Mount Behistun
| ancient, archaeological site, anchorage
Iran /
Kermanshah /
Harsin /
World
/ Iran
/ Kermanshah
/ Harsin
, 24 km from center (هرسين)
mount, ancient, archaeological site, anchorage

site :
heritageinstitute.com/zoroastrianism/behistun/index.htm
foto :
www.google.com.tr/search?q=%DA%A9%D9%88%D9%87+%D8%A8%DB...
Mount Bisotoun (or Behistun and Bisotun) is a mountain of the Zagros Mountains range, located in Kermanshah Province of western Iran. It is located 525 kilometers (326 mi) west of Tehran.
Cultural history[edit]
It is well known for the famous Behistun Inscription and rock relief in which the great Achaemenian King, Darius the Great, had the narrative of his exploits carved around 500 BC.
Legends[edit]
A legend began around Mount Bisotoun, as written about by the Persian poet Ferdosi in his Shahnameh (Book of Kings) circa 1000 AD, about a man named Farhad, who was a lover of Khosrow's wife, Shirin. The legend states that, exiled for his transgression, Farhad was given the task of cutting away the mountain to find water; if he succeeded, he would be given permission to marry Shirin. After many years and the removal of half the mountain, he did find water, but was informed by Khosrow that Shirin had died. He went mad, threw his axe down the hill, kissed the ground and died. It is told in the book of Khosrow and Shirin that his axe was made out of a pomegranate tree, and, where he threw the axe, a pomegranate tree grew with fruit that would cure the ill. Shirin was not dead, according to the story, and mourned upon hearing the news.
heritageinstitute.com/zoroastrianism/behistun/index.htm
foto :
www.google.com.tr/search?q=%DA%A9%D9%88%D9%87+%D8%A8%DB...
Mount Bisotoun (or Behistun and Bisotun) is a mountain of the Zagros Mountains range, located in Kermanshah Province of western Iran. It is located 525 kilometers (326 mi) west of Tehran.
Cultural history[edit]
It is well known for the famous Behistun Inscription and rock relief in which the great Achaemenian King, Darius the Great, had the narrative of his exploits carved around 500 BC.
Legends[edit]
A legend began around Mount Bisotoun, as written about by the Persian poet Ferdosi in his Shahnameh (Book of Kings) circa 1000 AD, about a man named Farhad, who was a lover of Khosrow's wife, Shirin. The legend states that, exiled for his transgression, Farhad was given the task of cutting away the mountain to find water; if he succeeded, he would be given permission to marry Shirin. After many years and the removal of half the mountain, he did find water, but was informed by Khosrow that Shirin had died. He went mad, threw his axe down the hill, kissed the ground and died. It is told in the book of Khosrow and Shirin that his axe was made out of a pomegranate tree, and, where he threw the axe, a pomegranate tree grew with fruit that would cure the ill. Shirin was not dead, according to the story, and mourned upon hearing the news.
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Behistun
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 34°23'37"N 47°24'31"E
- Parav Mountain 19 km
- Kohhai Dalaho 141 km
- Ashrafabad Mountain 144 km
- Soren 173 km
- ChehelCheshmeh Mountain Range 189 km
- Mount Murawid 201 km
- Mount Hasbi 212 km
- Mount Juspi 220 km
- Mount Shakal 222 km
- Kalakajar Mount 224 km
- Bistoon Forest Park 2.2 km
- Bisotun 2.5 km
- Alzahra Town 2.6 km
- sarab-e biston 3.1 km
- Bisotun 3.3 km
- KPIC Amonia and urea plant 6.2 km
- كارخانه سيمان غرب 12 km
- Anahita Petrochemical Plant 12 km
- Dalihdalih 14 km
- Bisotun Protected Area 15 km