Individual #Persepolis an ancient city that was the capital of the ancient Persian Empire; now in ruins
instance of: #city
part of: #Iran__Islamic_Republic_of_Iran__Persia a theocratic republic in the Middle East in western Asia; Iran was the core of the ancient Persian Empire and was known as Persia until 1935; rich in oil
part of: #Middle_East__Near_East the area around the eastern Mediterranean; from Turkey to North Africa and eastward to Iran; the site of such ancient civilizations as Phoenicia and Babylon and Egypt and the birthplace of Judaism and Christianity and Islam; "the Middle East is the cradle of Western civilization"
part of: #Asia the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations
part of: #Eurasia the land mass formed by the continents of Europe and Asia
part of: #eastern_hemisphere__easternhemisphere__orient the hemisphere that includes Eurasia and Africa and Australia
part of: #northern_hemisphere the hemisphere north of the equator
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