Persian cities (Civ5)

Persian cities are cities that can be founded by the Persian civilization in Civilization V and its expansions. The first city founded is the , and the names of future cities are chosen in the order they appear on the list below.
The names listed are default names; players can change their cities' names if they choose.
== List of cities ==
Founding Order	City Name 	Notes
1 	Persepolis 	Ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire; also known as Takht-e-Jamshid
2 	Pasargadae 	Capital of the Achaemenid Empire under Cyrus the Great
3 	Susa 	Ancient city of the Proto-Elamite, Elamite, First Persian Empire, Seleucid, and Parthian empires
4 	Ecbatana 	Ancient city in Media in western Iran
5 	Tarsus 	Ancient city in Asia Minor and birthplace of St. Paul; also a Ottoman city
6 	Gordium 	Capital And Biggest City in ancient Phrygia
7 	Bactra 	Town in the Balkh Province of Afghanistan
8 	Sardis 	Capital of Lydia
9 	Dascylus 	Capital of the Persian satraps of Hellespontine Phrygia, modern Ergili
10 	Dariushkabir 	Location in Iran
11 	Ghulaman 	Town in Pakistan
12 	Zohak 	Not a city, an evil figure in Persian Mythology
13 	Istakhr 	Ancient city located in southern Iran, in Fars province, five kilometers north of Persepolis
14 	Jinjan 	Town in Iran
15 	Borazjan 	City in and the capital of Dashtestan County, Bushehr Province, Iran
16 	Herat 	Third largest city in Afghanistan
17 	Dakyanus 	Town of the emperor Decius in Iran
18 	Bampur 	Capital of Bampur County Iran
19 	Tureng Tepe 	Archaeological site in Iran
20 	Rey 	Capital of Rey County in Tehran Province of Iran, and the oldest existing city in the province
21 	Shiraz 	Third most populous city in Iran
22 	Tushpa 	Ancient ruins in Turkey
23 	Hasanlu 	Ancient city northwest of Iran
24 	Gabae 	Ancient City now Isfahan
25 	Merv 	City in Turkmenistan
26 	Behistun 	An Archaeological inscription in Iran
27 	Kandahar 	Second largest city in Afghanistan
28 	Altin Tepe 	Urartian fortress and temple site in Turkey
29 	Bunyan 	Town in Turkey
30 	Charsadda 	Town in Pakistan
31 	Uratyube 	City in Tajikistan
32 	Dura Europos 	City in Syria
33 	Aleppo 	City in Syria
34 	Qatna 	Ancient city in Syria
35 	Kabul 	Shared with city-states list, not buildable if they are in the game
36 	Capisa 	City in AfghanistanKapisa Province - Wikipedia
37 	Kyreskhata 	City in Southeast Uzbekistan
38 	Marakanda 	City in Uzbekistan now known as Samarkand
39 	Peshawar 	City in Pakistan
40 	Van 	Ancient Armenian city in eastern Anatolia from the Urartian Biaina
41 	Pteira 	Capital of the Assyrians in northern Cappadocia
42 	Arshada 	A fortress in Arachosia
43 	Artakaona 	Also called Oordoo Khan, located in the mountains east of Herat
44 	Aspabota 	A city of Persian Scythia
45 	Autiyara 	An Assyrian tribe of ancient origins, and a historical district within Hakkari, Turkey; also known as Ţyāré
46 	Bagastana 	Another spelling of 'Behistun', translates to 'The Place of God'
47 	Baxtri 	Another form of 'Bactra', a cognate of either the Old Persian 'Bâxtar' ('West') or 'Bāxtriš' ('She Who Divides')
48 	Darmasa 	Possibly a form of 'Damascus' taken from a classical Semitic source
49 	Daphnai 	Modern-day Tall Al-Dafana in Egypt, and ancient fortress town
50 	Drapsaka 	Modern-Day Kunduz in Afghanistan
51 	Eion 	A city in Thrace, location of the unsuccessful Ionian revolt of 497 BC and an early conquest of the Delian League
52 	Gandutava 	A city in Arachosia
53 	Gaugamela 	A place where the Battle of Gaugamela occurred
54 	Harmozeia 	A city at the Straits of Hormuz
55 	Ekatompylos 	Modern-day Qumis
56 	Izata 	
57 	Kampada 	
58 	Kapisa 	Province in Afghanistan
59 	Karmana 	Town in Navoiy District in Navoiy Region in Uzbekistan
60 	Kounaxa 	Located on the banks of the Euphrates near present-day Baghdad, Iraq
61 	Kuganaka 	Modern-day Kuganak in Isfahan province
62 	Nautaka 	Located in Sogdia, the location where the last Achaemenid emperor, Bessus, was imprisoned; also spelled 'Nautaca'
63 	Paishiyauvada	Bardiya son of Cyrus proclaimed himself king of Persia on a hill outside of this town, the 'Home of Archives and Sacred Writings', presumably for Pasargadae
64 	Patigrbana 	Possibly modern-day Mashhad, Hystaspes fought Parthian and Hyrcanian rebels here in 520 BC
65 	Phrada 	Capital of Farah Province, located in western Afghanistan; also known as Farah
== References ==
== See also ==
* Persian cities in other games
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