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Valakehvand Destination Guide

Touring Valakehvand in Iran

Valakehvand in the region of Kermānshāh is located in Iran - some 294 mi or ( 472 km ) West of Tehran , the country's capital city .

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Time in Valakehvand is now 05:46 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Tehran " with a UTC offset of 3.5 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Barzeh, Cheshmeh Halang, Talani, Karbala, and Baqubah. Being here already, consider visiting Barzeh . Check out our recommendations for Valakehvand ? 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 23 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Iran, Caves of Iran, Paleolithic