You are here:
  1. Homepage
  2. »
  3. Iran
  4. »
  5. Kordestan
  6. » Sawan
Iran Flag Icon

Sawan Destination Guide

Explore Sawan in Iran

Sawan in the region of Kordestān is a town in Iran - some 310 mi or ( 499 km ) West of Tehran , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Sawan

Current time in Sawan is now 10:20 AM (Sunday) . 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: Siatiar, Kirkuk, Karbala, Arbil Governorate, and Baghdad. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Siatiar . Where to go and what to see in Sawan ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Videos provided by Youtube are under the copyright of their owners.


Interesting facts about this location

Musasir

Muṣaṣir (Assyrian Mu-ṣa-ṣir and variants, including Mutsatsir, Akkadian for Exit of the Serpent/Snake), in Urartian Ardini (likely from Armenian Artin) was an ancient city of Urartu, attested in Assyrian sources of the 9th and 8th centuries BC. It was acquired by the Urartian King Ishpuini ca. 800 BC. The city's tutelary deity was Ḫaldi. The name Musasir in Akkadian means exit of the serpent.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 36.00 46.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Iran, Former populated places in Iran, History of Armenia, Mannaeans, Urartian cities