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تخت جمشید

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Also known as Takht-e Jamshid, Takht-e-Jamshid, Chilminar, Chihil Minar, Chil Minar, Chehel Menar, Chelmenar, Chel Menar

بنایی تاریخی متعلق به دورهٔ هخامنشی در استان فارس، ایران

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Persepolis was the ceremonial capital of the ancient Achaemenid Empire, located in present-day Iran's Fars province within the Zagros Mountains. It is recognized as a major Iranian cultural heritage site and has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its historical and archaeological significance.

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Ancient site.name: Persepolis
Ancient site.image_size: 300
Ancient site.caption: Gate of All Nations in Persepolis
Ancient site.mapframe: yes
Ancient site.mapframe zoom: 11
Ancient site.mapframe wikidata: yes
Ancient site.map_type: Iran#West Asia
Ancient site.relief: yes
Ancient site.location: Marvdasht, Fars province, Iran
Ancient site.type: Settlement
Ancient site.builder: Darius I, Xerxes I and Artaxerxes I
Ancient site.material: Limestone, mud-brick, cedar wood
Ancient site.built: 6th century BC
Ancient site.abandoned: 330 BC
Ancient site.epochs: Achaemenid Empire
Ancient site.cultures: Persian
Ancient site.event: Battle of the Persian Gates Macedonian sack of Persepolis Nowruz The 2,500 Year Celebration of the Persian Empire
Ancient site.condition: Ruins

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: architectural landmark
Named after: Jamshid
Country: Macedonian Empire
Located in: Kenareh Rural District
Area: 12.5
Elevation: 1627
Capital of: Persis
Official website: persepolis.ir
Image: Gate of All Nations, Persepolis.jpg

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Commons category: Persepolis
topic's main category: Category:Persepolis
heritage designation: World Heritage Site
architectural style: Achaemenid architecture
time of discovery or invention: 1621-00-00
discoverer or inventor: García de Silva Figueroa
culture: Greater Iran
located in/on physical feature: Kuh-e Rahmat
time of earliest written record: 0509-00-00
inception: 0510-00-00
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on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
different from: Persepolis
dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 0330-00-00

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