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Discover Galvan in Iran

Galvan in the region of Āz̄ārbāyjān-e Gharbī is a place located in Iran - some 350 mi or ( 563 km ) West of Tehran , the country's capital .

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Local time in Galvan is now 12:04 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Tehran " with a UTC offset of 3.5 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Oshnuzang, Kileh-ye Bala, Baghdad, Mosul, and Tabriz. When in this area, you might want to check out Oshnuzang . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Galvan ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Qarna

Qarna (or Qarnê) is a village around Naghadeh city in, West Azarbaijan Province, northwest Iran. On September 2, 1980, Kurds of the village were reported to have been killed by members of Iran's Revolutionary Guards.

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Located at 36.93 45.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Populated places in West Azerbaijan Province

Teppe Hasanlu

Teppe Hasanlu or Tappeh Hassanlu is an archeological site of an ancient city located in northwest Iran (in the province of West Azerbaijan), a short distance south of Lake Urmia. The nature of its destruction at the end of the 9th century BC essentially froze one layer of the city in time, providing researchers with extremely well preserved buildings, artifacts, and skeletal remains from the victims and enemy combatants of the attack.

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Located at 37.00 45.46 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Iran, Former populated places in Iran, Mannaeans, West Azerbaijan Province