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Location

  • Iran (Islamic Republic of), Bīsotūn
  • geo:34.387726,47.437939

Period or year

  • -520~ / unknown

Classification

  • city
  • Visible

Behistun, garden

data access 10929

Behistun or Bisotun: town in Iran, site of several ancient monuments, including a famous inscription by the Persian king Darius I the Great. 

Nearby sites

  • Behistun, unfinished Sasanian palace
    Behistun, unfinished Sasanian palace
    Iran (Islamic Republic of), Chambaţān-e Pā’īn
  • Behistun Palace
    Ruins of the Sassanid Palace in Behistun [Kermanshah, Iran].Also Bisotun, Bistun or Bisutun.
    Iran (Islamic Republic of), Chambaţān-e Pā’īn
  • Hercules of Behistun
    Seleucid monument.Kermanshah, Iran
    Iran (Islamic Republic of), Bīsotūn
  • Hunters Cave at Behistun
    Qar Shekarchiyan - Paleolithic site - Bisotun, Bistun or Bisutun/Kermanshah,Iran
    Iran (Islamic Republic of), Bīsotūn

Use and reuse

Creators: Entry created by Voorburg, R.J.J. (2012-12-15) , last updated by Jona Lendering (2020-08-06), with possible contributions by others. CC BY-SA 4.0, metadata CC-0.
Persistent URI: https://vici.org/vici/10929
Data downloads: KML, RDF
Suggested citation: Voorburg, R.J.J. and Lendering, J., Behistun, garden. https://vici.org/vici/10929, accessed 2026-11-14.