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1372:Nishapur
1261:Yakhchāl
1222:Panjdari
1162:Andaruni
1157:Ab anbar
1150:Elements
1131:Khaneqah
1082:Ilkhanid
1056:Sasanian
990:, Livius
795:Ferdowsi
565:Darius I
562:—
520:Ethiopia
493:Sogdiana
470:Carmania
456:and the
446:Assyrian
322:Darius I
298:Darius I
220:Cultures
194:Material
176:Xerxes I
172:Darius I
99:Location
1479:ghal'eh
1357:Mashhad
1342:Kashmar
1332:Isfahan
1307:Derbent
1297:Bukhara
1282:Andijan
1136:Mosques
1121:Bazaars
1092:Safavid
1087:Timurid
1065:Islamic
1032:Periods
856:11 July
833:11 July
615:Apadana
576:Gallery
481:Bactria
466:Gandara
458:Ionians
454:Carians
450:Babylon
442:Lebanon
388:Elamite
365:apadana
312:History
224:Persian
210:Periods
202:Founded
168:Builder
163:History
42:of Susa
40:Apadana
1422:Tehran
1412:Tabriz
1402:Shiraz
1382:Qazvin
1337:Kashan
1217:Kucheh
1192:Hashti
1187:Gonbad
1167:Biruni
1141:Takyeh
1077:Seljuk
970:
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884:
744:Rhyton
646:Louvre
477:Sardis
420:cubits
390:, and
330:Xerxes
250:Ruined
241:, etc.
158:Palace
113:, Iran
1462:Lists
1347:Khiva
1327:Herat
1322:Hatra
1312:Ganja
1251:Talar
1236:Qanat
1229:hayāt
1212:Kariz
1114:Types
542:Medes
516:ivory
512:Egypt
508:ebony
320:king
107:Shush
1517:Susa
1427:Yazd
1407:Susa
1362:Merv
1287:Baku
1277:Amol
1241:Sahn
1207:Iwan
1197:Howz
1172:Burj
968:ISBN
936:ISBN
909:ISBN
882:ISBN
858:2017
835:2017
798:tomb
535:Elam
524:Sind
487:and
462:yakâ
436:The
326:Susa
294:Iran
290:Susa
284:The
155:Type
103:Susa
76:Susa
1475:Arg
1387:Qom
1292:Bam
324:in
109:),
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292:,
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