Why visit Qūchān
Townapedia lists 3 museums and landmarks, 9 parks and trails, 12 places to eat, 3 places to stay and 1 attraction in and around town.
Highlights include Namad Malha Icehouse.
Weather in Qūchān
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About Qūchān
Quchan (Persian: قوچان; pronounced [quˈtʃɑːn, ɢoˈtʃɒːn]) is a city in the Central District of Quchan County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. It is approximately 97 km south of the border city of Ashgabat, capital city of the neighboring country Turkmenistan.
From the Wikipedia article Quchan (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do1
Museums and landmarks3
Parks, trails and playgrounds9
Restaurants and cafes12
رستوران ایتالیایی فودلند
Restaurant · Italian · 1.0 km
بلوار طالقانی بعد از بلوار مصلی, قوچان
Mo-Su 12:00-00:00
چلو کبابی و غذای آماده صدف
Restaurant · Kebab, قورمه سبزی, Chicken · 0.8 km
پلاک48 مصطفی خمینی،بین چهارراه اول و دوم, قوچان
10:00-02:00
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کافی شاپ فانوس
Cafe · Coffee Shop · 2.0 km
بلوار امام رضا, قوچان
06:00-22:00
History
Quchan city is located in 10 km of old Quchan and its distance to Mashhad is about 130 km and to Bajgiran (Iran-Turkmenistan border) 84 km and to the center of Turkmenistan (Ashgabat) is 118 km and has two important parts. The central part and the part of the tax collectors.
It is stated in the historical writings: Asak was the name of a city from the village or mountain of Khorasan, where Parth is called, and its founder was Ashk Aol. The oldest capital of the Parthians was in a place called Astaka or Areska in the present-day Qochan region, after the names of Asak and Areska, Stu and Stua were named. The residence of the Ashkani family was in Asak, and this name came from there and was changed to Ashak, Arshak, Ashk, and Ashkanian. In his inscription, Darius the Great connects Part Roza with Zarnka and Herat, and Sargarti, which was located in the Lut desert, with Gorgan.
The length of this province from west to east is 480 km, and its width is 200 km, and the main area of Part has an area of 96,000 square kilometers. This area is surrounded by three mountain ranges. Daman Kouh or the Akrad Mountains, whose range extends to the Khorezm desert, "in fact, the northern mountain chain", another Aladagh and Miraby in the middle, called Jagtai Mountains or Jovin Mountains, continue in the south.
From the History section of Quchan on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay3
Churches and places of worship6
Shopping14
Gas and EV charging7
Schools, colleges and libraries21
Quchan University of Advanced Technologies Engineering
School · 3.7 km
Healthcare6
Map of Qūchān
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Getting there and nearby towns
Bojnurd International Airport (BJB) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 115 km away.
- Āq Kahrīzak 8 km northeast, about 8 min by car
- Dāghīān 26 km west, about 26 min by car
- Fārūj 29 km northwest, about 29 min by car
- Qezel Kand 54 km southeast, about 54 min by car
- Seyyedābād 56 km southeast, about 56 min by car
- Bām 56 km southwest, about 56 min by car
- Chāpeshlū 57 km northeast, about 57 min by car
- Fīrūzeh 60 km northeast, about 1 h by car
- Shīrvān 61 km northwest, about 1 h by car
- Dargaz 65 km northeast, about 1 h by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- Mapillary (see each image): photos
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- تصاوير قوچان 01, Ehsan322, CC BY-SA 3.0
- دانشکده برق, اثر شخصی, CC BY-SA 3.0
- یخدان تاریخی نمد مالها - نمای ورودی (cropped), Mani Mardazad Navi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- مرکز قوچان - panoramio, sarizadeh, CC BY 3.0
- نمایشگاهی از آثار مرکز فنی حرفه ای خواهران قوچان - panoramio (2), sarizadeh, CC BY 3.0
- مرکز آموزش فنی و حرفه ای قوچان - panoramio, sarizadeh, CC BY 3.0
- نمایشگاهی از آثار مرکز فنی حرفه ای خواهران قوچان - panoramio, sarizadeh, CC BY 3.0
- محوطه مرکز فنی و حرفه ای قوچان - panoramio, sarizadeh, CC BY 3.0
- نمایشگاهی از آثار مرکز فنی حرفه ای خواهران قوچان - panoramio (1), sarizadeh, CC BY 3.0
- ساخت ارم فنی حرفه ای قوچان - panoramio, sarizadeh, CC BY 3.0
- مرکز قوچان - panoramio (1), sarizadeh, CC BY 3.0
- مركز فني وحرفه اي قوچان - panoramio, sarizadeh, CC BY 3.0
- Street-level photo, saghapoor, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, saghapoor, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, saghapoor, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, saghapoor, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, saghapoor, CC BY-SA 4.0
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