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Gargadeh Destination Guide

Explore Gargadeh in Iran

Gargadeh in the region of Gīlān is a town in Iran - some 128 mi or ( 206 km ) North-West of Tehran , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Gargadeh is now 02:29 PM (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: Rudkhaneh, Hajji Shirkia, Zanjan, Tutak Bon, and Tehran. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Rudkhaneh . Where to go and what to see in Gargadeh ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Darband Cave

Darband Cave is a Lower Paleolithic site in the Gilan Province in northern Iran, located on the north side of a deep tributary canyon of the Siahrud River, a tributary of the Sefīd-Rūd River that flows into the Caspian Sea. The cave contains the first known evidence for Lower Paleolithic cave occupation in Iran.

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Located at 36.84 49.66 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Iran, Former populated places in Iran, Paleolithic, Pleistocene

Marlik

Marlik is an ancient site near Roudbar in Gilan, north of Iran. The site of a royal cemetery, and artifacts found at this site date back to 3,000 years ago. According to G.N. Kurochkin, the archeological monuments Indo-Iranians and show similarities to the descriptions of the Avesta Yashts.

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Located at 36.83 49.46 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Iran, History of Gilan

Manjil Dam

Manjil Dam (originally named "Sefid River Dam") is a hydroelectric dam in Iran with an installed electricity generating capability of 87 MWh. It is situated in Gilan Province, and forms a reservoir with a capacity of 1.82 km .

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Located at 36.76 49.39 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Hydroelectric power stations in Iran

1990 Manjil-Rudbar earthquake

The Manjil-Rudbar Earthquake occurred at 00:30:09 on June 21, 1990 . It caused widespread damage in areas within a one hundred kilometer radius of the epicenter near the city of Rasht and about two hundred kilometers northwest of Tehran. The cities of Rudbar, Manjil, and Lushan and 700 villages were destroyed, and over three hundred villages were affected. There was $200,000,000 in damage in Gilan and Zanjan provinces southwest of the Caspian Sea.

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Located at 36.96 49.41 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: 1990 earthquakes, 1990 in Iran, Earthquakes in Iran, History of Gilan