Where is Kashan?
The city of Kashan lies about 160 miles (250 kilometers) south of Tehran, toward the north of Iran, south of the Caspian Sea. Part of the greater city lies in a plain, and part in mountainous hills. A thriving city during the rule of Sassanides—the last dynasty to rule Persia before the Arab conquest in about 650 AD—Kashan is one of Iran’s oldest. Archaeological excavations in the Sialk hills just over two miles to the west indicate that the area was home to prehistoric man.
Abyaneh KASHAN KASHAN is located 258 km (160 miles) south of TEHRAN. It is a large oasis town along the western edge of the great desert, KAVIR, in the province of ISFAHAN in central IRAN. The central heights of the country cross this township and part of it is located in a vast plain while the other part is in a mountainous area. The climate, like all of central IRAN, varies depending on the topography of the region. The mountainous areas are cold and the plains, especially the desert margins, are warm. KASHAN is one of the oldest cities of IRAN. Archeological excavations in the Sialk hills (located 4 km west of the city) indicate that this area was the home of pre-historic humans.
