Salmas Salmas township is located 854 km. north-west to Tehran in a moderate plain. In historical and geographical books it is remanded of Salmas as a beautiful city with good bazzars and stone mosque. According to the recent archeological discoveries on Taban hill, the antiquity of Salmas goes back to Medians time and it was named " Zarvand " in Achaemenians era. In Arsacides time, this city was one of the buffering province between Iran and Roman Empire and was annexed to Sassanians territory after the defeat of khosrow Arsacide.the most important historical and worth seeing places of this township are: Several mineral water springs With therapy virtues, Historical Goorchin Ghaleh castle located in 10 km. south o Salmas, Jamal Abad old dam in suburbs of Salmas, Khan Takhti stone carvings belonging to Sassanide era, Kooh Gharni and Yarough underground, Saint George Church Salmas city.