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Shiraz, Persepolis 2009

Shiraz is the sixth most populous city in Iran and is the capital of Fars Province.
Persepolis was the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire (ca. 550-330 BCE). Persepolis is situated 70 km northeast of the modern city of Shiraz in the Fars Province.
UNESCO declared the citadel of Persepolis a World Heritage Site.

Shiraz / Newlyweds
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Persepolis / Statue of the Two heads eagle
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Persepolis / Relief of a Lion and a Unicorn
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Persepolis / Tomb of Artaxerxes II
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Shiraz / Mausoleum of Hafez
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Shiraz / Bazar
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Shiraz / Mausoleum of Shah-e Cheragh
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Shiraz / Arg-e Karim Kharn
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Iran

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West
Esfahan 1994
Esfahan 2009
North
Shiraz,Persepolis 1994, 2002
Shiraz,Persepolis 2009
Tehran
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