Behestan Castle
Behestan castle is a historical castle located in Mahneshan County in Zanjan Province, Iran, near Behestan village and next to Ghezel Ozan river. The first building of this fort belongs to the Sasanian Empire, but it was used in the Islamic period and the 5th to 7th centuries AH.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Hamidrezabazargani, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: Iranian national heritage site
- Also known as: “Behestān Castle”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Behestan and Tak Aghaj.
Behestan
Village
Photo: Mardetanha, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Behestan is a village in Mah Neshan Rural District of the Central District in Mahneshan County, Zanjan province, Iran.
Tak Aghaj
Village
Tak Aghaj is a village in Mah Neshan Rural District of the Central District in Mahneshan County, Zanjan province, Iran. Tak Aghaj is situated 4 km northwest of Behestan Castle.
Sarik
Village
Sarik is a village in, and the capital of, Mah Neshan Rural District in the Central District of Mahneshan County, Zanjan province, Iran. The rural district was previously administered from the city of Mah Neshan. Sarik is situated 7 km northwest of Behestan Castle.
Behestan Castle
- Categories: cultural property, castle, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Zanjan Province, Iran, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
36.66053° or 36° 39′ 38″ northLongitude
47.73651° or 47° 44′ 11″ eastElevation
1,274 metres (4,180 feet)Open location code
8H89MP6P+6JOpenStreetMap ID
node 3990238341OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
12493535Wikidata ID
Q5942475
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to South Azerbaijani—“Behestan Castle” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قلعة بهستان”
- French: “château de Behestan”
- French: “Château de Behestan”
- Persian: “قلعه بهستان”
- South Azerbaijani: “بهستان قالاسی”
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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 “Behestan Castle”. Photo: Hamidrezabazargani, CC BY-SA 4.0.