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Persian Takht-e Jamshid or Chehel Minar

Persepolis (Old Persian: Parsa, Modern Persian: تخت جمشید/پارسه, Takht-e Jamshid or Chehel Minar) was the ceremonial capital of the Persian Empire during the Achaemenid dynasty.

Persepolis is situated 70 km northeast of the modern city of Shiraz in the Fars Province of modern Iran. In contemporary Persian, the site is known as Takht-e Jamshid (Throne of Jamshid) and Parseh. To the ancient Persians, the city was known as Parsa, which means "The City of Persians". Persepolis is the Greek interpretation of the name Πέρσης πόλις (Perses polis: "Persian city").