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Gonbaleh Destination Guide

Discover Gonbaleh in Iran

Gonbaleh in the region of Hamadān is a town located in Iran - some 195 mi or ( 313 km ) South-West of Tehran , the country's capital .

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Local time in Gonbaleh is now 12:36 PM (Sunday) . 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: Baghdad, Vira'i, Vandarabad, Vardavard-e 'Olya, and Velashjerd. When in this area, you might want to check out Baghdad . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Gonbaleh ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Godin Tepe

Godin Tepe is an archaeological site in western Iran, situated in the valley of Kangavar in Kermanshah Province. Discovered in 1961, the site was excavated from 1965 to 1973 by a Canadian expedition headed by T. Cuyler Young Jr. and sponsored by the Royal Ontario Museum. The importance of the site was due to its control over the early lapis-lazuli trade between Badakhshan in Afghanistan and the Mesopotamian flood plain.

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Located at 34.52 48.07 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Iran, Former populated places in Iran, Kermanshah Province

Ganj Dareh

Ganj Dareh ("Treasure Valley" in Persian, or "Treasure Valley Hill" if tepe/tappeh is appended to the name) is a Neolithic settlement in the Iranian Kurdistan portion of Iran. It is located in the east of Kermanshah, in the central Zagros Mountains. First discovered in 1965, it was excavated by Canadian archaeologist, Philip Smith during the 1960s and 1970s, for four field seasons. The oldest settlement remains on the site date back to ca.

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Located at 34.45 48.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Iran, Populated places in Kermanshah Province

Ganjnameh

Ganj Nameh is an ancient inscription, 5 km southwest of Hamedan, on the side of Alvand Mountain in Iran. The inscription, which has been carved in granite, is composed of two sections. One (on the left) ordered by Darius the Great (521-485 BC) and the other (on the right) ordered by Xerxes the Great (485-65 BC).

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Located at 34.76 48.44 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: Geography of Iran, Hamadan Province, Persian inscriptions