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Month: December 2020

Pirnia House; Ethnography Museum of Naein

Pirnia House; Ethnography Museum of Naein

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Pirnia dynasty was among the famous families in Qajar period that raised some great men. The great ancestor of this family is Mir Abd ol-Vahab. His son, Moshir ud-Dole was an authority in time of constitutional age and also one of his grandchildren was...
Sefid Chah Cemetery (White Cemetery)

Sefid Chah Cemetery (White Cemetery)

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The mysterious white cemetery or graveyard White Well is one of the strangest Iranian cemeteries belonging to the Timurid period. It is highly interesting as the first Iranian Muslim cemetery in the northern region of Iran. The villagers’...
Two Minaret Mosque

Two Minaret Mosque

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Saqqez is a mountainous city in western Iran between the Zagros Mountains and the north of Kurdistan province. Located at the intersection of Sanandaj-Miandoab and Baneh, this historic city has archaeological sites such as Ziviyeh Hill and Ghar...
Ibn-e Babawayh Mausoleum

Ibn-e Babawayh Mausoleum

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Rey is one of the oldest cities in Iran. this Historical city is one of the tourism poles of Iran and host of the Shah Abdol-Azim Shrine. Ibn-e Babawayh Mausoleum is another important monument in this city that the antiquity of its current building is...
Imamzadeh Bibi Hakime Mausoleum

Imamzadeh Bibi Hakime Mausoleum

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Bibi Hakime (peace be upon her) mausoleum, the burial place of the seventh Shia Imam’s daughter, Imam Musa al-kadhim (peace be upon him) and the sister of Imam Reza (peace be upon him) is the most famous Imamzadeh in the south of Iran which is located...
Dayr-e Gachin Caravanserai

Dayr-e Gachin Caravanserai

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Dayr-e Gachin Caravanserai is located eighty kilometers northeast of Qom. It is known as the mother of the caravanserais of Iran. This monument of ancient Iran is built along the Silk Road and the historical road of Ray to Qom. Today it is in the...
Iraj Castle

Iraj Castle

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There are many brick monuments in our country known for their long life and interesting design that undoubtfully, the most famous one is Arg e Bam (Bam Citadel). Although some of them are lesser-known among tourists. Situated in Tehran province and...
Naderi Garden Museum Attractions of Mashhad

Naderi Garden Museum

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The complex of Naderi Garden Museum including Nader shah Afshar Tomb (1100-1160 A.H), known as the Napoleon of East, has been placed along with a museum, inside the so-called Naderi Garden in the center of Mashahd City. Houshang Seyhoun has created a...
Otagh Aeine (Mirror Room)

Otagh Aeine (Mirror Room)

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This house with 140 years antiquity is one of the most magnificent houses related to the Qajar era in Shahr-e Kord. Its alcove architecture is crossover which was common in the Qajar residential architecture. The mirror room is a part of a big edifice...
Cheshmeh Ali of Rey

Cheshmeh Ali of Rey

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The granite stones of Alborz, on one hand, and the fertile soil of Rey, on the other hand, reach together to create a wonderful spring boiling from the heart of the kind ground. Cheshmeh Ali is the name of an ancient ground in the southern hillsides...
Kalat Palace ( the Sun Palace)

Kalat Palace ( the Sun Palace)

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Kalat Palace known also as the Sun Palace, one of the most beautiful unfinished tower tomb, primarily was a mausoleum related to the Ilkhanid dynasty; the current building of this palace has been constructed on the remains of the old building in...