apadana (English spelling)

...Since prehistoric times, it has played an important role as a key transportation point connecting Mesopotamia and the Iranian plateau, but when Darius I of the Achaemenid Empire built his capital here, he left behind the ruins of a huge city. The main part of the ruins is a long diamond shape stretching from north to south, measuring 1,400m from north to south and 800m from east to west, and consists of four districts conveniently named "Apadana" in the north, "Acropolis" in the west, "King's City" in the east, and "Cathedral" in the south. The highest acropolis is 35m above the surrounding area. On the east is a wide, low tell called "The City of Engineers," on the west is "Daniel's Tomb," and further west across the Sha'ul River is Sha'ul Palace.

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…先史時代からメソポタミアとイラン高原をつなぐ交通の要所として重要な役割を果たしてきたが，アケメネス朝ペルシアのダレイオス1世がここに首都を建設したことによって巨大な都市跡を残した。　遺跡の主要な部分は南北に長い菱形で，南北1400m，東西800m，北に〈アパダーナapadāna〉，西に〈アクロポリス〉，東に〈王の都市〉，南に〈天主閣〉と便宜的に名付けられた4地区からなり，最高のアクロポリスで周囲からの高さが35mある。東側には〈技術者の町〉とよばれる広くて低いテル，西側には〈ダニエルの墓〉，シャーウル川を隔ててさらに西側にシャーウル宮殿がある。…

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