Taq-e Bostan

Taq-e Bostan is a site with a series of large rock reliefs in , carved around the 4th century CE during the Sasanian era. This example of Sasanian art is located 5 km from the city center of .
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Photo: Alih2, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: archaeological site in Kermanshah, Iranian national heritage site
  • Also known as: “arco del giardino”, “Ās̄ār-e Tārīkhī-ye Ţāq-e Bostān”, “Tagh-e Bostan”, “Taq wa San”, “טאק-בוסטן”, “طاق بستان‎”, “ターゲ・ボスターン”, and “塔克 波斯坦”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Western Taq-e Bostan Park and Razi University.

Park
Photo: Soheilchehri, CC BY-SA 4.0.

University
is a public university based in , . is situated 2 km west of Taq-e Bostan.

Peak
Photo: Hosseiniran, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Maiwala or Farokhshad is a mountain of the Zagros… is situated 3½ km northwest of Taq-e Bostan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Deh Pahn and Karnachi.

Village
is a Neighbourhood in , . is situated 4½ km south of Taq-e Bostan.

Village
is a Neighbourhood in , . is situated 6 km west of Taq-e Bostan.

Village
is a village in Dorudfaraman Rural District… is situated 6 km south of Taq-e Bostan.

Taq-e Bostan

Latitude
34.38705° or 34° 23′ 13″ north
Longitude
47.13203° or 47° 7′ 55″ east
Elevation
1,326 metres (4,350 feet)
Open location code
8H6994PJ+RR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 296783422
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
6720819
Wiki­data ID
Q940045
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Taq-e Bostan” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “طاق بستان”
  • Armenian: “Թաղե Բոսթան”
  • Belarusian: “Так-е Бостан”
  • Catalan: “Taq-e Bostan”
  • Cebuano: “Ţāq-e Bostān”
  • Central Kurdish: “تاقوەسان”
  • Chinese: “塔奇·博斯坦岩石浮雕”
  • Dimli (individual language): “Taxê Bostan”
  • Dutch: “Taq-e-Bustan”
  • French: “Taq-e Bostan”
  • German: “Taq-e Bostan”
  • Hebrew: “טאק בוסתאן”
  • Italian: “Taq-e Bostan”
  • Japanese: “ターク・イ・ブスタン”
  • Korean: “타크 보스탄”
  • Lithuanian: “Take Bostanas”
  • Persian: “آثار تاریخی طاق بستان”
  • Persian: “طاق بستان”
  • Persian: “طاق‌بستان”
  • Russian: “Так-е Бостан”
  • Slovenian: “Taq-e Bostan”
  • South Azerbaijani: “طاق‌بوستان”
  • Spanish: “Taq-i Bostan”
  • Turkish: “Tak-ı Bostan”
  • Uzbek: “Toqi boʻston”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: طاقبستان and سه راه مسکن.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: مجموعه باستانی طاق بستان and بلیط فروشی طاق بستان.

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