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Touring Siran in Iran
Siran in the region of Āz̄ārbāyjān-e Gharbī is located in Iran - some 465 mi or ( 749 km ) North-West of Tehran , the country's capital city .
Time in Siran is now 07:58 PM (Thursday) . 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: Nayebar Kandi, Alujenni, Delakverdi, Bashkand, and Eslamabad. Being here already, consider visiting Nayebar Kandi . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Siran ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Turkey - Iran border crossing
Turkey - Iran border crossing... small camera when crossing border ..
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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.
Located at 39.44 44.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
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.
Located at 39.44 44.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Maku County
Maku County is a county in West Azerbaijan Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Maku. At the 2006 census, the county's population (including those portions that were later split off to form Poldasht County and Showt County) was 174,578, in 39,765 families; excluding those portions, the population was 84,516 in 19,238 families. The county is subdivided into two districts: the Central District and Bazargan District. The county has two cities: Maku and Bazargan.
Located at 39.30 44.51 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
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.
Located at 39.52 44.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Zangmar River
The Zangmar River is a river in Maku Shahrestan, West Azarbaijan Province, Iran. It originates in the mountains above Maku, Iran along the Turkish-Iranian border, not far from Mount Ararat and flows south and east into the Araxes at the town of Pol Dasht. A major tributary of the Zangmar is the Barun River which is dammed at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:39|11|17|N|44|28|55|E| | |name= }} some 12 miles above Maku, forming the Maku-Barun reservoir.
Located at 39.19 44.48 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 km away
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