Iran
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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”, and “شهر باستانی بیشاپور”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Palace of Valerian and Tang-e-Chogan Archeological Site.

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 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.

Photo: درفش کاویانی, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 1 km northeast of Bishapur.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Qaemiyeh.

Town
is a city in the Central District of Kuhchenar County, province, , serving as capital of both the county and the district. The city is at the junction of Road 86 and Road 55. is situated 8 km north of Bishapur.

Bishapur

Latitude
29.77666° or 29° 46′ 36″ north
Longitude
51.57087° 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”
  • 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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