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Population15,290
GeoNames
Local nameشال
RegionQazvin Province
Elevation1,273 m
4,177 ft
Time zoneAsia/Tehran
Nearest airportQazvin Airport (GZW)
46 km
Why visit Shāl
Townapedia lists 5 parks and trails in and around town.
Weather in Shāl
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About Shāl
Shal (Persian: شال) is a city in, and the capital of, Shal District in Buin Zahra County, Qazvin province, Iran.
From the Wikipedia article Shal, Qazvin (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Parks, trails and playgrounds5
Churches and places of worship2
Schools, colleges and libraries1
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Healthcare1
Map of Shāl
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Getting there and nearby towns
Qazvin Airport (GZW) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 46 km away.
- Asfarvarīn 4 km northwest, about 4 min by car
- Lūshkān 5 km west, about 5 min by car
- Dānesfahān 10 km south, about 10 min by car
- Qeshlāq-e Charkhlū 11 km south, about 11 min by car
- Ebrāhīmābād 13 km southeast, about 13 min by car
- Ţarvīzak 15 km west, about 15 min by car
- Narjeh 17 km northwest, about 17 min by car
- Tākestān 20 km north, about 20 min by car
- Qazvin 46 km northeast, about 46 min by car
- Abhar 57 km northwest, about 57 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
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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
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
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