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Shender Shami Destination Guide

Discover Shender Shami in Iran

Shender Shami in the region of Ardabīl is a town located in Iran - some 264 mi or ( 425 km ) North-West of Tehran , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Shender Shami

Local time in Shender Shami is now 11:53 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Tehran " with a UTC offset of 3.5 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Chenaq Bolagh, Parazmeyan, Sheykh Ahmad, Shender Shami, and Ravinduzaq. When in this area, you might want to check out Chenaq Bolagh . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Shender Shami ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

893 Ardabil earthquake

Several earthquake catalogues and historical sources describe the Ardabil earthquake of 893 as a destructive earthquake that struck the city of Ardabil (in present day Iran), on 23 March 893. The magnitude was unknown but the death toll was reported to be very large. The USGS in their 'list of Earthquakes with 50,000 or More Deaths' give an estimate that 150,000 were killed, which would make it the ninth deadliest earthquake in history.

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Located at 38.20 48.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 km away
Tags: 893, 9th century in Asia, 9th-century earthquakes, Earthquakes in Iran, History of Ardabil, History of Ardabil Province