Landmark Pictures by Tag Name: iran
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- Submitted by kombizz 10/14/08 City: Esfahan Landmark: Esfehun Nesfe Jahan
- This image shows two of towers of Gogad Caravansary located in Mahallat in the province of Esfehun Nesfe Jahan.
A 'caravan' in Persian means a group of travelers or merchants banded together and organized for mutual assistance and defense while traveling through unsettled or hostile country. ...
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Tags: kombizz, iran, mahallat, gogadcaravansary, gogad, caravansary, caravan, esfehunnesfejahan, esfehun, esfahan, isfahan, shahabbas
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- Submitted by kombizz 10/14/08 City: Esfahan Landmark: Esfehun Nesfe Jahan
- Last year, I travelled with a nature tour company to Zard Koh area where Ashayer-e Bakhtiari live there.
The Bakhtiari tribe, which numbers more than 800,000, inhabits an area of approximately 67,000 sq. km (25,000 sq. mi) that straddles the central Zagros Mountains in Iran. Although only abo...
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- Submitted by kombizz 10/14/08 City: Tehran Landmark: Tehran
- It is the current currency in Islamic Republic of Iran.
It worth 1000 Rials, or 100 Tomans if you get rid of the last zero.
With 1000 Rials, you could do:
- to go for a short distance by taxi
- to buy 5 bus tickets
- to pay it to a unfortunate begger
- or, to keep it in your money collectio...
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- Submitted by kombizz 10/14/08 City: Shiraz Landmark: Persepolis
- Iranian Heritage - Whats wrong with it? >> THE ANSWER <<
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kombizz/2589640504/in/set-7215760506
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The magnificent palace complex at Persepolis (Takhte Jamshid)
was founded by Darius the Great around 518 B.C. the wealth of the Persian empire was evident i...
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