Bishapur

Bishapur was an ancient city in and one of the capitals of the Sasanian Empire, near the city of . This city, listed among Iran's World Heritage Sites, covers an area of about 200 hectares and contains a rich complex of historical monuments and structures.
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  • Tourist attraction
  • …lies at an elevation of 789 metres (2,589 feet)
  • Description: ancient city in Kazerun County, Iranian national heritage site
  • Also known as
    “Ancient City of Bishapur”
    “Bishabur”
    “Bishapoor”
    “Bishapour”
    “Tall Gūk”
    “Tall Kūhak”
    “شهر باستانی بیشاپور”
    “شهر تاریخی بیشاپور”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mosaic Porch and Palace of Valerian.
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The Mosaic Ayvan is one of the architectural… is situated 660 metres northeast of Bishapur.
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Valerian Palace or Valerianus Palace is an ancient… is situated 710 metres northeast of Bishapur.
درفش کاویانی, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 1 km northeast of Bishapur.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tang-e Chowgan-e Sofla and Tang-e Chowgan-e Sofla-ye Dar Shuri.
is a village in Shapur Rural…
is a village… is situated 2½ km northeast of Bishapur.
is a village in Shapur Rural… is situated 4 km northeast of Bishapur.

Bishapur

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Latitude
29.77666° or 29° 46′ 36″ north
Longitude
51.57086° or 51° 34′ 15″ east
Open location code
7HXHQHGC+M8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 380125940
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
140452
Wiki­data ID
Q477898

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Bishapur” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بيشابور”
  • Arabic: “مدينة بيشابور القديمة”
  • Azerbaijani: “Bişapur”
  • Basque: “Bixapur”
  • Belarusian: “Бішапур”
  • Bengali: “বিশাপুর”
  • Catalan: “Bishapur”
  • Catalan: “Bixapur”
  • Chinese: “比沙普尔”
  • Chinese: “比沙普爾”
  • Croatian: “Bišapur”
  • Czech: “Bíšápúr”
  • Dutch: “Bishapur”
  • Esperanto: “Biŝapur”
  • French: “Bichapour”
  • French: “Bishapour”
  • Georgian: “ბიშაპური”
  • German: “Bischapur”
  • German: “Sassanidenstadt Bischapur”
  • Hebrew: “בישאפור”
  • Hungarian: “Bisápur”
  • Indonesian: “Bishapur”
  • Irish: “Bishapur”
  • Italian: “Bishapour”
  • Italian: “Bishapur”
  • Japanese: “ビーシャープール”
  • Japanese: “ビシャープル”
  • Japanese: “ビシャプール”
  • Persian: “بیشابور”
  • Persian: “بیشاپور”
  • Persian: “تل کوهک”
  • Persian: “تل گوک”
  • Persian: “شاپور”
  • Persian: “محل پایتخت قدیم شاپور (شهر بیشاپور)”
  • Pushto: “بيشاپور”
  • Russian: “Бишапур”
  • Russian: “Древний город Бишапур”
  • Serbian: “Бишапур”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Bišapur”
  • Slovenian: “Bišapur”
  • Spanish: “Bishapur”
  • Swedish: “Bishapur”
  • Tajik: “Бишопур”
  • Turkish: “Bişapur”
  • Turkish: “Bişâpûr”
  • Ukrainian: “Бішапур”
  • Urdu: “بیشاپور”

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