Quchan (; ) is a city in the
Central District of
Quchan County
Quchan County () is in Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Quchan.
History
Until 2003, Quchan County had three districts: The Central, Bajgiran, and Faruj Districts, the latter of which was separated from the count ...
,
Razavi Khorasan province,
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...
, serving as capital of both the county and the district.
It is approximately 97 km south of the border city of
Ashgabat
Ashgabat (Turkmen language, Turkmen: ''Aşgabat'') is the capital city, capital and largest city of Turkmenistan. It lies between the Karakum Desert and the Kopet Dag, Kopetdag mountain range in Central Asia, approximately 50 km (30 ...
, capital city of neighboring
Turkmenistan
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.
The city of Quchan has been considered in the past due to its historical location, including having 140 historical monuments and having 32 monuments registered in the list of national monuments and 20 attractive tourist areas. Nader Shah was assassinated on 20 June 1747, at Quchan in
Khorasan
KhorasanDabeersiaghi, Commentary on Safarnâma-e Nâsir Khusraw, 6th Ed. Tehran, Zavvâr: 1375 (Solar Hijri Calendar) 235–236 (; , ) is a historical eastern region in the Iranian Plateau in West and Central Asia that encompasses western and no ...
.
This city has trained famous scholars, mystics, thinkers, poets and heroes. Heroes such as Jafar Gholi Zangli and Noei khaboushani and
Ahmad Vafadar
Ahmad Vafadar (, 23 January 1927 – 22 February 2005) was an Iranian heavyweight freestyle wrestler who competed at the 1951 World Wrestling Championships, 1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Game ...
who technically struck the heroes
Abbas Zandi and
Gholamreza Takhti
Gholamreza Takhti (, August 27, 1930 – January 7, 1968) was an Iranian Freestyle wrestling, freestyle wrestler and a practitioner of Varzesh-e Bastani, varzesh-e bastani (''Persian traditional sport'').Houchang E. Chehabi, TAḴTI, Ḡolā ...
and won the wrestling
armband
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for three