Homes in Abyaneh The picturesque village of Abyaneh sits at the foot of Karkass Mountain, 70km south-east of Kashan in...
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NATIONAL MUSEUM OF IRAN
Interior of the Museum The institution which is around 70 years old contains approximately 300 000 artefacts. It is...
GRAND BAZAAR OF ISFAHAN
The old bazaar of Isfahan dates back to the 11th century during the Seljuk era. The Grand Bazaar, which was added in...
ABARKOOH ICE HOUSE
Yakhchal ice houseYakhchalInterior of the Yakchal This conical shaped clay structure was one of the reasons that...
ALAMUT CASTLE
ALAMUT CASTLE PERCHED ON A CRAGRUINS OF ALAMUT CASTLEVIEW FROM THE TOP OF THE CASTLE Of the many splinter cults that...
JAMI’ MUSJID OF NA’IN
The town of Na’in lies 170 km north of Yazd and 140 km east of Isfahan. The oasis city’s claim to fame is the Jami’...
HARUNIYE – THE TOMB OF HARUN AL- RASHID RA
Ṭūs is a relatively little town about 40km’s northwest of the large city of Mashhad. It doesn’t have much to offer...
TOMB OF ABU HAMID AL-GHAZĀLĪ RA
Imam Abu Hamid al-Ghazālī was born in 1058CE in the town of Ṭūs and passed away in 1111CE in Ṭūs as well. During his...
TOMB OF OMAR KHAYYAM RA
The city of Nishapur is part of the region in north-eastern Iran that produced some of the foremost Muslim thinkers...