Why visit Maḩallāt
Townapedia lists 2 museums and landmarks, 4 parks and trails, 5 places to eat and 1 attraction in and around town.
Highlights include حمام تاریخی عرش.
Weather in Maḩallāt
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About Maḩallāt
Mahallat (Persian: محلات) is a city in the Central District of Mahallat County, Markazi province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.
From the Wikipedia article Mahallat (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Maḩallāt on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do1
Museums and landmarks2
Parks, trails and playgrounds4
Restaurants and cafes5
Parviz kebab
Restaurant · Chicken, Kebab · 1.5 km
Mo-Su 11:00-16:00, 19:00-23:00
Mahallatiha house restaurant and guest house
Restaurant · 0.6 km
History
In ancient times it was an important location for Zoroastrianism. It has a cold climate, and strong winds during spring and summer. The city is one of the major producers and exporters of flowers in Iran. Every September the city holds a flower festival. In addition, the area surrounding the city is rich with travertine deposits, which are refined into tiles in nearby factories.
There are remains of Hellenistic architecture from Alexander the Great's time in Mahallat as well as fire temple ruins dated from the Zoroastrianism era. The city is famous for a large warm water spring flowing from mountains in the North into the plain areas of the South, which are used for agriculture as well as the urban water supply. There are also hot springs not far from the city which have been a source of local tourism since ancient times due to its assumed medical benefits. The dialect spoken in Mahallat is a version of a larger branch of dialects spoken in central Iran (Yazd, Isfahan, Khonsar) with several words having a noticeable connection to old Persian.
From the History section of Mahallat on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Churches and places of worship11
Shopping7
Gas and EV charging1
Schools, colleges and libraries11
Healthcare5
Map of Maḩallāt
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Getting there and nearby towns
Arak Airport (AJK) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 61 km away.
- Nīmvar 11 km east, about 11 min by car
- Delījān 23 km northeast, about 23 min by car
- Do Dehak 28 km northeast, about 28 min by car
- Khūgān 30 km southwest, about 30 min by car
- Narāq 37 km east, about 37 min by car
- Varzaneh 41 km south, about 41 min by car
- Golpāyegān 53 km south, about 53 min by car
- Arāk 73 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Shahrak-e Pardīsān 79 km northeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Qom 90 km northeast, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- View of Mahalat-نمایی از محلات - panoramio, amin iroony, CC BY 3.0
- Mahallat محلات 49, Mostafameraji, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mahallat محلات 50, Mostafameraji, CC BY-SA 4.0
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