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Gate of all nations or Gate of Xerxes located at the ancient city of Persepolis. 70 km northeast of the modern city of Shiraz in the Fars Province of modern Iran. Xerxes, who built this structure, named it "The Gate of All Countries" during the Persian empire. Xerxes I is believed to be the Persian king identified as Ahasuerus in the biblical book of Esther.

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Gate of all nations or Gate of Xerxes located at the ancient city of Persepolis. 70 km northeast of the modern cit… | Ancient aliens, Ancient cities, Ancient persia