Tabas
Iran /
Khorasan /
Tabas /
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, 2 km from center (طبس)
World / Iran / Yazd
city, desert
Tabas (also Tabas-e-Golshan, literally "city with a lot of flowers in a desert", Persian: طبس) is a desert city and a large oasis in the Iranian province of Yazd (and formerly in the south of the Khorasan province).
It was near Tabas that the United States rescue operation called Operation Eagle Claw failed, because of mechanical breakdowns to the aircraft involved.
It was near Tabas that the United States rescue operation called Operation Eagle Claw failed, because of mechanical breakdowns to the aircraft involved.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabas
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 33°35'54"N 56°56'7"E
- Birjand 221 km
- Sabzevar 309 km
- Mashhad 387 km
- Bojnurd 437 km
- Ashgabat 511 km
- Türkmenabat 852 km
- Mazar-e-Sharif 985 km
- Qarshi 986 km
- Navoiy 1033 km
- Samarkand 1112 km
- طرح تجهیز معاد ذغالسنگ طبس 1.6 km
- Azad University of Tabas 3.3 km
- Tabas Airfield 8.7 km
- Qanat 17 km
- Qanat 21 km
- Supurje Salt Lake 47 km
- ballclay mine 48 km
- ballclay mine 55 km
- Halvan Desert 75 km
- Naybandan Wildlife Refuge 116 km
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