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Piravash-e 'Olya Destination Guide

Explore Piravash-e 'Olya in Iran

Piravash-e 'Olya in the region of Golestān is a town in Iran - some 201 mi or ( 324 km ) North-East of Tehran , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Piravash-e 'Olya is now 10:51 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Tehran " with a UTC offset of 3.5 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Gamishli Yelqi, Shirang-e 'Olya, Chenar Qeshlaq, Emamabad, and Rahmatabad-e Katul. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Gamishli Yelqi . Where to go and what to see in Piravash-e 'Olya ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 36.93 54.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 36.83 54.48 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Leper colonies