| Country |
Details |
Photo |
Description |
Year
Taken |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
District : Golestan Palace
Site / Event : Shams-al Emarat
|
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The interior.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
District : Golestan Palace
Site / Event : Shams-al Emarat
|
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Carved birds on a wall inside.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
District : Golestan Palace
Site / Event : Shams-al Emarat
|
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Peacocks and a horseman.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
District : Golestan Palace
Site / Event : Shams-al Emarat
|
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Beautiful external tiles.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
District : Golestan Palace
Site / Event : Shams-al Emarat
|
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Mirrored ceiling.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
District : Golestan Palace
Site / Event : Shams-al Emarat
|
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Painted tiles.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
District : Golestan Palace
|
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The palace has a large garden surrounded by a tiled wall.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
District : Golestan Palace
|
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Tile detail at the wall surrounding the palace.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
District : Golestan Palace
Site / Event : Ethnographic Museum
|
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Hubble bubble pipes at the Ethnographic Museum in the palace complex.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
District : Golestan Palace
Site / Event : Ethnographic Museum
|
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Needlework from Kerman.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
District : Golestan Palace
Site / Event : Ethnographic Museum
|
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Needlework of Rasht.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
District : Golestan Palace
Site / Event : Ethnographic Museum
|
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Model showing woman grinding wheat.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
District : Golestan Palace
Site / Event : Ethnographic Museum
|
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Model of a woman and a baby cot.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
District : Golestan Palace
Site / Event : Ethnographic Museum
|
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Model of a chai khane (tea house).
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
District : Golestan Palace
Site / Event : Ethnographic Museum
|
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Smoking pipes.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Tehran
District : Golestan Palace
Site / Event : Ethnographic Museum
|
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Model diorama of a family home.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
Region : Alborz Mountains
|
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Uninhabited landscape near Rasht-e Qun in the Alborz Mountains.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
Region : Alborz Mountains
|
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Rocky outcrops north of Rasht-e Qun.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
Region : Alborz Mountains
|
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Small hillside village above the Shahrud Valley.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
Region : Alborz Mountains
|
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Ice lingers above the Shahrud Valley in Spring.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
Region : Alborz Mountains
|
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The fertile Shahrud Valley.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
Region : Alborz Mountains
|
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Spring colours near Rajayi Dasht.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
Region : Alborz Mountains
|
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Rajayi Dasht on the floor of the Shahrud Valley.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
Region : Alborz Mountains
|
 |
The meandering Shahrud River.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
Region : Alborz Mountains
|
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Sheepherd near Moallem Kelayer.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
Region : Alborz Mountains
|
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Working horse at Moallem Kelayer.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
Region : Alborz Mountains
|
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Misty landscape near Moallem Kelayer above the Alamut Valley.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
Region : Alborz Mountains
|
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A board showing martyrs from the Iran-Iraq War near the Alamut Valley.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
Region : Alborz Mountains
|
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Banded hills above the Alamut Valley.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
Region : Alborz Mountains
|
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Terracing in the Alamut Valley.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
Region : Alborz Mountains
|
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Small village along the Alamut River.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
Region : Alborz Mountains
|
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The Alamut Valley with fertile land overlooked by barren hills overlooked by snow capped mountains.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
Region : Alborz Mountains
|
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Remains of a hilltop fortress at Shahrak.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
Region : Alborz Mountains
|
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Ochre landscape at Andej.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
Region : Alborz Mountains
|
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Blossoms at Andej.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
Region : Alborz Mountains
|
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The river at Andej passes through three ochre canyons as it descends to the Alamut Valley.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
Region : Alborz Mountains
|
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Farmer in the Andej Valley.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
Region : Alborz Mountains
|
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The ridge at Gazor Khan on which lies the Castle of Hasan-e Sabbah, the 12th century leader of the Assassins.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
Region : Alborz Mountains
Site / Event : Alamut Castle
|
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The Castle of Hasan-e Sabbah (also known as Alamut Castle) is the most famous of the Assassins' castles that dotted the Alamut region during the 12th century.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
Region : Alborz Mountains
Site / Event : Alamut Castle
|
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The steep trail to the isolated Castle of Hasan-e Sabbah.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
Region : Alborz Mountains
Site / Event : Alamut Castle
|
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The Castle of Hasan-e Sabbah from where the Assassins ran their 12th century campaign of terror.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
Region : Alborz Mountains
Site / Event : Alamut Castle
|
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The spectacular setting for the Castle of Hasan-e Sabbah.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
Region : Alborz Mountains
Site / Event : Alamut Castle
|
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Brickwork and scenery from the Castle of Hasan-e Sabbah.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
Region : Alborz Mountains
Site / Event : Alamut Castle
|
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Foundations of the Castle of Hasan-e Sabbah.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
Region : Alborz Mountains
Site / Event : Alamut Castle
|
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The Castle of Hasan-e Sabbah from where the Assassins ran their 12th century campaign of terror.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
Region : Alborz Mountains
|
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View from the Castle of Hasan-e Sabbah.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
Region : Alborz Mountains
|
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The Alborz Mountains domnate Gazor Khan.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
Region : Alborz Mountains
|
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Farmer at Gazor Khan.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
Region : Alborz Mountains
|
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Man from the Alborz Mountains at Gazor Khan.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
Region : Alborz Mountains
|
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Blossoms at Gazor Khan.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Qom
|
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Howz Soltan Lake north of Qom is a dried up salt plain.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Qom
|
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Qom is a conservative pilgrimage town.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Qom
Site / Event : Hazrat-e Masumeh
|
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The Hazrat-e Masumeh is a 9th century Shi'ite shrine to Fatemeh, sister of Imam Reza.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Qom
Site / Event : Hazrat-e Masumeh
|
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The shrine has a golden dome.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Qom
Site / Event : Hazrat-e Masumeh
|
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Close up of the golden dome partially hidden behind a minaret.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Qom
Site / Event : Hazrat-e Masumeh
|
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Two golden topped minarets.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Qom
Site / Event : Hazrat-e Masumeh
|
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Gate three is highly decorated.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Qom
Site / Event : Hazrat-e Masumeh
|
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Decoration on gate four.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Qom
|
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Pilgrims in the main square in front of the shrine.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Qom
|
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Pilgrims shopping.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Qom
|
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Sweets and halvas for sale.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Qom
|
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Pilgrims.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Qom
|
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Woman.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Qom
|
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View of the main square.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Qom
|
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Mountains south of Qom.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Qom
|
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Desert mountains overlooking a walled village.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Kashan
|
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Street in central Kashan, a small desert town famous for its historical traditional houses.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Kashan
|
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Street vegetable and fruit sellers.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Kashan
|
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Street sower.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Kashan
Site / Event : Khan-e Ehsan
|
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The Khan-e Ehsan is a traditional Kashan house restored and converted to a hotel.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Kashan
Site / Event : Khan-e Ehsan
|
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Two young women at the restored house.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Kashan
|
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Bakers in the old city.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Kashan
|
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Fruit seller.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Kashan
|
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Man with chickens.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Kashan
|
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Imamzadeh Sultan Amir Ahmad is a Shia shrine.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Kashan
|
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Two door knockers with different sounds to be used by men and women so that the occupants know the gender of the caller.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Kashan
|
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Condenser for producing rose essense for perfumes.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Kashan
Site / Event : Agha Bozorg Mosque
|
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The Agha Bozorg Mosque dates from the 19th century.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Kashan
Site / Event : Agha Bozorg Mosque
|
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The entrance to the mosque has a pair of wind towers, used since ancient times for air conditioning.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Kashan
Site / Event : Agha Bozorg Mosque
|
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The mosque has a sunken courtyard used as an Islamic school.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Kashan
Site / Event : Agha Bozorg Mosque
|
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Tiles and brickwork.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Kashan
Site / Event : Agha Bozorg Mosque
|
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Simple ceiling mosaic.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Kashan
Site / Event : Agha Bozorg Mosque
|
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Schoolboys.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Kashan
Site / Event : Khan-e Abbasian
|
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The small upper courtyard of the Abbasian historical house which is set over several levels.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Kashan
Site / Event : Khan-e Abbasian
|
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Door knocker to be used by male visitors.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Kashan
Site / Event : Khan-e Abbasian
|
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Door knocker to be used by female visitors.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Kashan
Site / Event : Khan-e Abbasian
|
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The larger lower courtyard.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Kashan
Site / Event : Khan-e Abbasian
|
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Stained glass window in one of the rooms.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Kashan
Site / Event : Khan-e Abbasian
|
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Miniature painting in one of the rooms.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Kashan
Site / Event : Khan-e Abbasian
|
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Exhibition area in the lower courtyard with an entrance to an underground chamber.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Kashan
Site / Event : Khan-e Abbasian
|
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Exhibit showing Persian family life.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Kashan
Site / Event : Khan-e Borujerdi
|
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Khan-e Borujerdi was originally built for a merchant's daughter.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Kashan
Site / Event : Khan-e Borujerdi
|
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The courtyard is centred with a garden.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Kashan
Site / Event : Khan-e Borujerdi
|
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The twisting entrance passageway to the house.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Kashan
Site / Event : Khan-e Borujerdi
|
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A badgir, wind tower, used in many Kashani houses to cool the rooms.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Kashan
Site / Event : Khan-e Borujerdi
|
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Ceiling of the dome of the the two storey reception hall.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Kashan
Site / Event : Khan-e Borujerdi
|
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Girl visiting the house.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Kashan
Site / Event : Khan-e Borujerdi
|
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A cleric with friends.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Kashan
Site / Event : Khan-e Borujerdi
|
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Stucco reliefs on the walls of the central courtyard.
|
2010 |
| Iran |
City / Town : Kashan
Site / Event : Khan-e Borujerdi
|
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Hunting scene stucco.
|
2010 |
were added from 1 February 2025.