Explore Behvandi-ye Bala in Iran
Behvandi-ye Bala in the region of Khūzestān is a town in Iran - some 288 mi or ( 463 km ) South-West of Tehran , the country's capital city .
Current time in Behvandi-ye Bala is now 08:50 PM (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: Malsafar-e Sharqi, Behvandi-ye Bala, Basra, Al 'Amarah, and Tehran. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Malsafar-e Sharqi . Where to go and what to see in Behvandi-ye Bala ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Chogha Mish
Tappeh-ye Choghā Mīsh dating back to 6800 BC, is the site of a Chalcolithic settlement in Western Iran, located in the Khuzistan Province on the Susiana Plain. It was occupied at the beginning of 6800 BC and continuously from the Neolithic up to the Proto-Literate period. Chogha Mish Chogha Mish is located in IranChogha MishChogha Mish Coordinates: {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:32|12|33|N|48|32|46|E|type:city | |name= }}
Located at 32.22 48.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Gotvand County
Gotvand County is a county in Khuzestan Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Gotvand. It was separated from Shushtar County in 2005. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 58,311, in 11,440 families. The county is subdivided into two districts: the Central District and Aghili District. The county has two cities: Gotvand and Jannat Makan.
Located at 32.25 48.81 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Chogha Bonut
Chogha Bonut (alternatively, sometimes, Choga Bonut) is an archaeological site in southwestern Iran, located in the Khuzistan Province. It is believed that the site was settled as early as 7200 BCE, making it the oldest lowland village in southwestern Iran. The site was accidentally discovered in 1976 when the mound was in the process of being levelled for agribusiness development. Helene Kantor, then working at Chogha Mish nearby, hurried to the site and received a permit to investigate it.
Located at 32.22 48.51 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Gundeshapur
Gundeshapur was the intellectual center of the Sassanid empire and the home of the Academy of Gundishapur. Founded in 271 CE by the Sassanid king Shapur I, Gundeshapur was home to a teaching hospital, and also comprised a library and an centre of higher learning. It has been identified with extensive ruins south of Shahabad, a village 14 km south-east of Dezful, to the road for Shush, in the present-day province of Khuzestan, southwest Iran.
Located at 32.28 48.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Academy of Gondishapur
The Academy of Gondishapur, also Jondishapur, was a renowned academy of learning in the city of Gundeshapur, Iran/Persia during late antiquity, the intellectual center of the Sassanid empire. It offered training in medicine, philosophy, theology and science. The faculty were versed in the Zoroastrian and Persian traditions. According to The Cambridge History of Iran, it was the most important medical center of the ancient world during the 6th and 7th centuries.
Located at 32.28 48.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
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