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Also Known As	Tchoghā Zanbīl • Choga Zambil

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Choghā Zanbīl: ziggurat

Choghā Zanbīl: ziggurat

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Archaeology temple Palace Ziggurat Cylinder seal Persepolis Susa Pasargadae Ecbatana Rayy Shahr-e Sokhta Takht-e Soleymān Hasanlu Hecatompylos Tepe Yahya

Map showing the extent of the Achaemenid Empire during the 6th and 5th centuries BC, shaded in light green and spanning from the eastern Mediterranean and Egypt through the Middle East to parts of Central Asia and the Indus Valley. Major regions, cities, and trade routes such as the Royal Road are labeled within the empire's boundaries.

ancient Iran

historical region, Asia

Choghā Zanbīl: ziggurat

Elam

ancient kingdom, Iran

Iran

country, Asia

Khuzestan region, Iran

Khūzestān

geographical region, Iran

Marble bust of Alexander the Great, in the British Museum, London, England. Hellenistic Greek, 2nd-1st century BC. Said to be from Alexandria, Egypt. Height: 37 cm.

Ancient Greece

Temple ruins of columns and statures at Karnak, Egypt (Egyptian architecture; Egyptian archaelogy; Egyptian history)

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Tomb of Mohammed Bin Ali, Salalah, Oman.

A View of the Middle East