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Howch-e 'Olya Destination Guide

Discover Howch-e 'Olya in Iran

Howch-e 'Olya in the region of East Azarbaijan is a town located in Iran - some 334 mi or ( 538 km ) North-West of Tehran , the country's capital .

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Local time in Howch-e 'Olya is now 02:21 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: Guzh, Sorkheh Karan, Mosul, Tu 'Ali-ye Sofla, and Tu 'Ali-ye 'Olya. When in this area, you might want to check out Guzh . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Howch-e 'Olya ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Arasbaran

Arasbārān or Qaradağ, is a UNESCO registered biosphere reserve (since 1976) and an Iranian Dept. of Environment designated "Protected Area" in East Azarbaijan Province, Iran, with a varying altitude from 256m in the vicinity of Aras River to 2896m and covers an area of 78560 hectares. It include some historical places like Babak Khorramdin's Castle. The biosphere is also home for 23,500 nomads who are living in transition buffer in 2000 altitude.

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Located at 38.91 46.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Biosphere reserves of Iran, East Azerbaijan Province, Geography of Iran

Genanly

Genanly (also, Geynanly) is a village in the Zangilan Rayon of Azerbaijan.

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Located at 39.10 46.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Populated places in Zangilan District

Khodaafarin Bridges

Khodaafarin Bridges are two arch bridges across the Aras River, which connect the territory de facto controlled by non-recognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic and de jure belonging to Azerbaijan (it is part of Azerbaijan according to international law) with Iran. The first one with 11 arches was built in the 11–12th centuries and the second with 15 arches in 13th century.

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Located at 39.15 46.94 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Bridges in Azerbaijan, Bridges in Iran

Cahangirbəyli

Cahangirbəyli (also, Dzhakhangirbeyli and Dzhakhanghbeyli) is a village in the Zangilan Rayon of Azerbaijan.

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Located at 39.05 46.74 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Populated places in Zangilan District

Hacıalılı, Zangilan

Hacıalılı (also, Gadzhally, Gadzhalyly, and Gedzhally) is a village in the Zangilan Rayon of Azerbaijan.

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Located at 39.12 46.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Populated places in Zangilan District