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.
- Tourist attraction
- …lies at an elevation of around 1,270 metres (4,180 feet)
- Description: Iranian national heritage site
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Behestan and Tak Aghaj.
Behestan Castle
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Latitude
36.66053° or 36° 39′ 38″ north
Longitude
47.73651° or 47° 44′ 11″ east
Open location code
8H89MP6P+6J
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Behestan Castle” goes by many names.
قلعة بهستانArabic
قلعه بهستانPersian
بهستان قالاسیSouth Azerbaijani
Behestan KalesiTurkish
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