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Also Known As Takht-e Jamshīd • Parsa • Takht-i Jamshīd

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Persepolis, Iran: ruins of royal residence
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Persepolis, Iran: Apadana of Darius I
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Iran
Iran
Achaemenian dynasty
ancient Iran

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Darius I
Darius I
king of Persia
Xerxes I
Xerxes I
king of Persia

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