Persepolis itself is roughly rectangular, and rivals the size of nearby modern settlements.

波斯波利斯本身约呈长方形，面积与附近的现代建筑区不相上下。

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The Advanced Land Imager (ALI) on NASA’s Earth Observing-1 (EO-1) satellite captured this natural-color image of Persepolis and the surrounding region on January 5, 2004.

2004年1月5日，美国航天局地球观测1号（EO-1）卫星高级陆地成像仪（ALI）拍摄到这张波斯波利斯及其周边地区的自然色照片。

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The ruins of ancient Persepolis are nearby. Population, 800, 000.

古代波斯波利斯城的遗址就在附近。

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