Touring Kalateh in Iran
Kalateh in the region of Semnān is a city located in Iran - some 159 mi or ( 256 km ) East of Tehran , the country's capital city .
Time in Kalateh is now 08:19 PM (Friday) . 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: Runjen, Cheshmeh-ye 'Ali, Varzan, Baba Hafez, and Chongi. Being here already, consider visiting Runjen . Check out our recommendations for Kalateh ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Interesting facts about this location
Gerdkuh
Gerdkuh or Girdkūh, a.k.a. Dej-e Gonbadān (دژ گنبدان, "fortress of the domes") is one of the main Ismaili's Hashshashin fortress used by Hassan-i Sabah and conquered by Hulagu Khan later. Due to circular shape of mountain peak, it was named Gerdkuh, Gerd for "circular" (round) and kuh for "mountain". This shape made it very difficult to access by invaders.
Located at 36.16 54.16 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
856 Damghan earthquake
The 856 Damghan Earthquake or the 856 Qumis earthquake occurred on 22 December, 856 AD. The earthquake had an estimated magnitude of 7.9, and a maximum intensity of X (intense) on the Mercalli intensity scale. The meizoseismal area (area of maximum damage) extended for about 350 kilometres along the southern edge of the eastern Alborz mountains of present-day Iran including parts of Tabaristan and Gorgan.
Located at 36.20 54.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tarikhaneh Temple
The Tarikhaneh Temple, also called the Tarikhaneh Mosque, is a Sassanid-era monument located on the southern limit of the present day city of Damghan, Iran. This structure was initially used as a Zoroastrian Fire Temple during the Sassanid period, however, after the fall of the Sassanid Empire it was rebuilt and converted into a mosque in the 8th century. The monument is, thus, known as the oldest mosque in Iran.
Located at 36.16 54.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 28 km away
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Kalateh-ye Ahmad Shah Beyg (Khorāsān-e Jonūbī)- Kalateh-ye 'Abd or Rahmati (Razavi Khorasan)
- Kalateh Sheykh 'Ali Khan (Khorāsān-e Jonūbī)
- Kalateh Sarkharu (Khorāsān-e Shomālī)
- Kalat-e Qassab (Khorāsān-e Jonūbī)
- Kalat-e Mohammad Soltan (Khorāsān-e Jonūbī)
- Kalateh Jiki (Khorāsān-e Jonūbī)
- Kalat-e Hajj Mohammad (Khorāsān-e Jonūbī)
Information of geographic nature is based on public data provided by geonames.org, CIA world facts book, Unesco, DBpedia and wikipedia. Weather is based on NOAA GFS.