| Country |
Details |
Photo |
Description |
Year
Taken |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
|
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The snow capped Alborz Mountains overlooking the modern city of Tehran, capital of Iran.
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2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
|
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The Alborz Mountains dominate the city.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
|
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The Alborz Mountains.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
|
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The snow covered Alborz Mountains from Tehran.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
|
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A tonga transporting shoppers in southern Tehran.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
|
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Shoppers in southern Tehran, the old city centre.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
|
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Book shop in Ferdosi Street.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
|
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Buying bread.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
|
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Minaret backed by the Alborz Mountains.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
|
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Bakery.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
|
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Busy city centre street.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
|
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Newspapers.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
|
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The Meli Bank Museum.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
|
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Corner grocer.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
|
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The centre of Imam Khomeni Square has symbols of ancient Persia and Shia Islam.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
|
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Electronic shops in Khomeini Square.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
|
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Street named after Persian poet and mathematician, Omar Khayyam.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
|
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Making bread.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
|
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A pair of minarets.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
|
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Street scene.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
|
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Horse taxi.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
|
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A group of people.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
|
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Street scene.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
|
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Pedestrian walkway.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
|
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The Alborz Mountains and a martyr's mural.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
|
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Shop selling car parts.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
District : Shehr Park
|
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Shehr Park in central Tehran.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
District : Shehr Park
|
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People enjoying the park.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
|
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Busy metro platform.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
|
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Perfume shop in a metro station.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
|
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Shop seling sweets and nuts.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
|
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Selling sweet bread.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
|
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Chaotic traffic.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
District : Bazaar
|
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The main bazaar in Tehran covers several blocks of narrow streets.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
District : Bazaar
|
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Man working on a Persian carpet in a shop.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
District : Bazaar
|
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Pistachio nuts on sale.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
District : Bazaar
|
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Jewelry stall.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
District : Bazaar
|
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Cloth sellers.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
District : Bazaar
|
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Household goods.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
District : Bazaar
Site / Event : Imam Khomeini Mosque
|
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The entrance to the Imam Khomeini Mosque dates from the early 18th century.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
District : Bazaar
Site / Event : Imam Khomeini Mosque
|
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The interior of the mosque.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
District : Bazaar
Site / Event : Imam Khomeini Mosque
|
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Clock tower.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
|
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A row of shops in the North of the city.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
|
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Juice shop.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
|
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Young couple at a juice bar.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
|
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Doughnut shop.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
|
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A jewelry shop in northern Tehran, the richer part of the city.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
|
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A Russian Orthodox church.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
|
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Watchmaker.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
|
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Chocolate seller.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
|
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Buying jewelry.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
Site / Event : Former US Embassy
|
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Graffiti along the wall of the former US Embassy from where the 1953 coup was orchestrated.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
Site / Event : Former US Embassy
|
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Mural of the Statue of Liberty with a skull head on the walls of the former US Embassy, abandoned in 1979.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
District : Laleh Park
|
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The centre of Laleh Park is a large fountain with views of the Alborz Muntains.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
District : Laleh Park
|
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Two women.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
District : Laleh Park
|
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Secluded picnic area.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
District : Laleh Park
|
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Man watching basketball on a large screen in the park which is in the North of the city.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
District : Laleh Park
|
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Couple walking through manicured trees.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
District : Laleh Park
|
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Avenue of trees.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
District : Laleh Park
|
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Man with newspaper.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
District : Laleh Park
|
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Two young women.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
District : Laleh Park
|
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Children's play area.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
District : Laleh Park
|
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Two children.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
District : Laleh Park
|
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Two women talking.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
District : Laleh Park
|
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Statue of astronomer and mathematician, Huazari Biruni.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
District : Laleh Park
|
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The Alborz Muntains.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
Site / Event : Shrine of Imam Khomeini
|
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The Shrine of Ayatollah Khomeini occupies a large area in the South of Tehran.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
Site / Event : Shrine of Imam Khomeini
|
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Detail of a minaret.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
Site / Event : Shrine of Imam Khomeini
|
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Domed gateway.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
Site / Event : Shrine of Imam Khomeini
|
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Large picnic area at the shrine.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
Site / Event : Shrine of Imam Khomeini
|
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Woman at the picnic area of the shrine.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
Site / Event : National Museum of Iran
|
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The National Museum of Iran.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
Site / Event : National Museum of Iran
|
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Stone bowl from Kerman (3rd millenium BCE).
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
Site / Event : National Museum of Iran
|
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Model house made of clay from Sang-e-Chakmaq (5th millenium BCE).
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
Site / Event : National Museum of Iran
|
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Pottery vessel from Bakun (5th millenium BCE).
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
Site / Event : National Museum of Iran
|
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Human shaped bone handle from Sialk, a zigurat in Kashan.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
Site / Event : National Museum of Iran
|
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Carinated pottery vessel (3rd millenium BCE, Hamadan).
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
Site / Event : National Museum of Iran
|
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Clay figure from Kerman (3rd millenium BCE).
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
Site / Event : National Museum of Iran
|
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Ivory head from a 1st millenium BCE figurine from Hasanlu.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
Site / Event : National Museum of Iran
|
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Chlorite stone vessel from Kerman (3rd millenium BCE).
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
Site / Event : National Museum of Iran
|
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Elamite bull from Dur-Untash zigurat (late 2nd century BCE).
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
Site / Event : National Museum of Iran
|
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Painted pottery vessel from Sialk (1st milleniium BCE).
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
Site / Event : National Museum of Iran
|
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Silver cup with standing figure from Mandasht, 3rd millenium BCE.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
Site / Event : National Museum of Iran
|
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Silver cup with seated figure from Mandasht, 3rd millenium BCE.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
Site / Event : National Museum of Iran
|
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Necklace with lucky eye from Dinkhah in the Azeri region of Iran (1st millenium BCE).
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
Site / Event : National Museum of Iran
|
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Bronze daggers and arrowheads from Ziwiyeh, 1st millenium BCE.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
Site / Event : National Museum of Iran
|
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Bone beads from Hasanlu (1st millenium BCE).
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
Site / Event : National Museum of Iran
|
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Mace head from Guilan, 1st millenium BCE.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
Site / Event : National Museum of Iran
|
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Gold goblet from Gilan, 1st millenium BCE.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
Site / Event : National Museum of Iran
|
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Compound pottery vessel from Gilan (1st millenium BCE).
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
Site / Event : National Museum of Iran
|
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Clay filter from Sialk dating from 1st millenium BCE.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
Site / Event : National Museum of Iran
|
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Gold masks from Luristan, 1st millenium BCE.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
Site / Event : National Museum of Iran
|
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Detail of a painted and glazed Ziwiyeh from the 1st millenium BCE.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
Site / Event : National Museum of Iran
|
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Relief panel from Persepolis (5th century BCE). It shows King Darius (seated), his son, Xerxes, a Zoroastrian priest, a weapons carrier and two bodyguards facing a nobleman and his bodyguards.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
Site / Event : National Museum of Iran
|
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The seated king of Persia, Darius, and his son and heir, Xerxes (Persepolis relief panel).
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
Site / Event : National Museum of Iran
|
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Detail of a flower being held by Darius.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
Site / Event : National Museum of Iran
|
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Detail of the throne of Darius.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
Site / Event : National Museum of Iran
|
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A nobleman performing an act of respect to the king (Persepolis relief panel).
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
Site / Event : National Museum of Iran
|
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The face of a nobleman performing an act of respect (Persepolis relief panel).
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
Site / Event : National Museum of Iran
|
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Lotus flowers (Persepolis relief panel).
|
2010 |
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