The 21st century’s longest total lunar eclipse was observed in Iran’s Persepolis (Takht-e Jamshid in Persian), the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire (ca. 550–330 BC), located 60 km northeast of the southern city of Shiraz. Persepolis (Takhte Jamshid) Persepolis (Old Persian: ‘Parseh’, New Persian:Takht-e Jamshid’) was an ancient ceremonial capital of the Persian…
The Iranians come to Shiraz for celebrating Nowrouz. Some people say that it’s the 5,774th time that Iranians across the world are celebrating the ancient Persian New Year festival, Nowruz. However, some history experts believe that Nowruz has been enshrined and observed for more than 15,000 years, well before the official establishment of the Persian…
Figures show Fars province in general and Shiraz in particular were destinations of about 350,000 foreign tourists in the first 9 months of the fiscal year beginning March 21 2016. Fars province is a gem in the constellation of historical monuments of Iran with over 3,500 registered sites; having been settled in different historical periods,…
On Monday night 15 November 2016, the moon was 30,000km closer to the Earth, offering an impressive spectacle to skygazers. Persepolis (Takhte Jamshid) Persepolis (Old Persian: ‘Parseh’, New Persian:Takht-e Jamshid’) was an ancient ceremonial capital of the Persian Empire. The largest and most complex building in Persepolis was the audience hall, or Apadana with 72…
Thousands of Iranian people on Sunday morning attended a ceremony in Iran’s historical sites of Pasargadae and Persepolis in southern Iranian province of Fars to mark the beginning of New Iranian Year, Nowruz. Nowruz is an ancestral festivity marking the first day of spring and the renewal of nature. It was proclaimed as an official…
Marvdasht, the site to world-renowned Persepolis Historical Complex, has hosted country’s first ever international marathon competition; athletes from more than 35 countries participate. Persepolis, Old Persian Parsa, modern Takht-e Jamshīd or Takht-i Jamshīd (Persian: “Throne of Jamshīd,” Jamshīd being a character in Persian mythology), Persepolis: ruins of the royal residence an ancient capital of the…
