19 FEB 2019
This morning left Shiraz for 11-Persepolis (A registered site in UNESCO world heritage), then in Naghsh-e Rostam (Necropolis). our overland journey continues to the Pasargadae (A registered site in UNESCO world heritage). The archaeological excavations of Persepolis rank with Ephesus and Pompeii as among the world’s most impressive sites of antiquity. Persepolis is no doubt the main attraction that lures tourists to Iran. Located about 70 kilometers (43.5 miles) outside of the modern city of Shiraz, these ancient ruins served as the capital of the Persian Empire, which spanned across Northern Africa, India, and southern Europe at the height of its power between 500 and 350 BC. Referred to locally as Takht-e Jamshid and established by King Cyrus the Great in the 6th century BC and finished by his son Cambyses II and grandson Darius over the course of 150 years.
