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Agareh Destination Guide

Discover Agareh in Iran

Agareh in the region of Semnān is a place located in Iran - some 139 mi or ( 223 km ) East of Tehran , the country's capital .

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Local time in Agareh is now 07:41 AM (Friday) . 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: Gandalabad, Zangoli, Deh Khoda, Ara, and Voluyeh. When in this area, you might want to check out Gandalabad . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Agareh ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Badab-e Surt

Badab-e Surt is a natural site in Mazandaran Province in northern Iran, 95 kilometres south of the city of Sari, and 7 kilometres west of Orost village. It comprises a range of stepped travertine terrace formations that has been created over thousands of years as flowing water from two mineral hot springs cooled and deposited carbonate minerals on the mountainside.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 36.35 53.86 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Limestone, Mazandaran Province, Sedimentary rocks

Hecatompylos

Saddarvazeh or Hecatompylos was an ancient city in west Khurasan, Iran, which was the capital of the Parthian Arsacid dynasty by 200 BCE. The Greek name Hekatompylos means "one hundred gates" and the Persian term has the same meaning. But the title was commonly used for cities which had more than the traditional four gates. It may be understood better as the "Many Gated". Alexander the Great stopped here in the summer of 330 BCE and it became part of the Seleucid Empire after Alexander's death.

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Located at 35.96 54.04 (Lat./Long.); Less than 29 km away
Tags: Former populated places in Iran, History of Iran, Populated places along the Silk Road, Semnan Province