To the west of the Behbahan plains, amidst the small and scattered meadows, there are the ruins of 'Behgovad' or 'Behgovaz'city which was used to extend 20 sq.km. in area.
The Tak Ab Gorge is located 20 km. northeast of Behbahan, and is also known as 'Darband-e-Pars'. In the natural terrain of this gorge, parts of the gravel walk or flagstones (for the royalty) from the Achaemenian era have been remained. On the top of ...
The Eshkeft Deraz Mountain lies 34 km. northwest of Behbahan with an elevation of 2,330 m. The Qallat River originates from here. This mountain spans from the northwest towards southeast and a part of which is densely covered with chestnut forests.
The municipality grounds of Behshahr city is the former Baq-e-Shah, reputedly known as Ashraf-ol-Belad of the Safavid period, which is full of fir trees and beautiful flowers. A new structure has been built on the ruins of the old one, well known as ...
The same are in the eastern portion of the Alborz mountains, and its famous peaks are Qadamgah, Nizva, Shah Kooh, Gavkoshan, Vichmanu, Shahvar, Khoshyeylaq, Amiri and Maran, which in the extremity adjoins the mountains Khorassan province.
This river is the main tributary of Dez River which obtains its water from the mountains and flows towards the south. A large dam has been constructed on this river.
In this mausoleum two tombs can be observed, a larger grave bearing a chest and an inscription in the 'kufic script' and another smaller grave without a tomb stone which is the grave of Sibveyh.
These two islands located in the southern coast of the province are devoid of inhabitants. The Nakhiloo Island is the area where giant tortoises inhabit, the presence of which have made this area environmentally important.
This ritual is performed during a drought. The ritual is in such a way that the inhabitants of a village select a person and call him 'Galin'. Galin is then changes into Shepherds clothing along with a beard made of sheep wool and a straw hat with two ...
This ritual is usually performed on Wednesday nights. People (both men and women) adorn themselves with special attire and shower themselves with special perfume in order to get ready for this occasion, which also entails dancing.
A week before this ...
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