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Ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire
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Persian: آپادانا
The palace of Darius.
The palace of Xerxes.
Harem
Exhibits some of the findings found in Persepolis and around areas.
An ancient necropolis with a group of ancient Iranian rock reliefs cut into the cliff, from both the Achaemenid and Sassanid periods. If you get in, you can read the explanation boards. Photos of the rocks can be taken from outside. Close-by located Ka'ba-ye Zartosht (meaning the "Cube of Zoroaster") is a 5th century BCE Achaemenid square tower.
The site of four limestone rockface inscriptions and rock-cut bas-reliefs that date to the early Sassanid era. It is rather small.
It was a prosperous city under the Sasanian Empire and briefly served as its capital from 224 to 226 CE. Nowadays there is almost nothing left except for scattered around ancient columns.
Smallish cafe selling soft drinks, brewed coffee, simple snacks. Iced coffee: ask for milk.
Simple fast food joints. Falafel bread 50,000 rials, hamburger 85,000 rials.
By bus
Minibuses (45000 rials) or a shared taxi (80000 rials) going to Marvdasht can be found at Ali Ibn Hamze Terminal in Shiraz.
By taxi
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