Pasargadae
Ancient city · Iran
- Abandoned
- unknown
- Founded
- —
- Population
- —
- Coordinates
- 30.200, 53.179
Why it was abandoned
🏛️ Ancient ruins
Detected automatically from the text: ancient city and archaeological site in Fars Province, Iranian national heritage site
History
Pasargadae was the capital of the Achaemenid Empire under Cyrus the Great, located just north of the town of Madar-e-Soleyman and about 90 kilometres (56 mi) to the northeast of the city of Shiraz. It is one of Iran's UNESCO World Heritage Sites. It is considered to be the location of the Tomb of Cyrus, a tomb previously attributed to Madar-e-Soleyman, the "Mother of Solomon".