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Yet, among the earliest surviving religious sites from the Achaemenid empire is the outdoor open-air fire precinct at Paārsarga or Pasargadae, the royal capital of Kuūru š or Cyrus II. After Arab Muslims conquered Iran in the 7th century, Zoroastrianism began to decline demographically and institutionally. Most urban Zoroastrians adopted Islam between the 8th and 10th centuries ce, and it spread among rural Zoroastrians from the 10th through 13th centuries. In addition to the holy fire at Udvada, there are seven other highest level fires, each with its own temple in modern India. Fire-temples are not the only institutional locations of worship for Parsis in Mumbai. As the high priest had settled there during the 12th century, Yazd province became the ritual epicenter for Iranian Zoroastrians. The demands of modernity and the dispersion as minorities have brought change to the places where Zoroastrians perform their rituals.
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