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Day: 15 December 2020

Armenian Church (Surp Karapet Church)

Armenian Church (Surp Karapet Church)

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The Armenian Church of Surp Karapet was established in 1336 SH in Abadan, under the reign of Pahlavi. This Gregory church was once close to two protestant churches, Christopher Church in 1928 and Assyrian church in 1951, none of which is today...
Ferdowsi’s Burial Chamber

Ferdowsi’s Burial Chamber

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Ferdowsi’s Burial Chamber is located in Tous. Ferdowsi is quite well-known as the saviour of our language, Farsi. A few centuries after the Arab invasion, amongst the offense and mayhem caused by the accompanied language, Arabic, Farsi was gradually...
Shah Abbasi Inn

Shah Abbasi Inn

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The Shah Abbasi inn of Karaj is a stone – brick building built in Shah Soleiman Safavid era between 1078 to 1109 SH. This building is located along the Silk Road and it is the only urban inn in Iran. This building infrastructure has been built by...
Municipality Mansion and Clock Tower in Rasht

Municipality Mansion and Clock Tower in Rasht

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The building of the municipality in Rasht is a white and beautiful mansion near Sabzeh Meydan square that has been considered to be the symbol of Rasht city. Municipality palace close to the clock tower and music building are among the most popular...
Karaftu Cave

Karaftu Cave

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Undoubtedly, Karaftu Cave is one of the most attractive ancient Iranians tourist sites created with no electric tools and only with hand instruments. The cave is a natural limestone cave which likely formed during the Tertiary geological era. ...
Ziwiye

Ziwiye ancient site (Ziviyeh Castle)

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Saqqez is the extreme northern city of Kordestan province located in 187 kilometers of Sanandaj, the capital city of the province. However, Ziwiye ancient site or Ziwiye tepe confirms the antiquity of this region.Ziwiye tepe or castle is located 50...
El-Goli Mansion

El-Goli Mansion

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El-Goli Mansion, also known as Shah Goli is the name of a large park in Tabriz. Although the early history of the El-Goli is not clear, but it sounds that during Ak Koyunlu dynasty the construction process was started and continued till Safavid era....
The Damghan Tarikhane Mosque

Tarikhaneh Mosque

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Tarikhane (means God’s house, the house of God) is one of the Damghan heritages, before the domination of Arabs in Iran, which initially was a fire temple and then turned into a mosque over the centuries and has been repeatedly repaired. The...
Ostad Shagerd's Mosque

Ostad Shagerd’s Mosque

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Ostad Shagerd’s Mosque has been made in 1363 by Amir Sheikh Hasan Chupan known as Ala Aldin. Hence first named Alaiyya then was called Suleymaniyya owing to the presence of Mongol prince Suleyman. Today’s appellation of this building goes...
Hamdollah Mostowfi Mausoleum

Hamdollah Mostowfi Mausoleum

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Hamdollah Mostowfi Mausoleum, the great historian of Ilkhanid period, has a special place among Qazvin people. He is attributed to Horban Yazid Riahi and has three major books: Zafarnameh, Tarikh-e Gozide and Nehzat ol-Qolub. Because of his popularity...
Saheb-ol-Amr Mosque in Tabriz

Saheb-ol-Amr Mosque in Tabriz

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The Saheb ol Amr Mosque or King Tahmasp Mosque is a mosque located on the east side of Saheb Abad square in Tabriz. The mosque was originally built in 1636 by the Safavid king Tahmasp I. However the building was destroyed by the Ottoman ruler Murad...
Shad Abad Cemetery

Shad Abad Cemetery

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Shad Abad is located 10km west of Tabriz in Basmenj village. Nowadays, this cemetery is accessible through Tehran-Tabriz highway. All around the graveyard there are several tomb stones indicating the Muslim art man’s majesties during 14th to 16th...