| Country |
Province
State |
Region |
City
Town |
District |
Site OR Event |
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Description |
Year
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| Iran |
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Yazd |
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Jameh Mosque |
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The dome. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Yazd |
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Jameh Mosque |
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The courtyard. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Yazd |
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Two soldiers in a sweet shop. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Yazd |
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Nut shop. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Yazd |
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Zoroastrian Fire Temple |
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The Zoroastrian Fire Temple in Yazd dates from 1934. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Yazd |
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Zoroastrian Fire Temple |
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The Fravahar above the temple is the symbol of Zoroastrianism. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Yazd |
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Zoroastrian Fire Temple |
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Portrait of Zarathustra, the founder of Zoroastrinism. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Yazd |
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Zoroastrian Fire Temple |
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The "eternal flame" in the Zoroastrian temple. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Yazd |
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Zoroastrian tower of silence where dead bodies were left to be eaten by birds. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Yazd |
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Zoroastrian tower of silence. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Yazd |
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Building with wind towers at the edge of Yazd. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Yazd |
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Sand storm outside Yazd. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Meybod |
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Small oasis village near Meybod. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Meybod |
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Zoroastrian tower of silence near Meybod. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Meybod |
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Meybod is a mud brick town inhabited from the 3rd century. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Meybod |
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The houses in the town are low rise and have small windows to keep out the desert Sun. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Meybod |
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View of the town. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Meybod |
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Mud brick minaret. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Meybod |
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House with wind tower used for cooling. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Meybod |
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Narein Castle |
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Narein Castle is made from mud bricks and dates from 1000 BCE. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Meybod |
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Narein Castle |
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The castle entrance. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Meybod |
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Narein Castle |
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The mud walls of the castle. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Meybod |
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Narein Castle |
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Visitor. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Meybod |
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Narein Castle |
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The main building. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Meybod |
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Narein Castle |
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Bastion and wall. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Meybod |
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Narein Castle |
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The walls are made of mud bricks. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Meybod |
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Narein Castle |
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Group of school girls from Tehran visiting the castle. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Meybod |
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Narein Castle |
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Family from Shiraz at the castle. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Meybod |
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Narein Castle |
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Decorated tower. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Meybod |
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Narein Castle |
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View from the castle. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Meybod |
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Water cooler with four windtowers dating from the 17th century. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Meybod |
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Caravanserai |
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The courtyard of the caravan serai, used by travelling merchants as an inn. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Meybod |
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Caravanserai |
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Rooms lead off from the courtyard. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Meybod |
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Caravanserai |
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The dome. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Meybod |
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Traditionally shaped ice house used for storing ice during the summer months. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Meybod |
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Post House |
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17th century Post House used by relay riders carrying messages. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Meybod |
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Post House |
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The interior has a weaving workshop. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Meybod |
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Post House |
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Partially woven carpet. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Meybod |
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Post House |
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Woman weaving. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Meybod |
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Pottery Workshop |
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A large area of the town is dedicated to a pottery work shop. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Meybod |
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Pottery Workshop |
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Vases and jars. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Meybod |
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Pottery Workshop |
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Flowerpots. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Meybod |
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Pottery Workshop |
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Glazed vases. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Meybod |
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Pottery Workshop |
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Ceramic money boxes drying. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Meybod |
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Pottery Workshop |
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70 year old potter making a jar. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Meybod |
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Pigeon House |
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The Pigeon House. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Meybod |
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Pigeon House |
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The pigeon entry holes are above structures designed to keep out reptiles. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Meybod |
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Pigeon House |
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The interior had spaces for 4000 pigeons, once harvested for their guano. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Meybod |
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Misty mountainous desert to the East of Meybod. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Meybod |
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Mountains near Meybod. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Meybod |
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Colourful mountain scenery close to Meybod. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Meybod |
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Sand and mountains in the Meybod region. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Meybod |
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Desert road near Chak Chak. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Chak Chak |
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Zoroastrian Temple |
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Chak Chak is a Zoroastrian pilgrimage site set on a cliff in a remote valley. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Chak Chak |
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Zoroastrian Temple |
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Buildings for pilgrims. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Chak Chak |
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Zoroastrian Temple |
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Family having a picnic. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Chak Chak |
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Zoroastrian Temple |
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Pilgrims. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Chak Chak |
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Zoroastrian Temple |
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Students visiting the temple. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Chak Chak |
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Zoroastrian Temple |
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The door of the temple is decorated with a Zoroastrian king. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Chak Chak |
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Zoroastrian Temple |
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The Zoroastrian temple is in a cave. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Chak Chak |
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Zoroastrian Temple |
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Zoroastrian icons. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Chak Chak |
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Zoroastrian Temple |
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Girl inside the temple. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Chak Chak |
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Zoroastrian Temple |
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The temple is built around a spring which is said to be tears of grief at the fall of the Persian Empire to the Arabs in 641. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Chak Chak |
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Zoroastrian Temple |
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View from the temple. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Chak Chak |
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Mountains near Chak Chak, in a remote area north of Yazd. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Chak Chak |
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Uninhabited valley in the Chak Chak region. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Chak Chak |
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Sandstone mountain scenery. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Chak Chak |
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Remote valley in the desert. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Chak Chak |
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Cliffs and mountains. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Chak Chak |
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Monochrome mountain scenery. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Chak Chak |
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Misty mountain scenery. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Chak Chak |
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Spectacular mountains in the remote Chak Chak area. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Chak Chak |
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Desert valleys. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Chak Chak |
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Desolate mountain scenery near Chak Chak. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Kharanaq |
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Kharanaq is an almost deserted mud brick village. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Kharanaq |
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Kharanaq is s set on a hill surrounded by fields and dates from the 10th century. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Kharanaq |
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The village is dominated by the shaking minaret. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Kharanaq |
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The shaking minaret is made from mud bricks and dates from the 17th century. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Kharanaq |
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Crumbling buildings. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Kharanaq |
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Wheat fields around the village. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Kharanaq |
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The citadel. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Kharanaq |
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The aquaduct brings water to the village. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Kharanaq |
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Rooftops. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Kharanaq |
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Shrine in the fields. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Kharanaq |
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Two workmen rennovating the village. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Kharanaq |
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House next to the citadel. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Kharanaq |
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Houses in the old village. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Kharanaq |
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Building workers. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Kharanaq |
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Houses in the old part of the village. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Kharanaq |
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Multi storey houses. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Kharanaq |
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Old woman washing items in a qanat (water canal). |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Kharanaq |
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Landscape near Kharanaq. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Qohrud Mountains |
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The Qohrud Mountains to the West of Yazd. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Qohrud Mountains |
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The desolate Qohrud Mountains. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Qohrud Mountains |
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Valley in the Qohrud Mountains. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Qohrud Mountains |
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Barren mountain scenery. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Qohrud Mountains |
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Rock formations. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Qohrud Mountains |
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Sandstone formations. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Zagros Mountains |
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The Zagros Mountains to the North of Shiraz. |
2010 |
| Iran |
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Zagros Mountains |
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Snow capped mountains overlook gentle hills. |
2010 |
were added from 1 January 2023.