Persepolis
Persepolis is a historical site 60 km north of Shiraz, in Fars province. It was the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire, inscribed in the UNESCO list in 1979. Wikivoyage
Before you go
Emergency numbers in Iran
Getting there
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Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide-
Persepolis Attraction · 120 m -
Museum of Persepolis Museum · 50 m -
Tomb of Artaxerxes III. Attraction · 190 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
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