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Persian Gates was the ancient name of the pass now known as Tang-e Meyran, connecting Yasuj
Yasuj

Yasuj is an industrial city in the Zagros of southwestern Iran, and is the capital of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province province. It is located in the township of Boyer-Ahmad....
 with Sedeh
Sedeh

Sedeh is a town in the Fars province of Iran, some 125 km north-to-northwest of Shiraz, with a population of some 4,000.It is on the historical route taken by Alexander the Great in 331 BC between the Persian Gates and Persepolis....
 to the east, crossing the border of the modern Kohgiluyeh va Boyer Ahmad and Fars provinces of Iran
Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran and formerly known internationally as Persian Empire until 1935, is a country in Central Eurasia, located on the northeastern shore of the Persian Gulf and the southern shore of the Caspian Sea....
, passing south of the Kuh-e-Dinar massif.

In the last weeks of 331 BCE, it was the site of the fierce Battle of Persian Gate, in which the Macedon
Macedon

Macedon or Macedonia was the name of a monarchy centred in the northernmost part of ancient Greece. The homeland of the ancient Macedonians, it was bordered by the kingdom of Epirus to the west and the region of Thrace to the east....
ian Emperor Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great

Alexander the Great , also known as Alexander III of Macedon was an ancient Greeks King of Macedon . He was one of the most successful military commanders of all time and is presumed undefeated in battle....
 was almost defeated by the last Achaemenid
Achaemenid Empire

The Achaemenid Empire or Achaemenid Persian Empire was amongst the first Persian Empires that ruled over significant portions of Greater Iran, and followed the Ancient Iranian peoples Median Empire....
 troops commanded by Ariobarzan
Ariobarzan

Ariobarzan also spelled as Ario Barzan or Aryo Barzan, perhaps signifying "exalting the Aryans" was a Persian people satrap and military commander....
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Persian Gates was the ancient name of the pass now known as Tang-e Meyran, connecting Yasuj
Yasuj

Yasuj is an industrial city in the Zagros of southwestern Iran, and is the capital of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province province. It is located in the township of Boyer-Ahmad....
 with Sedeh
Sedeh

Sedeh is a town in the Fars province of Iran, some 125 km north-to-northwest of Shiraz, with a population of some 4,000.It is on the historical route taken by Alexander the Great in 331 BC between the Persian Gates and Persepolis....
 to the east, crossing the border of the modern Kohgiluyeh va Boyer Ahmad and Fars provinces of Iran
Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran and formerly known internationally as Persian Empire until 1935, is a country in Central Eurasia, located on the northeastern shore of the Persian Gulf and the southern shore of the Caspian Sea....
, passing south of the Kuh-e-Dinar massif.

In the last weeks of 331 BCE, it was the site of the fierce Battle of Persian Gate, in which the Macedon
Macedon

Macedon or Macedonia was the name of a monarchy centred in the northernmost part of ancient Greece. The homeland of the ancient Macedonians, it was bordered by the kingdom of Epirus to the west and the region of Thrace to the east....
ian Emperor Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great

Alexander the Great , also known as Alexander III of Macedon was an ancient Greeks King of Macedon . He was one of the most successful military commanders of all time and is presumed undefeated in battle....
 was almost defeated by the last Achaemenid
Achaemenid Empire

The Achaemenid Empire or Achaemenid Persian Empire was amongst the first Persian Empires that ruled over significant portions of Greater Iran, and followed the Ancient Iranian peoples Median Empire....
 troops commanded by Ariobarzan
Ariobarzan

Ariobarzan also spelled as Ario Barzan or Aryo Barzan, perhaps signifying "exalting the Aryans" was a Persian people satrap and military commander....
.

See also

  • Battle of the Persian Gate
    Battle of the Persian Gate

    The Battle of the Persian Gate was fought at the Persian Gates northeast of today's Yasuj in Iran between a Achaemenid Empire army led by Ariobarzanes and the invading Ancient Macedonian army of Alexander the Great....


Literature

  • Henry Speck, "Alexander at the Persian Gates. A Study in Historiography and Topography" in: American Journal of Ancient History n.s. 1.1 (2002) 15-234.


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