Mount Behistun
Mountain in Kermanshah Province, Iran
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Mount Bisotoun (or Behistun and Bisotun) is a mountain of the Zagros Mountains range, located in Kermanshah Province, western Iran. It is located 525 kilometers (326 mi) west of Tehran.
| Mount Behistun | |
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| Highest point | |
| Coordinates | 34°23′23″N 47°25′38″E |
| Naming | |
| Native name | بیستون (Persian) |
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| Parent range | Zagros Mountains |
Cultural history
Mount Bisotoun, aka Bīsitūn (referring to the mountain and the nearby village), is a mountain with a rock precipice in the Zagros Mountains in Kermanshah, Iran. Darius I inscribed the flat rock face in three languages c. 500 BC, known as the Behistun Inscription.[1]
Legends
A legend began around Mount Bisotoun, as written about by the Persian poet Nezami about a man named Farhad, who was a lover of Shirin.
Gallery
Farhad Tarash at the base of Mount Behistun
Farhad Tarash at the base of Mount Behistun
Goudarz
