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Darab

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Darab (Persian: داراب, Originally: Darabgerd) is a city in Fars province, southwest of Iran. Legend ascribes the foundation of the city to Darius I of Persia some 2500 years ago, hence its name Darabgerd (literally "Darius-fort").

There are various remains of antiquity in or around this city, the most important of which is known as the citadel of Darius, southwest of the city, and consists of a series of earthworks arranged in a circle round an isolated rock. Another monument in the vicinity is a gigantic bas-relief, carved on the vertical face of a rock, representing the victory of the Sassanian King, Shapur I of Persia over the Roman emperor Valerian, 260 A.D.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darab
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Coordinates:   28°45'3"N   54°33'3"E

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