Persian cities are cities that can be founded by the Persian civilization in Civilization VI and its expansions. The first city founded is the 
Capital, and the names of future cities are chosen at random from the list below.
The names listed are default names; players can change their cities' names if they choose.
List of cities[]
| City Name | Notes |
|---|---|
| Capital
| |
| Pasargadae (under Cyrus) | (a. 𐎱𐎠𐎰𐎼𐎥𐎭𐎠 m. پاسارگاد) Capital of the Achaemenid Empire under Cyrus |
| Mashhad (under Nader Shah) | (مشهد) City in Northeast Iran |
| Cities | |
| Susa | (a. 𐏂𐎢𐏁𐎠 m. شوش) Capital of Elam and winter capital of the Achaemenid Empire |
| Hagmatana | (a. 𐏃𐎥𐎶𐎫𐎠𐎴 m. هگمتانه) Medes' capital in the late 8th century BCE chosen by Deioces |
| Tarsus | (a. 𐎫𐎠𐎼𐏁 m. طرسوس) Fourth Largest metropolitan area in Turkey |
| Bakhtri | (a. 𐎲𐎠𐎧𐎫𐎼𐎡𐏁 m. بلخ) Region between Iran and Central Asia, more commonly known as Bactria in English or Balkh in modern Persian |
| Sparda | (a. 𐎿𐎱𐎼𐎭 m. اسپاردا) Capital of Lydia, which was also called Sparda in Old Persian |
| Gordian | (a. ? m. گردیوم) Corruption of Gordion or Gordium, site of the Gordian Knot undone by Alexander the Great |
| Tushpa | (a. 𐎬𐎿𐎱 m. توشپا) Capital of Urartu in the 9th century BCE |
| Ray | (a. 𐎼𐎥𐎠 m. ری) Capital of Rey County |
| Zranka | (a. 𐏀𐎼𐎣 m. زَرَنکه) Achaemenid Satrapy known to the Greeks as Drangiana (Δραγγιανή) |
| Shahr-i Qumis | (a. 𐭪𐭥𐭬𐭩𐭮 m. قومس) Modern name of Qumis, capital of the Parthian Arsacid dynasty by 200 BC |
| Parsa | (a. 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 m. پرسپولیس) Persepolis; ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire and site of the Apadana |
| Halicarnassus | (a. ? m. هالیکارناس) City in Caria and site of the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, in modern-day Turkey |
| Ispahan | (a. 𐭮𐭯𐭠𐭧𐭠𐭭 m. اصفهان) Former Persian capital |
| Tyaiy Drayahya | (a. 𐎫𐎹𐎡𐎹𐏐𐎭𐎼𐎹𐏃𐎹𐎹) Achaemenid name for the satrapy of Hellespontine Phrygia (lit. "Countries by the Sea") |
| Mazaka | City in Anatolia known to the Greeks, Romans and now Turks as Caesarea/Kayseri |
| Haraiva | (a. 𐏃𐎼𐎡𐎺 m. هرات) Satrapy known also as Aria, now Herat, a city and province in Afghanistan |
| Anashan | (a. 𐎠𐎴𐏁𐎴 m. انشان) City in ancient Elam; birthplace of Cyrus; also a city-state |
| Pushkalavati | (पुष्कलावती) Capital of the Gandhāraḥ (Sanskrit: गन्धार, Persian: 𐎥𐎭𐎠𐎼) Kingdom in the Indus Valley |
| Pura | (a. 𐎱𐎢𐎼) Capital of the Satrapy of Gedrosia, where Alexander stopped during his disastrous march through the Gedrosian desert |
| Taxila | (Sanskrit: तक्षशिला Urdu: ٹيکسلا) Another capital of Gandhāraḥ, while it was a vassal state of the Achaemenids |
| Bukhara | (بخارا) Fifth largest city in Uzbekistan and one of the greatest centers of Persian culture in Central Asia |
| Ganzak | (a. 𐎥𐏀𐎣 b. گنزک) Possible seat of the Satrap of Media |
| Marakanda | Greek name of Samarkand (سمرقند), city in the Satrapy of Sogdiana; also a city-state |
| Thapsacus | Ancient town on the bank of the Euphrates where Cyrus planned his invasion of Babylonia |
| Istakhr | (استخر) Capital of the Sasanian Empire from 224 to 226 CE; remained a Zoroastrian city long after the Arab conquest of Persia |
| Artashat | (Արտաշատ) Known also by its Greek name Artaxata (Ἀρτάξατα), ancient capital of Armenia |
| Izki | (Arabic: إِزكي) Most ancient historic site of Oman, seemingly unrelated to Persia |
| Borazjan | (برازجان) City in Bushehr province, Iran, which was on the coast of the Persian Gulf in ancient times |
| Cyra | City in the Conquests of Alexander scenario; seemingly a corruption of Cyreschata (𐎤𐎽𐏁𐎣𐎰 lit. "City of Cyrus"), known also by its Greek name Cyropolis (Κυρούπολις) |
| Toprak Qala | (توپراققلعه) Capital of Khwarazm (خوارزم), also known as Choresmia, an ancient kingdom of Central Asia |
See also[]
- Persian cities in other games