Shamsabad-e Takht
Shamsabad-e Takht is a village in Mohammadabad Rural District, in the Central District of Marvdasht County, Fars province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 699, in 183 families.- Type: Locality
- Description: village in Iran
- Also known as: “Shamsābād-e Takht”, “Shamsabad-e Takht-e Jamshid”, and “Shamsābād-e Takht-e Jamshīd”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Persepolis and The Gate of All Nations.
The Gate of All Nations
Ruins
The Gate of All Nations, also known as the Gate… The Gate of All Nations is situated 3½ km northwest of Shamsabad-e Takht.
Palace of Darius I.
Ruins
The Tachara, or the Tachar Château, also referred… Palace of Darius I. is situated 3½ km northwest of Shamsabad-e Takht.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kenareh.
Kenareh
Village
Kenareh is a village in, and the capital of, Kenareh… Kenareh is situated 4 km west of Shamsabad-e Takht.
Shamsabad-e Takht
- Category: village
- Location: Fars, Central Iran, Iran, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
29.90721° or 29° 54′ 26″ north
Longitude
52.90472° or 52° 54′ 17″ east
Elevation
1,606 metres (5,269 feet)
Open location code
7HXJWW43+VV
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In Other Languages
From Chechen to Urdu—“Shamsabad-e Takht” goes by many names.
- Chechen: “Шамсабад-е Тахт”
- Dutch: “Shamsabad-e Takht”
- Egyptian Arabic: “شمسآباد تخت”
- Malay: “Shamsabad-e Takht”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Shamsabad-e Takht”
- Persian: “شمس آباد تخت جمشید”
- Persian: “شمس آباد تخت”
- Persian: “شمسآباد تخت”
- Urdu: “شمس آباد تخت”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Shahrak-e Vali-ye Asr and Moḩammadābād.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Qadamgāh-e Kheẕr-e Nabī and Qal‘eh-ye Qahvandeh.
Fars: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Shiraz and Persepolis.
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