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Discovering Iran

'Armenian Church Maryam-e Moghadas (The Holy Mary)', photo by Peter Kerber



'Woods of Mazanderan', photo by Zohreh Ghaemi


'Oroumieh Lake', photo by Hamid Sedghinejad


Good place for Star Wars pod racing:


'Saayeh khosh formations in Southern Iran', photo by Sizif


Switzerland? Not quite:


'A mansion in Uramanat' Photo: paveh2005



'Sobatan Village - Ardebil', photo by Ali Vakilirad



'A Stream in the Golestan Province', photo by Avahid


Majestic Daryaasaar Mountains:


Photo: Babak A. Tafreshi



'In Alam Kooh Mountains', photo by MountainZone


Play of geometric forms inside the mosque:


'Emam Mosque - Isfahan', photo by Sergej Marsnjak



Akhavan Residence


500 BC. Gold Achaemenid Lion (Persian treasures) -








photo by Afra Zomorodian


Incredibly intricate stone carvings:





Prayer niche at Isfahan Friday Mosque



'Golden doors of Shah-e Cheragh Shrine', photo by Shahram Razavi



Persian Miniature by Bagher Aghamiri



'Shahzadeh Gardens', photo by Shahram Razavi


Incredible bridge over Zaayandeh River in Isfahan, worthy to join our 'Most Interesting Bridges' series -






Another awesome bridge: Trans-Iranian railway bridge, Mazanderan:


photo by Maziyar Pazouki



Karaj (Near Tehran), photo by Mohammad Reza Tavajjoh



'Oroomieh - NW Iran', photo by Mohammad Hamidi


Fortress of Babak Khorramdin - N.W. Iran:
(good place for a duel between Gandalf and Balrog)





'Sistan & Baluchestan province', photo by Bahram Emami


Snow in Tehran:




Tehran & the nearby mountains:


photo by Reza Babri