Pasargadae
پاسارگاد | |
Tomb of Cyrus the Great in Pasargadae | |
| Location | Fars province, Iran |
|---|---|
| Region | Iran |
| Coordinates | 30°12′00″N 53°10′46″E / 30.20000°N 53.17944°E |
| Type | Settlement |
| History | |
| Builder | Cyrus the Great |
| Material | Stone, clay |
| Founded | 6th century BCE |
| Periods | Achaemenid Empire |
| Cultures | Persian |
| Site notes | |
| Archaeologists | Ali Sami, David Stronach, Ernst Herzfeld |
| Condition | In ruins |
| Criteria | Cultural: (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) |
| Reference | 1106 |
| Inscription | 2004 (28th Session) |
| Area | 160 ha (0.62 sq mi) |
| Buffer zone | 7,127 ha (27.52 sq mi) |
Pasargadae (/pəˈsɑːrɡədi/; Persian: پاسارگاد, romanized: Pāsārgād) was the capital of the Achaemenid Empire under Cyrus the Great (559–530 BC), 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". It is a national tourist site administered by the Iranian culture of world heritage.