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Discover Javzar in Iran

Javzar in the region of Āz̄ārbāyjān-e Gharbī is a place located in Iran - some 471 mi or ( 757 km ) North-West of Tehran , the country's capital .

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Local time in Javzar is now 09:57 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: Alujenni, Delakverdi, Mosul, Tabriz, and Suf'ali Kandi. When in this area, you might want to check out Alujenni . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Javzar ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Durupınar site

The Durupınar site is a large aggregate structure in the Mount Tendürek of eastern Turkey. The site is 3 kilometres north of the Iranian border, 16 km southeast of Doğubeyazıt, in the Ağrı Province, and eighteen miles (29 km) south of the Greater Mount Ararat summit, at an elevation of 6,449 ft ~ 6,575 ft above sea level. The size and shape of the structure has led to its promotion by some believers as the original Noah's Ark.

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Located at 39.44 44.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Ağrı Province, Doğubeyazıt, Noah's Ark, Pseudoarchaeology

David Fasold

David Franklin Fasold (February 23, 1939 – April 26, 1998) was a former United States Merchant Marine officer and salvage expert who is best known for his book The Ark of Noah, chronicling his early expeditions to the Durupınar Noah's Ark site in eastern Turkey. Repudiating and then changing his views about the site, Fasold was a participant in a suit with Australian geologist and skeptic Ian Plimer against an Australian creationist group.

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Located at 39.44 44.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: 1939 births, 1998 deaths, American sailors, People from Corvallis, Oregon, People from Wheaton, Illinois, Pseudoarchaeology

Ishak Pasha Palace

Ishak Pasha Palace (Turkish: İshak Paşa Sarayı) is a semi-ruined palace and administrative complex located in the Doğubeyazıt district of Ağrı province of eastern Turkey. The Ishak Pasha palace is an Ottoman-period palace whose construction was started in 1685 by Colak Abdi Pasha, the bey of Beyazit province, continued by his son İshak Pasha and completed by his grandson Mehmet Pasha.

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Located at 39.52 44.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Ağrı Province, Doğubeyazıt, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman palaces, Palaces in Turkey, Visitor attractions in Ağrı Province