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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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: ancient city in Kazerun County, Iranian national heritage site
  • Also known as: “Ancient City of Bishapur”, “Bishabur”, “Bishapoor”, “Bishapour”, “Bīshāpūr”, “Tall Gūk”, “Tall Kuhak”, “Tall Kūhak”, “شهر باستانی بیشاپور”, and “شهر تاریخی بیشاپور”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mosaic Porch and Palace of Valerian.

Archaeological site
Photo: Ziegler175, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Mosaic Ayvan is one of the architectural structures of the ancient city of Bishapur, located in , . The structure was built in the 3rd century CE by order of Shapur I, the second king of the Sasanian Empire. is situated 660 metres northeast of Bishapur.

Castle
Photo: reibai, CC BY 2.0.
Valerian Palace or Valerianus Palace is an ancient palace in the historical city of Bishapur in County in . This palace was built for Valerian, the Roman Emperor, to reside in as prisoner, within the royal citadel of Bishapur, after the victory of Shapur I, the Sasanian king, over Valerian, the Roman emperor, in the Battle of Edessa. is situated 710 metres northeast of Bishapur.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tang-e Chowgan-e Sofla and Tang-e Chowgan-e Sofla-ye Dar Shuri.

Village
is a village in Shapur Rural District, in the Central District of , , . At the 2006 census, its population was 191, in 41 families.

Village
is a village in Shapur Rural District, in the Central District of , , . At the 2006 census, its population was 249, in 52 families. is situated 2½ km northeast of Bishapur.

Village
is a village in Shapur Rural District, in the Central District of , , . At the 2006 census, its population was 511, in 113 families. is situated 4 km northeast of Bishapur.

Bishapur

Latitude
29.77666° or 29° 46′ 36″ north
Longitude
51.57086° or 51° 34′ 15″ east
Elevation
789 metres (2,589 feet)
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”
  • 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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