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The Behistun Inscription (also Bisotun, Bisitun or Bisutun; Persian: بیستون, Old Persian: Bagastana, meaning "the place of god") is a multilingual Achaemenid royal inscription and large rock relief on a cliff at Mount Behistun in the Kermanshah Province of Iran, near the city of Kermanshah in western Iran, established by Darius the Great (r.
Mount Bisotoun (or Behistun and Bisotun) is a mountain of the Zagros Mountains range, located in Kermanshah Province, western Iran. It is located 525 kilometers (326 mi) west of Tehran . Behistun Inscription of Darius the Great
A view of the Palace A Picture of Biston inscription. Behistun palace is a ruined Sassanid palace located in Bisotun, 20 kilometres (12 mi) from Kermanshah, Iran.It faces the cliff with the much older Behistun inscription and rock relief, across the ancient road running between Behistun mountain and Behistun lake.
Bisotun, located on an ancient trade route in Iran, holds artifacts from various historic periods, including the Median and Achaemenid empires. The site's highlight is a bas-relief and cuneiform of Darius I from 521 BC, depicting his rise to power and sovereignty.
The Parthian Stone in Bisotun, Iran. The Parthian Stone [1] is a relief located in the ancient site of Bisotun in Kermanshah Province, Iran, a UNESCO world heritage site. It shows a Parthian king with a bowl in his left hand. It also has an inscription, which identities the king as Vologases.
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Bisotun (Persian: بيستون) [a] is a city in, and the capital of, Bisotun District of Harsin County, Kermanshah province, Iran. [4] It also serves as the administrative center for Chamchamal Rural District .
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