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Day: 18 December 2020

Ardabil Great Mosque

Ardabil Great Mosque

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Ardabil Great Mosque, which is also referred to as Masjid Jameh in some resources, is the remaining part of a great complex that has been built during different historical eras. But the high tide of the constructions was related to the Seljuk...
Jameh Mosque of Urmia

Jameh Mosque of Urmia

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Mosques and bazaars have long been two important social centers of Iran. The tourists usually visit these places during their trips to Iran for a better understanding of social aspects and lifestyle of people in each region. In Addition, the Jameh...
Falak-ol-Aflak Castle

Falak-ol-Aflak Castle

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Falak-ol-Aflak Castle, Twelve Tower Castle, Kakh-e Atabakan, are the different names of Dež-e Shāpūr-Khwāst in Khorramabad. It is called Falak-ol-Aflak which means the sky of all the skies since the Qajar dynasty. Being situated on the top of the...
Jabalie Dome

Jabalie Dome

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Jabalie Dome is a Seljuk monument which is called Treasure Dome, Gabri Dome (Zoroastrian Dome) and Jabal Sang (mountain stone), located in the eastern part of Kerman city. the appellation of Jabal Sang is because of using stone materials to build. The...
Jameh Mosque of Gorgan

Jameh Mosque of Gorgan

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The Golestan province has both pristine and beautiful nature like the Golestan forests, as well as historic cities such as Gonbad and Gorgan. Gorgan, the capital of the province, is an ancient city. Excavations at the Torang Teppe indicate that the...
Mulla Sadra House

Mulla Sadra House

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Mulla Sadra House is a historical building, where Sadr-ol Din Muhammad Shirazi titled to as Sadr-ol-Mote’allehin, and known as Mulla Sadra lived for fifteen years. He was born in 1572 at the time of Safavid dynasty. This Iranian philosopher decided to...
Siraf Port

Siraf Port

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Siraf Port is located in Bushehr Province along the coast of Persian Gulf. This part was highly prospered during Sassanid Period as the center of maritime commerce because it was the connecting port of Iran and the world through the Pars Sea. Siraf...
Naqsh-e Rajab Relief

Naqsh-e Rajab Relief

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Although Naqsh-e Rajab is not as famous as Pasargad and Persepolis, its values are not definitely less than other historical monuments of Fars province. The petroglyph of Naqsh-e Rajab is the memorial of the early Sassanid kings who were, unlike the...
Masoudieh Mansion of Tehran

Masoudieh Mansion of Tehran

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Masoudieh Mansion is located near Baharestan Square of Tehran and is amongst some of the most exquisite historical buildings of old Tehran that has been completely restored and can be visited by Iranians and tourists. From influential days of Qajar era...
Samimi Mansion in Ramhormoz

Samimi Mansion in Ramhormoz

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Ramhormoz is a city in Khuzestan province, 100kilometers far from the capital city of the province. It has a long history and was a prospered city in Sassanid era. Samimi mansion in Ramhormoz is one of the remaining monuments of Qajar with spectacular...
Azerbaijan Museum

Azerbaijan Museum

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Azerbaijan Museum includes a rich and prolific collection of artifacts and works that have been discovered through archeological researches, as well as historical discoveries from different parts of Iran. This collection is the largest archeological...
Sepahsalar Mosque-School

Sepahsalar Mosque-School

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Mirza Hossein Khan Sepahsalar, the prime minister of Naser al-Din Shah Qajar, ordered a large school and mosque to be built in the heart of Tehran. The work of constructing this building was continued after his death by his brother, Yahya Khan Moshir...