Pasargadae/Batrakatash

settlement · 550 BC – 2100 AD

Pasargadae/Batrakatash was an ancient Persian city and the capital of Cyrus the Great (559–530 BC). It remained the capital until Cambyses II moved it to Susa. The site is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Coordinates

30.19522, 53.17432

Also known as

Batrakatash, Mantaqeh-ye Bastani-ye Pasargad, Manţaqeh-ye Bāstānī-ye Pāsārgād, Parsa Garda, Parsagada, Parsehgarda, Pasargad, Pasargad (fa), Pasargada, Pasargadae, Pasargadae (en), Pasargadae, Pasargadai, Pasargade, Pasargades, Pasargadi, Pasargado, پاسارگاد (fa)

Dating

attested

Sources

• Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0
  Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)
• Wikidata · CC0 1.0
  Wikidata (CC0)
• GeoNames · CC BY 4.0
  © GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)

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