Tall-i Bakun
Tall-i Bakun or Tall-e Bakun was a prehistoric site in the Ancient Near East about 3 kilometers south of Persepolis in the Kor River basin. It was inhabited during bakun period of pre 5500–4100 BC and followed with Lapuid period around 4100–3500 BC in its second fade.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: archaeological site in Iran
- Also known as: “Tall-e Bakun A”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Persepolis and The Gate of All Nations.
Persepolis
Photo: Bernd81, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Persepolis is a historical site 60 km north of Shiraz, in Fars province. It was the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire, inscribed in the UNESCO list in 1979.
The Gate of All Nations
Ruins
Photo: Alborzagros, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Gate of All Nations, also known as the Gate of Xerxes, is located in the ruins of the ancient city of Persepolis, Iran. The construction of the Stairs of All Nations and the Gate of All Nations was ordered by the Achaemenid king Xerxes I, the successor of the founder of Persepolis, Darius I the Great. The Gate of All Nations is situated 2½ km north of Tall-i Bakun.
Palace of Darius I.
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 Persepolis, Iran. It is located 70 km northeast of the modern city of Shiraz in Fars province. Palace of Darius I. is situated 2½ km north of Tall-i Bakun.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Marvdasht.
Marvdasht
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Marvdasht is a city in the Central District of Marvdasht County, Fars province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. Marvdasht is situated 9 km southwest of Tall-i Bakun.
Tall-i Bakun
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Fars, Central Iran, Iran, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
29.91383° or 29° 54′ 50″ northLongitude
52.88558° or 52° 53′ 8″ eastOpen location code
7HXJWV7P+G6OpenStreetMap ID
way 807285812OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q2390486
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Russian—“Tall-i 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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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 “Tall-i Bakun”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.