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alt Kharaghan twin towers
Octagonal chambers representing early Seljuk decorative panels   The Kharaghan twin towers are mausoleums that according to their remaining inscrip... 		Saturday, 15 December 2012
alt Very lively bazaar of Kerman is the highlight of any visit
  The desert trading city of Kerman has long been a staging point for people passing between Persia and the Indian subcontinent and today it remains... 		Wednesday, 12 December 2012
alt Chehel Sotun, a museum of Safavid art
One of the only surviving palaces from the royal parklands between Imam Sq and Chahar Bagh Abbasi St, Safavid-era Chehel Sotun is today most famous f... 		Monday, 10 December 2012
alt Achaemenid monument sits alone and unattended
Goor Dokhtar is a structure very similar to the mausoleum of Cyrus the Great. This structure is made of 24 slabs of stones, according to the Orartoie... 		Saturday, 01 December 2012
alt Nazri: Food ritual and alms for the poor
Religious ceremonies in Iran more than often include food offerings, whether they are held at public venues like mosques or at private residences. Th... 		Wednesday, 21 November 2012
alt Caravanserais: Iran's early hotels
  Remains of these early hotels and resting places are scattered along the roads and in the cities of Iran. Many caravanserais in Iran are considere... 		Monday, 19 November 2012
alt Khatamkari is an outstanding art which calls for dexterity and artistic skills
  Khatamkari is one of the Persian arts of marquetry wherein the surface of wooden or metallic artifacts is ornamented with tiny pieces of wood, bon... 		Monday, 19 November 2012
alt Games on the journey to hereafter
Board games were very popular in Egypt and the Near East. They exist in several variants, with cells or holes for the pieces. The Near Eastern mate... 		Monday, 12 November 2012
alt Yazd, a city built out of adobe
  Located 628 kilometers from Tehran, Yazd is one of the oldest cities of Iran dating back to the ancient times when a community of hard-working peo... 		Monday, 12 November 2012
alt Power of the Persian garden does not come from itself alone
  The archetypal garden, Paradise, derives its name and its symbolism from the Old Persian, Pardeiza, meaning an enclosed area. The Persian garden w... 		Saturday, 10 November 2012
 
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