Ruins of Persepolis, City of Persian in ancient Achaemenid Empire

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Persepolis, literally meaning "city of Persians", was the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire. Persepolis is situated 70 km northeast of city of Shiraz in the Fars Province in Iran.

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Keywords: archaeology, historic, persepolis, persian, ruins