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Aq Qala Destination Guide

Touring Aq Qala in Iran

Aq Qala in the region of Golestān is a city located in Iran - some 192 mi or ( 309 km ) North-East of Tehran , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Aq Qala

Time in Aq Qala is now 03:41 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Tehran " with a UTC offset of 3.5 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Nowjerd, Gamishli Yelqi, Qarah Jelow, Rostam Kalateh, and Owja Bon. Being here already, consider visiting Nowjerd . Check out our recommendations for Aq Qala ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Gorgan Airport

Gorgan Airport is an international airport in Gorgan, Iran. It is located at some 2 kilometers west of the Gorgan-AqQala Highway, and some 6 kilometers north of the city of Gorgan, the capital of Golestan province. There are services to Tehran, Mashhad and Zahedan from the airport. There are also rather non-regular flights to Saudi Arabia & Syria.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 36.91 54.41 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Airports in Iran, Buildings and structures in Golestan Province

Tureng Tepe

Tureng Tepe ("Hill of the Pheasants") (alternatively spelled in English as Turang Tappe/Tape/Tappa/Tappeh) is an archaeological site in northeastern Iran, in the Gorgan plain, approximately 17 km northeast of the town of Gorgan. The oldest remains on the site date to the Neolithic and Chalcolithic periods. The Bronze Age settlement portion of the site dates from approximately 3100-2900 BC through 1900 BC.

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Located at 36.93 54.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Iran, History of Golestan Province

Behkadeh Raji

Behkadeh Raji is the first leper colony, which was built as an economically self-sufficient, independent village. It was built in 1961 on initiative of Farah Pahlavi in Iran. The aim of the village concept was to not only achieve optimal care of lepers by the coexistence of healthy and diseased but also information and dialog with the public about leprosy sufferers. This is the same Colony that Forough Farrokhzads film Khaneh siah ast is about.

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Located at 36.83 54.48 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Leper colonies

Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Aq Qala