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Touring Talkhab in Iran

Talkhab in the region of Kermānshāh is located in Iran - some 247 mi or ( 398 km ) West of Tehran , the country's capital city .

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Time in Talkhab is now 08:31 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Tehran " with a UTC offset of 3.5 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Darvand, Talkhab, Qal'eh-ye 'Ali, Qal'eh Gah, and Karbala. Being here already, consider visiting Darvand . Check out our recommendations for Talkhab ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Dinavar

Dinawar was a major city in the 8th-11th centuries, located to the northeast of Kermanshah in western Iran. The ruins of the city is now located in Dinawar District, in Sahneh County, Kermanshah Province. In the early Islamic times, it was called Mah al-Kufa, the element Mah probably originating from the fact that in the Seleucid period, the city was located in the heartland of Media. Dinawar historically has produced many scholars including Ebn Qotayba and Abu Hanifa Dinwari.

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Located at 34.58 47.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Populated places in Kermanshah Province, Sahneh County

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 16 km away
Tags: Kermanshah Province, Mountains of 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 17 km away
Tags: Ancient Persia, Archaeological corpora documents, Archaeological sites in Iran, Behistun Inscription, Kermanshah Province, Multilingual texts, Sculpture of the Ancient Near East

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 17 km away
Tags: Sassanid architecture, World Heritage Sites in Iran

Baderban

Baderban is a village in Kermanshah Province.

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Located at 34.48 47.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Populated places in Kermanshah Province