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Asheqan Destination Guide

Delve into Asheqan in Iran

Asheqan in the region of Razavi Khorasan is located in Iran - some 456 mi or ( 734 km ) East of Tehran , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Asheqan

Local time in Asheqan is now 12:47 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Tehran " with a UTC offset of 3.5 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Shah Rah, Morghzar, Esma'ilabad, Loqman ow Ba Sharik, and Torqabeh. While being here, you might want to check out Shah Rah . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Asheqan ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Mashhad Snowing 10/1/2011 (Emam Ali Highway)

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Drinking Ill Water Mashhad City.3GP

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Interesting facts about this location

Tus, Iran

Tus also spelled as Tous, Toos or Tūs, is an ancient city in the Iranian province of Razavi Khorasan. To the ancient Greeks, it was known as Susia. It was captured by Alexander the Great in 330 BCE. On his way to solve the unrest in Khorasan in 809, the Abbasid Caliph Harun Al-Rashid fell ill and died in Tus. The city was almost entirely destroyed by Genghis Khan's Mongol conquest during 1220-1259. Perhaps the most famous resident was the poet Ferdowsi, author of the Persian epic Shahnameh.

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Located at 36.45 59.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: History of Iran, Nishapur Quarter, Populated places along the Silk Road, Populated places in Mashhad County

Samen Al-Aeme Stadium

The Samen Stadium Persian: استاديوم ثامن الائمه ‎ is a sport venue in the outskirts of Mashhad, Iran. It is used by F.C. Aboomoslem and Payam Mashhad F.C. , two Iranian football clubs from Mashhad playing in Iran's Premier Football League. It is also used for track and field events, concerts and other local football teams. It has a capacity of 35,000 and the first phase of the project was completed in 2004 after more than 10 years.

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Located at 36.43 59.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Mashhad, Football venues in Iran

Goharshad Mosque

Goharshad Mosque is a former free standing mosque in Mashhad of the Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran, which now serves as one of the prayer halls within the Imam Reza shrine complex. It was built by the order of Queen Goharshad, the wife of Shah Rukh of the Timurid Dynasty in 1418 CE. The architect of the edifice was Ghavameddin Shirazi, who is responsible for so many of Shah Rukh's great buildings, with the architectural and decorative manpower supplied from Shiraz and Isfahan.

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Located at 36.29 59.61 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: 1410s architecture, Buildings and structures in Mashhad, Iranian architecture, Mosques in Iran, Timurid dynasty

Al-Hurr al-Aamili

Muhammad bin al-Ḥassan b. Ali b. al-Ḥusayn al-ʿĀmili al-Mashghari, commonly known as Al-Ḥurr Al-ʿĀmili (1033/1624 - 1104/1693), was a muhaddith and a prominent Twelver Shi’a scholar. He is best known for his comprehensive hadith compilation known as Wasael ush-Shia (also known as Wasa’il ush-Shi’a) and as the second of the “Three Great Muhammads” in later Shi’a Islamic history.

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Located at 36.29 59.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: 1624 births, 1693 deaths, Iranian ayatollahs, Lebanese Shia Muslims, Muslim scholars, Shia Muslim scholars of Islam, Shia clerics

Torqabeh and Shandiz County

Torqabeh and Shandiz County is a county in Razavi Khorasan Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Torqabeh. It was separated from Mashhad County in summer 2008. At the 2006 census, its population was 50,339, in 13,656 families. The county is subdivided into two districts: Torqabeh District and Shandiz District. The county has two cities: Torqabeh and Shandiz.

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Located at 36.31 59.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: 2008 establishments in Iran, Counties of Iran, Counties of Razavi Khorasan Province, Torqabeh and Shandiz County