Middle East
Iran
West Azerbaijan Province

Takht-e Soleymān

Takht-e Soleymān, is an archaeological site in West Azerbaijan, dating back to the Sasanian Empire. It lies midway between and , very near the present-day town of , and 400 km west of .
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: archaeological site in West Azarbaijan, Iranian national heritage site
  • Also known as: “Takht-e Soleiman”, “Takht-e Soleyman”, “Takht-e Suleiman”, and “Takht-i-Suleiman”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Baba Nazar and Guleh Guleh.

Village
is a village in Chaman Rural District, Takht-e Soleyman District, Takab County, West Azerbaijan Province, . At the 2006 census, its population was 679, in 146 families. is situated 3½ km southeast of Takht-e Soleymān.

Village
is a village in Ahmadabad Rural District, Takht-e Soleyman District, Takab County, West Azerbaijan Province, . At the 2006 census, its population was 182, in 46 families. is situated 6 km northwest of Takht-e Soleymān.

Village
is a village in Chaman Rural District, Takht-e Soleyman District, Takab County, West Azerbaijan Province, . At the 2006 census, its population was 76, in 13 families. is situated 6 km southwest of Takht-e Soleymān.

Takht-e Soleymān

Latitude
36.6046° or 36° 36′ 17″ north
Longitude
47.23476° or 47° 14′ 5″ east
Elevation
2,200 metres (7,218 feet)
Open location code
8H89J63M+RW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 203537193
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
6721843
Wiki­data ID
Q115253
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Takht-e Soleymān” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “تخت سليمان”
  • Armenian: “Թախթե Սոլեյման”
  • Armenian: “Թահթ ե Սոլեյման”
  • Azerbaijani: “Təxti Süleyman”
  • Azerbaijani: “Təxti-Süleyman”
  • Basque: “Takht-e Soleiman”
  • Bulgarian: “Тахт-и-Сулайман”
  • Catalan: “Takht-e Soleyman”
  • Cebuano: “Takht-e Soleymān (arkiyolohiyang dapit sa Iran)”
  • Cebuano: “Takht-e Soleymān”
  • Central Kurdish: “تەختی سلێمان”
  • Chinese: “塔赫特苏莱曼”
  • Chinese: “塔赫特蘇萊曼”
  • Croatian: “Taht-e Sulejman”
  • Croatian: “Tahti Sulejman”
  • Czech: “Tacht-e Sulejmán”
  • Dutch: “Takht-e Soleyman”
  • Dutch: “Takht-E Soleyman”
  • Finnish: “Takht-e Soleyman”
  • Finnish: “Takht-i Suleiman”
  • French: “Takht-e Soleiman”
  • French: “Takht-e Soleyman”
  • French: “Takht-e Suleiman”
  • French: “Takht-e-Soleiman”
  • Georgian: “ტახტ-ი სულეიმანი”
  • German: “Tacht-e Suleiman”
  • German: “Tacht-i Suleiman”
  • German: “Takht-e Sulaiman”
  • German: “Takht-i Suleiman”
  • Hebrew: “תח’ת-י סולימאן”
  • Hungarian: “Taht-e Szolejmán”
  • Italian: “Takht-e Soleyman”
  • Japanese: “タハテ・スレマーン”
  • Japanese: “タフテ・スレイマーン”
  • Japanese: “タフテ・ソレイマーン”
  • Kirghiz: “Сулайман тактысы”
  • Latvian: “Tahte Soleimāna”
  • Lithuanian: “Tacht e Soleimanas”
  • Lithuanian: “Tachte Soleimanas”
  • Malayalam: “തഖ്ത്-ഇ സൊലെയ്മാൻ”
  • Maltese: “Takht-e Soleyman”
  • Mazanderani: “تخت سلیمان”
  • Mingrelian: “ტახტ-ი სულეიმანი”
  • Mongolian: “Тахт-и-Сулейман”
  • Nepali: “तख्त-ए सोलेमन”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Takht-e Suleiman”
  • Persian: “آذر ‘شنسب”
  • Persian: “آذر گشنسپ”
  • Persian: “اذر ‘شنسب”
  • Persian: “اذر گشنسپ”
  • Persian: “تخت سلیمان خرابه‌های شهر و آتشکده”
  • Persian: “تخت سلیمان”
  • Persian: “شهرباستانی تخت سلیمان”
  • Persian: “شیز”
  • Persian: “گنزک”
  • Portuguese: “Tacte-e Soleimão”
  • Portuguese: “Takht-e Sulaiman”
  • Russian: “Тахт-е Солейман”
  • Russian: “Тахт-и Сулейман”
  • Russian: “Тахт-и-Сулайман”
  • Serbian: “Тахте Солејман”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Taht-e Sulejman”
  • Slovak: “Tacht-e Solejmán”
  • Slovenian: “Taht-e Solejman”
  • South Azerbaijani: “تخت سلیمان”
  • South Azerbaijani: “سوغورلو”
  • Spanish: “Tajt-e Soleiman”
  • Spanish: “Tajt-e Soleimán”
  • Spanish: “Takht e Soleyman”
  • Spanish: “Takht e Sulaiman”
  • Spanish: “Takht i Suleiman”
  • Spanish: “Takht-e Soleyman”
  • Spanish: “Takht-e Sulaiman”
  • Spanish: “Takht-i Suleiman”
  • Swedish: “Takht-e Soleyman”
  • Tajik: “Тахти Сулаймон”
  • Tatar: “Тәхте-Сөләйман”
  • Turkish: “Taht-ı Süleyman”
  • Ukrainian: “Тахт-е Солейман”
  • Urdu: “تخت سلیمان”
  • Vietnamese: “Takht-e Soleyman”

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