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Month: December 2020

Anubanini Rock Relief

Anubanini Rock Relief

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Anubanini petroglyph and inscription is a historical symbol that belongs to the people known as Lullubi and Simurrums, who lived in Zagros Mountain range almost 5000 years ago.  This rock relief is situated on a megalith, Miyan-kal, at a height...
Zahak Castle in East Azerbaijan

Zahak Castle in East Azerbaijan

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Zahak Castle, which in the local dialect is called Nouri Ghala, is located in 20 km to the southeast of Hashtrud County within the central part of Ali Abad village and five kilometers to the south of Arablu village in East Azerbaijan. This castle was...
Maqbaratoshoara

Maqbaratoshoara

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Maqbaratoshoara is a mausoleum that has been built in honor of more than four hundred poets, writers and men of words. Located in the heart of the historical city of Tabriz, it is now considered as an important symbol of this city. Maqbaratoshoara...
The Malek Mansion in Bushehr

The Malek Mansion in Bushehr

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The Malek Mansion is the tallest Qajar building in the southern region of Iran. It was built by the order and funding of Mohammad Mehdi Malek ol-Tojjar e Sevom and by the hands of the French. The Malek ol-Tojjar family were from Kazerun County who...
Fuman-Roodkhan Castle

Roodkhan Castle

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Roodkhan Castle, also known as Hessami Castle, is a historic castle located next to a river of the same name. Some historians estimated the time of construction of the castle dates back to the Sassanian Empire and Muslim conquest of Persia. The...
Blue (Kabud) Mosque of Tabriz

Blue (Kabud) Mosque of Tabriz

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Tabriz is the flower of Iranian cities; a historical and beautiful city, replete with various historical, cultural and religious attractions that fills the backpack of every tourist who comes to visit with history, delight and happiness.One of the...
Tabas Golshan Garden

Tabas Golshan Garden

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Golshan Garden is one of the famous and historic gardens of Iran related to Zand and Qajar Period located in Tabas in South Khorasan Province. It has been constructed by Mir Hasan Khan, the third ruler appointed by Nader Shah Afshar to administer Tabas...
Great Wall of Gorgan

Great Wall of Gorgan

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Great wall of Gorgan with the names of “Red wall” or “Red Snake” is one of the most obvious Iranian architectural monuments, the third long wall of the world after the Great Walls of China and Germany. This wall is noted in...
Mostowfi House

Mostowfi House

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Mostowfi house belongs to the Qajar dynasty reign. Mostowfi house is a complex containing mosque, public bath and a bridge. Mostowfi complex was built by the command of Mohammad Ali Mostowfi in the reign of Muzaffar-Al-Din Shah, the architect was...
Haftad Molla Ancient Cemetery

Haftad Molla Ancient Cemetery

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One of the tourism attractions of a city is its cemetery. Furthermore, if the burial rituals and shape of the graves belong to different historical eras, it adds to the visual charms of the setting. There is a cemetery in Mirjaveh region of Sistan and...
Ganjali Khan Complex

Ganjali Khan Complex

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Being included the square, bazar, mosque, school, water storage and mint, Ganjali Khan Complex was established at Ganjali Khan’s command, the ruler of Kerman during Shah Abbas Safavid’s period; a complex that has been the host of tourists for many...
Yam Caravanserai

Yam Caravanserai

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During Ilkhanid era to maintain communication between the individual khanates in the empire, and between these khanates and the khan, and throughout the empire, a rapid and effective post system, YAM, was organized. A continues change of mounts, made...