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52 - The holiest place in Iran (Part 2)

Sun, 11 Nov 2012 | By piglet | Views [962]

Apart from the Imam Reza mausoleum itself, the most beautiful part of the Holy Shrine complex at Mashhad is said to be the Goharshad Mosque which has a distinctive turquoise dome with yellow Kufic calligraphy at its base. Viewed from afar, the sight ... Read more >

51 - The holiest place in Iran (Part 1)

Sat, 10 Nov 2012 | By piglet | Views [811]

The Shrine of Imam Reza in Mashhad is the holiest place in the world for Shi’ite Muslims and the second holiest place for Muslims generally (Mecca of course being the holiest). Non-Muslims are not permitted to visit Mecca but parts ... Read more >

50 - Random food notes from Mashhad

Fri, 9 Nov 2012 | By piglet | Views [808]

Saffron, a key souvenir from Mashhad, costs just under US$2 per gram here. And a gram goes a long way in cooking, probably at least 12-15 servings. For the quality, it is very inexpensive. But the yummy discovery is saffron ... Read more >

49 - Bad hair days are a-comin

Fri, 9 Nov 2012 | By piglet | Views [646]

Left Turkmenistan and crossed into Iran by road via Sarakhs, which is about 3 hours away from Mary. The border office is a small tin-roofed hut crowded with travelers, most of whom seemed to be women from Turkmenistan who tried to stop ... Read more >

Photos: Nature

Sun, 16 Sep 2012 | By iran | Photo Gallery

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Photos: Yazd

Thu, 6 Sep 2012 | By iran | Photo Gallery

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Photos: The pilgrims

Fri, 4 May 2012 | By saks | Photo Gallery

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Photos: iran

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By ontheroadagain | Photo Gallery

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Photos: My Photo scholarship 2011 entry

Tue, 8 Nov 2011 | By choobnam | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

I started photography about 4 years ago with my cell phone and gradually became interested to do it more professionally, I was so eager to learn more about it and so it took me 3 years to collect money and buy a camera and started taking photographs by ... Read more >
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Photos: My Photo scholarship 2011 entry

Tue, 8 Nov 2011 | By effort | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

I’m Mohammad Amin Ahangari from Iran. I’m an aerospace engineer and amateur photographer. I like to speak with people by pictures or poem. Yes sometimes I write poems. I like to tell people how the life is beautiful and I think art is the best way to ... Read more >
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Travel notes from a village in the deep of western Iran

Sun, 19 Jun 2011 | By shifting-roads | Views [539]

The story of generations who were killed in advance Walking peacefully in the far west of Iran, where one can easily reach Iraq by driving for few minutes; I face great monuments and interesting people and astonishing history which surprised ... Read more >

Photos: Persia

Mon, 11 Apr 2011 | By alexito_nz | Photo Gallery

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My Photo scholarship 2010 entry

Sun, 17 Oct 2010 | By eyeofzann | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

A few nomadic tribes exist in Iran such as the Qashqa’i, Bakhtiary, Kurds Lors and Baluchis. The Qashqa’i nomadic tribe of Iran stands out for their vibrant costumes and famous ‘Gabbeh’. During the last century, the Iranian government insisted on settling ... Read more >
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My Photo scholarship 2010 entry

Sat, 16 Oct 2010 | By sea | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

It was a very nice day in the middle of the winter which we decided to go to a beach with family in North of IRAN. In the place called Markooh. It is a piece of heven.The montain and the beach are very near to each other and the weather was foggy and ... Read more >
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