A SECOND PERSEPOLIS ALIGNMENT
Persepolis is aligned with the ancient Sumarian/Babylonian/Assyrian center at Nippur; Baalbek and the ancient Phoenician city of Byblos; the ancient cities of Palaikastro and Knossos on the Island Of Crete; the Island of Malta; the North African site of ancient Roman construction at Volubilis; and the Incan and Pre-Incan fortress, temples and astronomical observatories at Ingapirca.
The axis points of this great circle are 54° 05' N, 165° 20' W and 54° 05' S, 14° 40' E. The great circle crosses the equator at 75° 20' W and 104° 40' E. The upper latitudes are 35° 55' S at 165° 20' W and 35° 55' N at 14° 40' E.
| Links: | Latitude | Longitude | To Great Circle |
| Ingapirca | 2° 31' S | 78° 49' W | 6 miles |
| Volubilis | 34° 51' N | 5° 33' W | 11 miles |
| Malta | 35° 53' N | 14° 31' E | 0 miles |
| Knossos | 35° 17' N | 25° 09' E | 13 miles |
| Palaikastro | 35° 14' N | 26° 16' E | 12 miles |
| Byblos | 34° 08' N | 35° 38' E | 0 miles |
| Baalbek | 34° 00' N | 36° 13' E | 2 miles |
| Nippur | 32° 05' N | 45° 10' E | 3 miles |
| Persepolis | 29° 50' N | 52° 52' E | 7 miles |