Chaldoran Township The Historical Chaldoran Battle Population:45,641; Center: Siyah Cheshmeh; Distance to Orumieh:249km Tourism Attractions -Qarah kelisa Church and Torism Pilot Zone: Armenians from all over the world flock to this international renowned site every year, in order to pay tribute to Saint Tataus. It is also inscribed on the world Heritage List of UNESCO….
Category: iran travel blog 2019
About the Province Iran Tourism, Azerbaijan-e- Gharbi (west Azerbaijan) province is located in the northwest of Iran, sharing common borders with Turkey,Iraq and Azerbaijan (Autonomous Republic of Naxcivan). In winter,heavy snowfalls blanket the area. Arvin (in khoy) Barderash (in Orumiyeh), Sari Dash (in Oshnaviyeh) and Malek Helan (in Piranshahr) are the highest mountains of the…
Zinat-ol Mulk House-Shiraz Iran Tourism, There is a beautiful palace on the west of Narenjestan-e Qavam which belonged to the family of Qavam-ol Mulk. It is called the house of Zinat-ol Mulk. The building belongs to the Qajar times and has more than 20 rooms decorated with stucco-works, paintings and exquisite mirror decorations. Afif Abad…
Hadish Palace Hadish is another palace on the Persepolis terrace. Hadish was a name chosen by Xerxes. Hadish palace was called “palace of Xerxes” for years; however, Alireza Shapur Shahbazi discovered writings on a pier in the upper north eastern corner of a figure above the flywhisk of Xerxes that had the name of king…
Pasargadae Pasargadae is a high rectangular plain on the northwest of Fars province. It is about 20 kilometers long. It is bordered by Tang-e Bolaghi on the south. It is 140 kilometers from Pasargadae to Shiraz. It is irrigated by Polvar River; therefore, it has always been a prosper-ous and important plain. The city founded…
Watermills-Shushtar The historical complex of mills and Waterfalls of Shushtar belongs to the Sassanid era and is still healthy after 1500 years. The water structures of Shushtar have been built to exploit the waterpower for mills. This complex consists of different parts such as mills, waterfalls, canals, aqueducts, and “Sika”- a recreational place. A famous…
Shah Ne’mat-ollah Vali Mausoleum-Mahan Iran Tourism, Shah Ne’mat-ollah Vali was born in Halab and spent his childhood and youth in Kerman. He was not only a mystic, but also a greet poet. He has a volume involving odes, sonnets, quatrains, and couplets. This great mystic died in 834 AH. His mausoleum in Mahan is one…
Ashura Day Iran Tourism, Ashura is the tenth day of Muharram month. In Shia culture this day is the most sorrowful day of the year because Imam Hussein (AS) was martyre. It was a calamity for the family of the holy prophet. Shia people mourn in Muharram, especially in Tasu’a and Ashura, to revive the…
Kabir Friday Mosque of Yazd Iran Tourism, The word “Yazd” means “holy” and “clean” and the city of Yazd means “holy land and the land of the God”. According to lbn Balkhi in his book Farsnameh (Sixth Century AH), the original name of Yazd was “Ketheh” meaning “Small town” in ancient Persian. Because Yazd was…
Historical Bazaar of Isfahan Iran Tourism, Isfahan is unbeatable regarding the number of Glorious bazaars due to its old history and its importance in the course of history, especially after Islam. Present bazaars of Isfahan which are dating from Dylamite, Seljuk, and especially Safavid eras have a challenging historical like other buildings of this city….