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Arab Dizaj Destination Guide

Touring Arab Dizaj in Iran

Arab Dizaj in the region of Āz̄ārbāyjān-e Gharbī is located in Iran - some 470 mi or ( 756 km ) North-West of Tehran , the country's capital city .

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Time in Arab Dizaj is now 09:50 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Tehran " with a UTC offset of 3.5 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Vakil, Maqsudabad-e Pa'in, Maqsudabad, Madlu, and Tahmaseb Kandi. Being here already, consider visiting Vakil . Check out our recommendations for Arab Dizaj ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Durupınar site

The Durupınar site is a large aggregate structure in the Mount Tendürek of eastern Turkey. The site is 3 kilometres north of the Iranian border, 16 km southeast of Doğubeyazıt, in the Ağrı Province, and eighteen miles (29 km) south of the Greater Mount Ararat summit, at an elevation of 6,449 ft ~ 6,575 ft above sea level. The size and shape of the structure has led to its promotion by some believers as the original Noah's Ark.

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Located at 39.44 44.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Ağrı Province, Doğubeyazıt, Noah's Ark, Pseudoarchaeology

David Fasold

David Franklin Fasold (February 23, 1939 – April 26, 1998) was a former United States Merchant Marine officer and salvage expert who is best known for his book The Ark of Noah, chronicling his early expeditions to the Durupınar Noah's Ark site in eastern Turkey. Repudiating and then changing his views about the site, Fasold was a participant in a suit with Australian geologist and skeptic Ian Plimer against an Australian creationist group.

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Located at 39.44 44.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: 1939 births, 1998 deaths, American sailors, People from Corvallis, Oregon, People from Wheaton, Illinois, Pseudoarchaeology

Ishak Pasha Palace

Ishak Pasha Palace (Turkish: İshak Paşa Sarayı) is a semi-ruined palace and administrative complex located in the Doğubeyazıt district of Ağrı province of eastern Turkey. The Ishak Pasha palace is an Ottoman-period palace whose construction was started in 1685 by Colak Abdi Pasha, the bey of Beyazit province, continued by his son İshak Pasha and completed by his grandson Mehmet Pasha.

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Located at 39.52 44.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Ağrı Province, Doğubeyazıt, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman palaces, Palaces in Turkey, Visitor attractions in Ağrı Province

1976 Çaldıran-Muradiye earthquake

The 1976 Çaldıran-Muradiye earthquake occurred at 14:22 local time on 24 November. The epicenter was located near Çaldıran, 20 km northeast of Muradiye, in the Van Province of eastern Turkey. The earthquake had a magnitude of 7.3 with a maximum intensity of X on the Mercalli intensity scale. The area of severe damage, where over 80% of the buildings were destroyed, covered an area of 2,000 square kilometres. There were between 4,000 and 5,000 casualties.

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Located at 39.12 44.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: 1976 earthquakes, 1976 in Turkey, Earthquakes in Turkey, History of Van Province