Iran
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Isfahan

Hasht Behesht

Hasht Behesht or Hasht-Behesht is a 17th-century pavilion in , . It was built by the order of Suleiman I, the eighth shah of Safavid Iran, and functioned mainly as a private pavilion.
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  • Opening hours: 8:30 AM—6:00 PM
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: palace in Isfahan, Iranian national heritage site
  • Also known as: “Hasht Behesht Palace” and “Hasht Bihisht Palace”
  • Wheelchair access: no
Photo: Alireza Javaheri, CC BY 3.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Chehel Sotoun and Honar Bazaar.

Museum
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is a 17th century pavilion and garden, in , . It was commissioned by Abbas the Great and completed by Shah Abbas II, both Safavid Shahs, mostly for royal entertainment and receptions. is situated 480 metres north of Hasht Behesht.

Marketplace
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is a marketplace, which is situated 130 metres south of Hasht Behesht.

Mosque
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Chahār Bāgh School or the Chahār Bāgh Madrasa, also known as Madrese-ye Madar-e Shah, is a 17–18th century cultural complex in , . The compound was built during the reign of Soltan Hoseyn, a Safavid shah, to serve as a theological and clerical school. is situated 230 metres southwest of Hasht Behesht.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Isfahan and Jey Shir.

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is a city in central Iran, south of Tehran and is the capital of . Due to its beautiful hand-painted tiling and magnificent public square, it is considered to be one of the most beautiful cities in the world.

Neighborhood
is a village in Jey Rural District, in the Central District of Isfahan County, Isfahan Province, . At the 2006 census, its population was 1,972, in 519 families. is situated 7 km east of Hasht Behesht.

Neighborhood
is a village in Jey Rural District, in the Central District of Isfahan County, Isfahan Province, . At the 2006 census, its population was 253, in 65 families. is situated 8 km east of Hasht Behesht.

Hasht Behesht

Latitude
32.65334° or 32° 39′ 12″ north
Longitude
51.67014° or 51° 40′ 13″ east
Elevation
1,582 metres (5,190 feet)
Open location code
8H4HMM3C+83
Open­Street­Map ID
way 244274792
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Geo­Names ID
6533378
Wiki­data ID
Q1314130
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Hasht Behesht” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قصر هشت‌ بهشت”
  • Arabic: “قصر هشت بهشت”
  • Armenian: “Հաշթ Բեհեշթ”
  • Azerbaijani: “Haşt-Bəhəşt”
  • Azerbaijani: “Həşt-Behişt”
  • Basque: “Hasht Behesht”
  • Bulgarian: “Хащ Бехещ”
  • Catalan: “Hacht-Behecht”
  • Chinese: “八重天宫”
  • Danish: “Hasht Behesht”
  • Dutch: “Hasht Behesht”
  • Dutch: “Hasjt Behesjt”
  • French: “Hacht-Behecht”
  • German: “Hascht Behescht Palast”
  • German: “Hascht-Behescht-Palast”
  • Hungarian: “Hast Behest-palota”
  • Italian: “Hasht Behesht”
  • Persian: “عمارت هشت بهشت”
  • Persian: “کاخ هشت‌بهشت”
  • Persian: “هشت‌بهشت”
  • Portuguese: “Hasht Behesht”
  • Russian: “Дворец Хашт-Бехешт”
  • Russian: “Хашт-Бехешт”
  • Spanish: “Hasht Bihisht”
  • Turkish: “Heşt Beheşt”
  • Ukrainian: “Хашт-Бехешт”
  • Urdu: “ہشت بہشت محل”
  • Western Panjabi: “ہشت بہشت محل”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Hasht Behesht”. Photo: Ermackiyani8, CC BY-SA 4.0.