Persepolis
Persepolis is a settlement in Iran, the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, founded by Darius I around 518 BCE on a terrace below Kuh-e Rahmat and burned by Alexander's army in 330 BCE. Pyramason catalogues it as PYR-071923 at 29.93470, 52.89160 (29°56'04.9"N 52°53'29.8"E).
There are 11 other catalogued sites within 5 km of it, 33 within 25 km and 63 within 50 km. The terrace itself is catalogued piece by piece: the Apadana, the tombs of Artaxerxes II and III cut into the mountain behind it, the unfinished tomb of Darius III, and the prehistoric mounds of Tall-e Bakun 2.4 km to the south. Naqsh-e Rostam, with the rock-cut tombs of Darius I and his successors, lies 6 km to the north-west.
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Narration: Jason Abadi (AI voice, ElevenLabs). The data and the analysis are from the Pyramason atlas.
The record
| Pyramason ID | PYR-071923 |
|---|---|
| Country | Iran |
| Classified as | settlement |
| Coordinates | 29.93470, 52.89160 |
| 29°56'04.9"N 52°53'29.8"E | |
| Sites within 25 km | 33 |
| Sites within 50 km | 63 |
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What is around it
- Tomb of Artaxerxes III0.2 km
- Apadana Palace0.2 km
- Firuzi 2 (Matezzish)0.3 km
- Tomb of Artaxerxes II0.3 km
- Unfinished Tomb of Darius III0.6 km
- Dasht-i Gohar (Takht-i Rustam)0.7 km
- Tall-e Bakun A2.4 km
- Tall-e Bakun B2.4 km
- Tul-i Ajuri3.5 km
- Naqsh-i Rajab3.6 km
Updates from the atlas
Further reading
English Wikipedia · Journal: Persepolis, the city Alexander burned
Nearby on the atlas
- All catalogued pages in Irancountry hub
Distances are great-circle, from the coordinates Pyramason holds for each site.