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Explore Golestan in Iran
Golestan in the region of Razavi Khorasan is a town in Iran - some 448 mi or ( 721 km ) East of Tehran , the country's capital city .
Current time in Golestan is now 11:04 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: Sar Asiab, Hesar-e Sorkh, Mehdiabad, Dehnow, and Saqeshk. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Sar Asiab . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Golestan ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Fatemeh Barooe as teacher for blind in Mashad
Fatemeh give drawing lesson in a school for blind in an Iranian city : Mashad ..
The holiest of holy shrines Flowergyaru's photos around Mashhad, Iran (holy shrines in iran)
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Mashhad Snowing 10/1/2011 (Emam Ali Highway)
My last day stay in Iran ..
Shandiz
A trailer of our trip to Shandiz. August 2011 ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Torqabeh and Shandiz County
Torqabeh and Shandiz County is a county in Razavi Khorasan Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Torqabeh. It was separated from Mashhad County in summer 2008. At the 2006 census, its population was 50,339, in 13,656 families. The county is subdivided into two districts: Torqabeh District and Shandiz District. The county has two cities: Torqabeh and Shandiz.
Located at 36.31 59.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Samen Al-Aeme Stadium
The Samen Stadium Persian: استاديوم ثامن الائمه is a sport venue in the outskirts of Mashhad, Iran. It is used by F.C. Aboomoslem and Payam Mashhad F.C. , two Iranian football clubs from Mashhad playing in Iran's Premier Football League. It is also used for track and field events, concerts and other local football teams. It has a capacity of 35,000 and the first phase of the project was completed in 2004 after more than 10 years.
Located at 36.43 59.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Goharshad Mosque
Goharshad Mosque is a former free standing mosque in Mashhad of the Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran, which now serves as one of the prayer halls within the Imam Reza shrine complex. It was built by the order of Queen Goharshad, the wife of Shah Rukh of the Timurid Dynasty in 1418 CE. The architect of the edifice was Ghavameddin Shirazi, who is responsible for so many of Shah Rukh's great buildings, with the architectural and decorative manpower supplied from Shiraz and Isfahan.
Located at 36.29 59.61 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Al-Hurr al-Aamili
Muhammad bin al-Ḥassan b. Ali b. al-Ḥusayn al-ʿĀmili al-Mashghari, commonly known as Al-Ḥurr Al-ʿĀmili (1033/1624 - 1104/1693), was a muhaddith and a prominent Twelver Shi’a scholar. He is best known for his comprehensive hadith compilation known as Wasael ush-Shia (also known as Wasa’il ush-Shi’a) and as the second of the “Three Great Muhammads” in later Shi’a Islamic history.
Located at 36.29 59.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tus, Iran
Tus also spelled as Tous, Toos or Tūs, is an ancient city in the Iranian province of Razavi Khorasan. To the ancient Greeks, it was known as Susia. It was captured by Alexander the Great in 330 BCE. On his way to solve the unrest in Khorasan in 809, the Abbasid Caliph Harun Al-Rashid fell ill and died in Tus. The city was almost entirely destroyed by Genghis Khan's Mongol conquest during 1220-1259. Perhaps the most famous resident was the poet Ferdowsi, author of the Persian epic Shahnameh.
Located at 36.45 59.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
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