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Choqa Ginu Destination Guide

Explore Choqa Ginu in Iran

Choqa Ginu in the region of Kermānshāh is a town in Iran - some 281 mi or ( 452 km ) West of Tehran , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Choqa Ginu is now 11:09 AM (Monday) . 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: Mahidasht, Meymaz, Pir Hayati-ye Vosta, Choqa Ginu, and Karbala. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Mahidasht . Where to go and what to see in Choqa Ginu ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Wezmeh

Wezmeh Cave is a paleontological and archaeological cave site near Islamabad Gharb, western Iran. The site was discovered by a team of Iranian archaeologists headed by Dr. Kamyar Abdi in 1999. Later the site was excavated in 2001 by the same team. Large numbers of animal fossil remains and a human tooth of Upper Paleolithic age have been discovered so far in the cave. The human remains were studied by Erik Trinkaus and Bruno Maureille.

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Located at 34.06 46.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Iran, Caves of Iran, Paleolithic