Behistun inscription is in Iran, in Harsin County. This sheet answers with open data: what the place is, where it sits at GPS precision, when it dates from (600 BC) and which notable attractions lie a few kilometers away.
Data sheet
What it is
Monument
Country
Iran
City or region
Harsin County
Origin (P571)
600 BC
Coordinates
34.3904 N, 47.4359 E
UNESCO World Heritage
No recorded designation
Notability (sitelinks)
70
The 5 closest notable attractions
Attraction
Country
Distance (km)
Ecbatana
Iran
109.2
Takht-e Soleyman
Iran
246.9
Susa
Iran
256.4
Soltaniyeh Dome
Iran
258.5
Soltaniyeh
Iran
258.6
The closest neighbor is Ecbatana, 109.2 km away in a straight line. The table above answers the question every itinerary starts with: what else is nearby?
The name in 3 languages
Português
inscrição de Behistun
English
Behistun inscription
Español
inscripción de Behistún
Source and method
Source
Wikidata (CC0), snapshot of 2026-07-09
Distances
Haversine over 34.3904 N, 47.4359 E and the 2,000 attractions in the snapshot
Notability
Behistun inscription: 70 sitelinks; closest neighbor Ecbatana at 109.2 km