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Pir Ahmad Kandi in the region of Āz̄ārbāyjān-e Gharbī is a town in Iran - some 475 mi or ( 765 km ) North-West of Tehran , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Pir Ahmad Kandi is now 04:04 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Tehran " with a UTC offset of 3.5 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Alujenni, Soleyman Aghol, Delakverdi, Arkhashan, and Mosul. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Alujenni . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Pir Ahmad Kandi ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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The Urartian 9th Century BC City Wall by Ishak Pasha Palace, Eastern Turkey

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www.TravelsWithSheila.com Only 5kms miles (a mere hop and skip) from Dogubeyazit is one of the highlights in Eastern Turkey. Ishak Pasha Palace (also called Isak Pasa/Ishak Pasa, etc) built in the 18t ..

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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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 39.44 44.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 39.44 44.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 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 14 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Ağrı Province, Doğubeyazıt, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman palaces, Palaces in Turkey, Visitor attractions in Ağrı Province