Mount Gargash
Mount Gargash is located in Isfahan province, 30 km South Kashan in Iran near the towns of Kamu and Choghan. The peak has an altitude of 3,600 metres and is the home to the Iranian National Observatory.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 3,617 metres
- Description: mountain in Kashan County, Iran
- Also known as: “Gargesh”, “Kuh-e Gargash”, “Kūh-e Gargez”, “Kūh-e Garkesh”, “Kūh-e Kargez”, “Mount Gargesh”, and “Qolleh-ye Garkesh”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Iranian National Observatory.
Iranian National Observatory
Observatory
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Iranian National Observatory is an Iranian astronomical observatory inaugurated in 2021. It has reported the capture of its first light on 15 October 2022 upon the commissioning of INO340, a home-grown optical telescope with a primary mirror of 3.4 m, making it by far the country's largest astronomical research facility.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Qaza An and Qohrud.
Qaza An
Village
Qaza An is a village in Qohrud Rural District, Qamsar District, Kashan County, Isfahan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 548, in 187 families. Qaza An is situated 8 km northeast of Mount Gargash.
Qohrud
Village
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Qohrud is a village in, and the capital of, Qohrud Rural District of Qamsar District, Kashan County, Isfahan province, Iran. Qohrud is situated 9 km east of Mount Gargash.
Mount Gargash
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Isfahan, Central Iran, Iran, Middle East, Asia
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Mount Gargash” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جبل قرقاش”
- Cebuano: “Kūh-e Gargez”
- Dutch: “Kūh-e Gargez”
- Dutch: “Mount Gargash”
- Indonesian: “Gunung Gargash”
- Persian: “رصدخانه ملی ایران”
- Persian: “کوه گرگز”
- Persian: “گرگش”
- Swedish: “Kūh-e Gargez”
- Ukrainian: “Гаргаш”
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