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Quchan is in the north-east of Iran at an elevation of 1,149 meters above sea level north of the Shah Jahan Mountains. It is located south of the border with Turkmenistan. Quchan is connected by road to Mashhad, 125 km southeast and Turkmenistan, 100 km north. The region produces much grain, and there are also extensive vineyards. Quchan town has …

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History & Culture

Most of the inhabitants of Quchan are descended from a tribe of Zafarānlū Kurds resettled there by Shāh Abbas I in the 17th century. In return for frontier military service, the resettled Kurds enjoyed a wide-ranging autonomy under a hereditary tribal leader and were exempt from all tribute. Many of the area’s inhabitants are still nomads and live in tents …

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