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Now Sanjan Destination Guide

Discover Now Sanjan in Iran

Now Sanjan in the region of Fārs is a town located in Iran - some 399 mi or ( 642 km ) South of Tehran , the country's capital .

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Local time in Now Sanjan is now 02:25 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Tehran " with a UTC offset of 3.5 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Yasuj, Takhteh Sang-e 'Olya, Qal'eh-ye Lora, Dammam, and Zakian-e Baba Kuhak. When in this area, you might want to check out Yasuj . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Now Sanjan ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Anshan (Persia)

Anshan (Persian: انشان Anšan‎, modern Tall-i Malyan, northwest of Shiraz, in the Beyza / Ramjerd plain, in the province of Fars in the Zagros mountains, southwestern Iran, was one of the early capitals of Elam, from the 3rd millennium BC.

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Located at 30.01 52.41 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Iran, Elamite cities, Fars Province, Former populated places in Iran

Elam

Elam was an ancient civilization centered in the far west and southwest of modern-day Iran, stretching from the lowlands of what is now Khuzestan and Ilam Province, as well as a small part of southern Iraq. The modern name Elam is a transcription from Biblical Hebrew, corresponding to the Sumerian elam(a), the Akkadian elamtu, and the Elamite haltamti. Elamite states were among the leading political forces of the ancient near east.

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Located at 29.90 52.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: 3rd-millennium BC establishments, Biblical places, Civilizations, Elam, Hebrew Bible nations, Provinces of the Sassanid Empire

Doroodzan Dam

Doroodzan Dam is a dam in Iran, about 85 kilometers north of Shiraz. The earthen dam is situated in Fars Province. Completed in 1974 and built primarily for irrigation water storage, for flood control, and municipal water storage, the facility is also a hydroelectric dam with an installed electricity generating capability of 10 MWh.

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Located at 30.21 52.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 27 km away
Tags: Dams completed in 1974, Dams in Iran, Hydroelectric power stations in Iran

Imamzadeh Qasim (Zarqan)

Imāmzādeh Qāsem is a tomb in Shiraz to Isfahan city in entries Zarghan located. Of about 10 years ago Board of Trustees of the shrine, and under the Religious Affairs Bureau and the basic work has been done. The Shrine of the gateway city and the road to Shiraz - Isfahan is located, as a tourism center - Zarghan prosperity and development in the pilgrimage town would be very effective.

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Located at 29.79 52.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 28 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Tehran, Iranian architecture, Ziyarat