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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...
Amir Chakhmaq Complex

Amir Chakhmaq Complex

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Amir Chakhmaq is one of the most significant historical complexes in Yazd which is located in the middle of the old architectural context and it is one of the important strategic zones of Yazd. This valuable complex which is the point of main streets...
Sheikh Makan Castle (Pour Asharaf)

Sheikh Makan Castle (Pour Asharaf)

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If you move from Ilam to Pol Dokhtar, you will reach Darreh Shahr; it is the fourth most populated city in Ilam, the province. Six kilometers east of Darreh Shahr, on the hillside of Kabirkuh, within a flat plain in Sheikh Makan village, there is a...
Haruniyeh Dome

Haruniyeh Dome

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Haruniyeh Dome is located in Tous(Tus), 25 km far from northwest of Mashhad. Haruniyeh is one of the few remains of ancient Tus and is so close to the Abolqasim Ferdowsi tomb (the epic poet of Persian culture). It’s famous as the oldest survivor of...
Bahram Palace Complex

Bahram Palace Complex

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Bahram Palace complex or Caravanserai of Bahram Palace is one of the significant buildings of Safavid era. This complex is also known as Siahkooh Ribat. Unfortunately, it was deserted for many years but recently has been restored to be the haven of...