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Shah 'Abbas Destination Guide

Explore Shah 'Abbas in Iran

Shah 'Abbas in the region of Gīlān is a town in Iran - some 136 mi or ( 218 km ) North-West of Tehran , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Shah 'Abbas is now 06:41 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: Esbabzel, Gol Sarak-e Saravan, Shahr-e Bijar, Salkisar, and Zanjan. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Esbabzel . 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 Shah 'Abbas ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Gilan Province (Persian: استان گیلان‎, Ostān-e Gīlān ) is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It lies along the Caspian Sea, just west of the province of Mazandaran, east of the province of Ardabil, nort ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Abhar River

Abharrood is a river in Iran that runs between Abhar and Qom.

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Located at 37.13 49.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Qom Province, Rivers of Iran

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 22 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 27 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Iran, History of Gilan