a tower (a fire temple), a citadel, and a palace of Cyrus the Great.

REFERENCE

Sami, A. Pasargadae, the Oldest Imperial Capital of Iran. Shiraz, 1956.
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