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Explore Seh Chek in Iran

Seh Chek in the region of Kermānshāh is a town in Iran - some 251 mi or ( 404 km ) West of Tehran , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Seh Chek is now 11:01 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Tehran " with a UTC offset of 3.5 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Seh Chek, Chalabeh, Karbala, Baghdad, and Basra. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Seh Chek . Where to go and what to see in Seh Chek ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Mount Behistun

Mount Bisotoun is a mountain in the Kermanshah Province is located in the middle of the western part of Iran. It is located 525 kilometers from Tehran. It is well known for its rock relief in which the great Achaemenian King, Darius the Great, had the narrative of his exploits engraved around B.C. 500.

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Located at 34.39 47.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Kermanshah Province, Mountains of Iran

Kermanshah Airport

Shahid Ashrafi Esfahani Airport is an airport in Kermanshah, Iran.

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Located at 34.35 47.16 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Airports in Iran

Behistun Palace

Behistun palace is a ruined Sassanid palace located in Bisotun, 20 kilometres Kermanshah, Iran. It faces the cliff with the much older Behistun inscription, across the ancient road running between Behistun mountain and Behistun lake. The palace has long been regarded in Persian tradition as a residence of Shirin, queen of Khosrau II, the Sassanid Shah of Persia who reigned from 590 to 628, shortly before the Muslim conquest of Persia.

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Located at 34.39 47.44 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Sassanid architecture, World Heritage Sites in Iran

Behistun Inscription

The Behistun Inscription is a multi-lingual inscription located on Mount Behistun in the Kermanshah Province of Iran, near the city of Kermanshah in western Iran. Authored by Darius the Great sometime between his coronation as king of the Persian Empire in the summer of 522 BC and his death in autumn of 486 BC, the inscription begins with a brief autobiography of Darius, including his ancestry and lineage.

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Located at 34.39 47.44 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Ancient Persia, Archaeological corpora documents, Archaeological sites in Iran, Behistun Inscription, Kermanshah Province, Multilingual texts, Sculpture of the Ancient Near East

Taq-e Bostan

Taq-e Bostan or Taq-i-Bustan is a series of large rock relief from the era of Sassanid Empire of Persia, the Iranian dynasty which ruled western Asia from 226 to 650 AD. This example of Sassanid art is located 5 km from the city center of Kermanshah in western Iran. It is located in the heart of the Zagros mountains, where it has endured almost 1,700 years of wind and rain.

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Located at 34.39 47.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: 4th-century architecture, Archaeological sites in Iran, History of Iran, Iranian architecture, Kermanshah Province, Persian art, Persian words and phrases, Sassanid architecture, Sculpture of the Ancient Near East