Map of Behbahān, Iran

Behbahān is a city in Khuzestan, Iran, with a population of about 122,604. It lies at 30.5959°N, 50.2417°E. Behbahān is about 577 km (359 mi) south of Tehran, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Dehdasht, 38 km to the northeast.

Behbahān at a glance

Where is Behbahān?

• The 7th largest city in Khuzestan on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 10 min on the shortest day to 14 h 08 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Behbahān

• Dehdasht — 38 km northeast
• Omīdīyeh — 55 km west
• Dogonbadan — 59 km southeast
• Rāmhormoz — 97 km northwest
• Bandar-e Māhshahr — 101 km west
• Bandar-e Emam Khomeyni — 111 km west
• Bandar-e Genāveh — 116 km south
• Lordegān — 116 km northeast
• Yasuj — 129 km east
• Nūrābād — 134 km southeast

Largest cities in Khuzestan

• Ahvaz — 841,145
• Khorramshahr — 330,606
• Dezful — 264,709
• Abadan — 231,476
• Bandar-e Māhshahr — 162,797
• Andīmeshk — 135,116
• Īz̄eh — 119,399
• Shūshtar — 101,878
• Masjed Soleymān — 100,497
• Bandar-e Emam Khomeyni — 78,353

Largest cities in Iran

• Tehran — 7,153,309
• Mashhad — 2,307,177
• Isfahan — 1,547,164
• Karaj — 1,448,075
• Tabriz — 1,424,641
• Shiraz — 1,249,942
• Qom — 900,000
• Ahvaz — 841,145
• Pasragad Branch — 787,878
• Kermanshah — 621,100

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.