پاسارگاد | |
Location | Fars Province, Iran |
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Region | Iran |
Coordinates | 30°12′00″N 53°10′46″E / 30.20000°N 53.17944°E |
Type | Settlement |
History | |
Builder | Cyrus the Great |
Material | Stone, clay |
Founded | 6th century BCE |
Periods | Achaemenid Empire |
Cultures | Persian |
Site notes | |
Archaeologists | Ali Sami, David Stronach, Ernst Herzfeld |
Condition | In ruins |
Criteria | Cultural: (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) |
Reference | 1106 |
Inscription | 2004 (28th Session) |
Area | 160 ha (0.62 sq mi) |
Buffer zone | 7,127 ha (27.52 sq mi) |
Pasargadae /pə'sɑrgədi/ (from Pāθra-gadā, lit. 'protective club' or 'strong club';[1] Modern Persian: پاسارگاد Pāsārgād) was the capital of the Achaemenid Empire under Cyrus the Great (559–530 BC). Today it is an archaeological site located just north of the town of Madar-e-Soleyman and about 90 kilometres (56 mi) to the northeast of the modern city of Shiraz. It is one of Iran's UNESCO World Heritage Sites.[2] It is considered to be the location of the Tomb of Cyrus, a tomb previously attributed to Madar-e-Soleyman, the "Mother of Solomon". Currently it is a national tourist site administered by the Iranian culture of world heritage.
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