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Borkan Destination Guide

Explore Borkan in Iran

Borkan in the region of Eşfahān is a place in Iran - some 221 mi or ( 356 km ) South of Tehran , the country's capital city .

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Time in Borkan is now 12:01 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Tehran " with a UTC offset of 3.5 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Yasuj, Tehran, Shahr-e Kord, Karaj, and Arak. Since you are here already, consider visiting Yasuj . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Borkan ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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TOYSERKUN

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LISTEN TO LAHJEH TOYSERKONI. TOYSERKON IS A SMALL CITY ONE HOUR FROM HAMEDONAND AND GERDO (WALNUT)TOYSERKON IS VERY POPULAR. ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Baharestan

Baharestan is the name given to the historic Iranian parliament building, inaugurated in 1906. It was adopted from the name of the neighborhood and a small palace that adorned the place. The Baharestan remained the location for the lower chamber of the Iranian Parliament (the Senate had moved to a new building in central Tehran) until the Iranian Revolution (1979).

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 32.50 51.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Tehran

Shahrestan bridge

Shahrestan bridge This is the oldest bridge on Zayandeh Rud. The foundations are from the 3rd to 7th century Sasanid era, but the top was renovated by the 10th century Deylamids and finally during the 11th century Seljuk period. However the architectural style is totally Sasanid. The bridge was built in two parabolic shapes. The vertical parabolic component means that the middle point of the bridge is the highest part.

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Located at 32.63 51.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: 14th-century bridges, Bridges in Iran, Iranian architecture, Isfahan Province

Sarouyeh

Sarouyeh (سارویه) was a large library in ancient pre-Islamic Iran. The 10th century chronicler Ahmad ibn Rustah refers to it as "Sarough" (ساروق). The Fars Nameh of Ibn Balkhi calls it Haft Halkeh (هفت هلکه). The library, located near where the city of Isfahan is today, is written by some sources to have been from the era of Tahmuras, in ancient Iran. Majmal al-tawarikh also mentions the library.

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Located at 32.63 51.71 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: History of Iran, History of Isfahan Province, Libraries in Iran