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Qarah Khan Destination Guide

Discover Qarah Khan in Iran

Qarah Khan in the region of Lorestān is a town located in Iran - some 202 mi or ( 324 km ) South-West of Tehran , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Qarah Khan

Local time in Qarah Khan is now 07:15 AM (Friday) . 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: Khvoshk Abkhvor, Basra, Tehran, Sokkan, and Shahr-e Kord. When in this area, you might want to check out Khvoshk Abkhvor . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Qarah Khan ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

1909 Borujerd earthquake

The 1909 Borujerd earthquake also known as Silakhor earthquake occurred in Silakhor plain (in the south of today's Borujerd County), Persia on January 23, 1909. Around 8,000 fatalities were caused directly from the magnitude 7.3 earthquake. An indefinite number of aftershocks continued for six months after the main shock. The section on this fault ruptured was the same as the main rupture zone of the 2006 Borujerd earthquake.

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Located at 33.00 50.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: 1909 earthquakes, 1909 in Iran, Earthquakes in Iran, History of Lorestan Province