Şandanqalası
Şandanqalası is a mountain in Astara District, Azerbaijan and has an elevation of 1,816 metres. Şandanqalası is situated nearby to the abandoned locality Bagchilyar, as well as near the village Hajji Amir-e Vanehbin.Places of Interest
Highlights include Heyran Gondola lift.
Heyran Gondola lift
Aerial lift
Photo: Samaksasanian, Public domain.
Heyran Gondola lift is a gondola lift in the Alborz mountain range, within Gilan Province of northwestern Iran. It is located above the Heyran villages and near the city of Astara, in Astara County. Heyran Gondola lift is situated 4 km southwest of Şandanqalası.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hajji Amir-e Vanehbin and Heyran.
Hajji Amir-e Vanehbin
Village
Hajji Amir-e Vanehbin is a village in Heyran Rural District of the Central District in Astara County, Gilan province, Iran.
Heyran
Village
Heyran is a cluster of three villages in the Talysh Mountains, a subrange of the western Alborz mountain range, within Astara County of Gilan province in far northwestern Iran. Heyran is situated 4½ km south of Şandanqalası.
Heyran-e Vosta
Village
Heyran-e Vosta is a village in Heyran Rural District, in the Central District of Astara County, Gilan Province, Iran. At the 2016 census, its population was 84, in 23 families. Up from 65 in 2006. Heyran-e Vosta is situated 5 km south of Şandanqalası.
Şandanqalası
- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 1,816 metres
- Also known as: “Gora Shandan-Kolasi”, “Gora Shandankalasi”, “Şandan Qalası Dağı”, and “Sandanqalasi”
- Category: landform
- Location: Astara District, Azerbaijan, Caucasus, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.44332° or 38° 26′ 36″ northLongitude
48.59822° or 48° 35′ 54″ eastElevation
1,816 metres (5,958 feet)Open location code
8HCCCHVX+87GeoNames ID
388759
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In Other Languages
“Şandanqalası” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Şandanqalası”
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