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Explore Gelal Kahnak in Iran

Gelal Kahnak in the region of Khūzestān is a place in Iran - some 287 mi or ( 461 km ) South-West of Tehran , the country's capital city .

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Time in Gelal Kahnak is now 04:58 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Tehran " with a UTC offset of 3.5 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Seyyed Nur, Shagar-e Bala, Gelal Kahnak, Basra, and Al 'Amarah. Since you are here already, consider visiting Seyyed Nur . Where to go and what to see in Gelal Kahnak ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Chogha Mish

Tappeh-ye Choghā Mīsh dating back to 6800 BC, is the site of a Chalcolithic settlement in Western Iran, located in the Khuzistan Province on the Susiana Plain. It was occupied at the beginning of 6800 BC and continuously from the Neolithic up to the Proto-Literate period. Chogha Mish Chogha Mish is located in IranChogha MishChogha Mish Coordinates: {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:32|12|33|N|48|32|46|E|type:city | |name= }}

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Located at 32.22 48.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Ancient cities, Archaeological sites in Iran, Clay tablets, Fertile Crescent, Former populated places in Khuzestan Province

Gundeshapur

Gundeshapur was the intellectual center of the Sassanid empire and the home of the Academy of Gundishapur. Founded in 271 CE by the Sassanid king Shapur I, Gundeshapur was home to a teaching hospital, and also comprised a library and an centre of higher learning. It has been identified with extensive ruins south of Shahabad, a village 14 km south-east of Dezful, to the road for Shush, in the present-day province of Khuzestan, southwest Iran.

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Located at 32.28 48.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: 271 establishments, Former populated places in Khuzestan Province, Persian words and phrases, Populated places established in the 3rd century

Academy of Gondishapur

The Academy of Gondishapur, also Jondishapur, was a renowned academy of learning in the city of Gundeshapur, Iran/Persia during late antiquity, the intellectual center of the Sassanid empire. It offered training in medicine, philosophy, theology and science. The faculty were versed in the Zoroastrian and Persian traditions. According to The Cambridge History of Iran, it was the most important medical center of the ancient world during the 6th and 7th centuries.

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Located at 32.28 48.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Ancient universities, Educational institutions established in the 6th century, History of ancient medicine, Hospitals established in the 6th century, Khuzestan Province, Universities in Iran

Chogha Bonut

Chogha Bonut (alternatively, sometimes, Choga Bonut) is an archaeological site in southwestern Iran, located in the Khuzistan Province. It is believed that the site was settled as early as 7200 BCE, making it the oldest lowland village in southwestern Iran. The site was accidentally discovered in 1976 when the mound was in the process of being levelled for agribusiness development. Helene Kantor, then working at Chogha Mish nearby, hurried to the site and received a permit to investigate it.

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Located at 32.22 48.51 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Ancient cities, Archaeological sites in Iran, Fertile Crescent, Former populated places in Iran, Populated places established in the 8th millennium BC

Gotvand County

Gotvand County is a county in Khuzestan Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Gotvand. It was separated from Shushtar County in 2005. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 58,311, in 11,440 families. The county is subdivided into two districts: the Central District and Aghili District. The county has two cities: Gotvand and Jannat Makan.

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Located at 32.25 48.81 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: 2005 establishments in Iran, Counties of Iran, Counties of Khuzestan Province, Gotvand County