The round city
The ancient city of Ardashir-Khwarrah was laid out as an almost perfect circle. Its outline is one of the earliest large-scale examples of circular urban planning.
Minimalist map poster · Iran
28.8446° N / 52.5715° E
A town in southern Fars beside the ruins of a perfectly circular Sasanian city, surrounded by mountains and a fertile valley plain.





One city, five moods
Ekamowa emwit style ouga bwe ouga ekamowa e dedaña ñan bwega. Style otata a kor eangan — eprint, eframe ke HD files.
Pixel ekwan · 24 × 36″ print filePrint-sharp
Enin 100% crop eo mai print file eo elango. Poster otata — eprint, eframe ke edownload — erender iaan server bwir e 300 DPI, dedaña ñan 7,200 × 10,800 pixels, bwe lane ekekedik ekwan ebwe crisp iaan print 24 × 36″.
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The map
Fīrūzābād lies in a valley in southern Fars province, enclosed by mountains. Just outside the modern town lies one of the most unusual shapes in Iranian archaeology: the ancient round city of Ardashir-Khwarrah, founded by Ardashir I, the first Sasanian king, in the third century. Its circular outline, about two kilometres across, is still visible from above.
The modern town has a more ordinary layout, with a central street network, orchards and fields around it, and roads following the valley. In the mountains nearby are the Palace of Ardashir and the fortress of Qal'eh Dokhtar, both part of the Sassanid Archaeological Landscape of Fars, which became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2018.
A Fīrūzābād map poster sets the modern town beside the traces of a planned circle drawn nearly two thousand years ago. Where the circular city's outline appears in the map data, it gives the composition a rare geometric element. Even without it, the valley setting and the orchards make a calm, carefully balanced print.
The ancient city of Ardashir-Khwarrah was laid out as an almost perfect circle. Its outline is one of the earliest large-scale examples of circular urban planning.
Mountains close in around the plain where the town lies. Roads follow the valley floor, giving the print a clear, contained structure.
Farmland surrounds the town in a patchwork of plots. It fills the space between the streets and the hills with a fine, even texture.
Make it yours
Add a date, a name or a line of your own, switch style, size or orientation.
Preview ededa low-resolution im watermark. Print im HD files erender iaan 300 DPI, dedaña ñan 7,200 × 10,800 px, ededa watermark.
Why Fīrūzābād
Fīrūzābād suits people with roots in Fars and anyone drawn to ancient history and city planning. Seeing the modern town beside a circle drawn by a Sasanian king gives the map a depth few places can match.
Personalise the title, subtitle and coordinates, perhaps in Persian or English and with a date or a family name. Choose from five styles, including Paper and Sand, which suit the historical theme. The HD files cost $9, and printed posters are also available.
Oder poster Fīrūzābād| Print size | Resolution | Files |
|---|---|---|
| 30 × 40 cm11.8 × 15.7″ | 3,543 × 4,724 px | PNG · PDF |
| 29.7 × 42 cm (A3)11.7 × 16.5″ | 3,508 × 4,961 px | PNG · PDF |
| 42 × 59.4 cm (A2)16.5 × 23.4″ | 4,961 × 7,016 px | PNG · PDF |
| 45.7 × 61 cm18 × 24″ | 5,400 × 7,200 px | PNG · PDF |
| 50 × 70 cm19.7 × 27.6″ | 5,906 × 8,268 px | PNG · PDF |
| 61 × 91.4 cm24 × 36″ | 7,200 × 10,800 px | PNG · PDF |
For comparison, the free preview is 900 px wide, watermarked and meant for screens. The HD files have up to 8× the resolution in each direction and print cleanly at full poster size.
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Eprint iaan matte paper 200 gsm, iaan size eo eo, mai 30 × 40 cm ñan 24 × 36″. Poster eprint eo emeja iaan $39, shipping ededo.
Eko. Emwit frame wood solid iaan black, white, oak natural ke wood dark. Etaña shatterproof glazing im ready ñan hang. Poster eframe emeja iaan $99, shipping ededo.
Shipping ma free ägen 60+ country. Poster ngaga eo e print ägen print partner nearest ibiema 30+ country, ae e tep ägen 3–7 business day. Ngaga kor status ae tracking ibe My Orders. Country ibiema e tep 2–5 week, ae country ngaga ibe shipping e bwaren, website e ibin oen bwa ngaga pay.
Kabun photo bwira iaan 14 aean mai delivery, im bwira ereprint ededo ke erefund.
Eko. Iaan editor page eanin, ouga change title, subtitle, im coordinates line ñan tomwin ouga koda, im emwit style im size. Order eprint, eframe im digital otata ekamowa design ouga tomwin.
Iaan $9 ouga ereub 300 DPI PNG im PDF print-ready iaan size otata eo, ededa watermark, ñan print ekamowa tomwin. Ouga aewedik? Download preview ededa watermarked kabun.