Tall-e Bakun

Tall-e Bakun or Tall-i Bakun is a prehistoric site located in , . It is an ancient Ancient Near Eastern site about 3 kilometers south of in the Kor River basin.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: archaeological site in Iran
  • Also known as: “Tall-e Bakun A” and “Tall-i Bakun”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Persepolis and Palace of Darius I..

Photo: Bernd81, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a historical site 60 km north of , in province. It was the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire, inscribed in the UNESCO list in 1979.

Ruins
Photo: درفش کاویانی, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Tachara, or the Tachar Château, also referred to as the Palace of Darius the Great, was the exclusive building of Darius I at , . It is located 70 km northeast of the modern city of in . is situated 2½ km north of Tall-e Bakun.

Ruins
Photo: Alborzagros, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, also known as the Gate of Xerxes, is located in the ruins of the ancient city of , Iran. The construction of the Stairs of All Nations and was ordered by the Achaemenid king Xerxes I, the successor of the founder of Persepolis, Darius I the Great. is situated 2½ km north of Tall-e Bakun.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kenareh.

Village
is a village in, and the capital of, Rural District of the Central District of Marvdasht County, province, .

Tall-e Bakun

Latitude
29.91383° or 29° 54′ 50″ north
Longitude
52.88558° or 52° 53′ 8″ east
Open location code
7HXJWV7P+G6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 807285812
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q2390486
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Russian—“Tall-e Bakun” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “德里·巴昆”
  • Dutch: “Tall-i Bakun”
  • Finnish: “Bakunin kulttuuri”
  • Finnish: “Tall-i-Bakun”
  • French: “Tall-i Bakun”
  • German: “Tall-i Bakun”
  • Persian: “تل باکون”
  • Russian: “Бакун”
  • Russian: “Тали-Бакун”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tall-e Bakun B and زمین چمن.

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