Aq Qala: facts

At a glance

• Country: Iran
• Region: Golestan
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 35,116
• Coordinates: 37.0139° N, 54.4550° E
• Time zone: Asia/Tehran (UTC+03:30)
• Currency: Rial (IRR)
• Distance to the capital, Tehran: 309 km (192 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Sari Dasht-e Naz International Airport (SRY): 120 km (75 mi), straight line
• Semnan Municipal Airport (SNX): 180 km (112 mi), straight line
• Bojnord Airport (BJB): 258 km (160 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Gorgan: 19 km (12 mi)
• Simin Shahr: 20 km (12 mi)
• Fazelabad: 29 km (18 mi)
• Gomishan: 34 km (21 mi)
• Bandar-e Torkaman: 36 km (23 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Gorgan, 19 km (12 mi)