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Qal'eh Sam Destination Guide
Discover Qal'eh Sam in Iran
Qal'eh Sam in the region of Sīstān va Balūchestān is a town located in Iran - some 670 mi or ( 1078 km ) South-East of Tehran , the country's capital .
Local time in Qal'eh Sam is now 10:03 AM (Tuesday) . 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: Birjand, Deh-e Akhvond Gholami, Zaranj, Sangin, and Lashkar Gah. When in this area, you might want to check out Birjand . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Qal'eh Sam ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Interesting facts about this location
Hamun Lake
Lake Hāmūn or Hamoun Oasis is a term applied to wetlands in endorheic Sīstān Basin on the Irano-Afghan border. Hāmūn is generic term which refers to shallow lakes (or lagoons), usually seasonal, that occur in deserts of southeast Iran and adjacent areas of Afghanistan and Pakistan as product of snowmelt in nearby mountains in spring.
Located at 30.77 61.64 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Shahr-e Sukhteh
Shahr-e Sūkhté, also spelled as Shahr-e Sukhteh and Shahr-i Shōkhta, is an archaeological site of a sizable Bronze Age urban settlement, associated with the Jiroft culture. It is located in Sistan and Baluchistan Province, the southeastern part of Iran, on the bank of the Helmand River, near the Zahedan-Zabol road. A proposal is submitted to include it in the World Heritage List of UNESCO. The reasons for the unexpected rise and fall of the Burnt City are still wrapped in mystery.
Located at 30.60 61.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Mount Khajeh
Mount Khwaja or Mount Khwajeh is a flat-topped black basalt hill rising up as an island in the middle of Lake Hamun, in the Iranian province of Sistan and Baluchestan. The trapezoid-shaped basalt lava outcropping, located 30 km southwest of the town of Zabol, rises to 609 meters above sea level and has a diameter ranging from 2.0 to 2.5 kilometres.
Located at 30.94 61.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
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