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Nasarkan-e Sofla Destination Guide

Touring Nasarkan-e Sofla in Iran

Nasarkan-e Sofla in the region of Golestān is a city located in Iran - some 202 mi or ( 325 km ) North-East of Tehran , the country's capital city .

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Time in Nasarkan-e Sofla is now 11:18 AM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Tehran " with a UTC offset of 3.5 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Gamishli Yelqi, Shoghal Tappeh-ye Bala, Emamabad, Rahmatabad-e Katul, and Alaman. Being here already, consider visiting Gamishli Yelqi . Check out our recommendations for Nasarkan-e Sofla ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Tureng Tepe

Tureng Tepe ("Hill of the Pheasants") (alternatively spelled in English as Turang Tappe/Tape/Tappa/Tappeh) is an archaeological site in northeastern Iran, in the Gorgan plain, approximately 17 km northeast of the town of Gorgan. The oldest remains on the site date to the Neolithic and Chalcolithic periods. The Bronze Age settlement portion of the site dates from approximately 3100-2900 BC through 1900 BC.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 36.93 54.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Iran, History of Golestan Province

Behkadeh Raji

Behkadeh Raji is the first leper colony, which was built as an economically self-sufficient, independent village. It was built in 1961 on initiative of Farah Pahlavi in Iran. The aim of the village concept was to not only achieve optimal care of lepers by the coexistence of healthy and diseased but also information and dialog with the public about leprosy sufferers. This is the same Colony that Forough Farrokhzads film Khaneh siah ast is about.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 36.83 54.48 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: Leper colonies