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Bisotun

Also known as Behistun, Behistun Complex

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Location

Where it sits, and what is around it

Bisotun is about 35 km east of Kermanshah. The nearest other World Heritage site is Ecbatana, about 110 km away.

Nearest towns and cities

  • Kermanshah · about 828,000 peopleabout 35 km west
  • Sanandaj · about 349,000 peopleabout 110 km north
  • Hamadan · about 528,000 peopleabout 110 km north-east
  • Ilam · about 153,000 peopleabout 130 km south-west
  • Malayer · about 177,000 peopleabout 130 km east
  • Khorramabad · about 375,000 peopleabout 130 km south-east
BisotunKermanshahHamadanBorujerdMalayerEcbatanaHawraman/Uramanat50 km
The site is ringed; towns and other World Heritage sites are shown for context.

Nearby World Heritage sites

The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies

Map of Bisotun and the 5 nearest World Heritage sitesEcbatana1Hawraman/Uramanat2Khorramabad Valley3Takht-e Soleyman4Susa5Bisotun
Markers: square cultural, circle natural, diamond mixed.
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Susa

IranCultural256 km away

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