Kharraqan Towers

The Kharraqan Towers, also known as the Kharrakhan or the Domes of Kharaghan, are a pair of mausolea built in 1067 and 1093 CE, in the Kharraqan region, in Hesar-e Valiyeasr, near , , northern .
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: twin towers in Avaj County, Iran
  • Also known as: “Kharaqan Towers”

Kharraqan Towers

Latitude
35.84047° or 35° 50′ 26″ north
Longitude
49.0087° or 49° 0′ 31″ east
Open location code
8H7FR2R5+5F
Open­Street­Map ID
way 523609290
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q1326631
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Kharraqan Towers” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “أبراج خراقان”
  • Azerbaijani: “Xərrəqan türbələri”
  • Chinese: “卡拉干塔群”
  • Chinese: “卡拉幹塔羣”
  • Chinese: “卡拉幹塔群”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ابراج الخراقان”
  • French: “tours de Kharraqan”
  • French: “Tours de Kharraqan”
  • German: “Charaghan-Grabtürme”
  • German: “Kharāghān”
  • German: “Kharaqan”
  • Hebrew: “מגדלי ח’רקאן”
  • Hungarian: “Karracsán-tornyok”
  • Italian: “Torri di Kharraqan”
  • Japanese: “ハラガーン双子塔”
  • Japanese: “ハラカンタワーズ”
  • Persian: “برج شرقی یا قدیمتر خرقان”
  • Persian: “برج های خراقان”
  • Persian: “برجهای خراقان”
  • Persian: “برج‌های خراقان”
  • Persian: “برج‌های خرقان”
  • South Azerbaijani: “خرقان بورجلاری”
  • South Azerbaijani: “خرقان گونبزلری”
  • Spanish: “Torres de Kharraqan”
  • Turkish: “Karahan İkiz Türbeleri”
  • Urdu: “خرقان کے برج”

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