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Mt Damavand

Asya — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:19:29 +0000

Iran is one of the most mountainous countries in the world. Mount Damavand at 5,671 m is not only the highest peak in Iran but also the highest volcano in the Middle East. In a clear weather the mountain is visible far from over 250 km away. Mt Damavand is difficulty almost the same as Mt Kilimanjaro (5892 m) in Tanzania and Mt Everest Base Camp (5380 m) in the Himalayan Mountain Range. The mountain and its surrounding areas are popular hiking, climbing, and in recent years are rapidly gaining popularity as skiing destinations. It has mild skiable slopes for descents up to 3000m downhill skiing – it is surly one of the world’s finest ski mountaineering places.

Source: http://damavandmt.blogspot.com/
and http://www.damawand.de

Masjid-i Shah, Iran

Asya — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 06:54:00 +0000

The most important building in the Islamic world was the mosque, followed by the royal palace. Mosques, as the center of worship, were among the first buildings erected in the Islamic world. Masjid-i-Shah, Iran was built as the space for public worship in the new urban plan for Isfahan by Shah Abbas. The mosque is one of the most well known Tourist Attractions in Isfahan which you cannot miss while you are on your Isfahan Tours.

Masjid-i-Shah mosque – the culmination of a thousand years of Persian architecture, virtually untouched since its completion in 1638. Almost the entire surface of the vast, airy building is covered with exquisite glazed tiles. Swallows sweep across its tranquil inner courtyard, the arc of their flight as elegant as the line of receding arches. Tile mosaic and glazed-tile decoration is here brought to a peak of perfection both in the iwans and in the great dome.

Iran

misha — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 17:23:22 +0000

Nowadays after the Islamic Revolution, Iran is going under a quite transformation and this is exactly the tourism in the country.The country has many attractions, including sprawling pre-Islamic ruins, mosques glittering with kaleidoscopic mosaics of tile, and cities that present both a stern theocratic face and a glitzier Western one. Imam Square is one of the largest plazas in the world, and holds the most stunning treasures of Islamic architecture.

Iran culture is among the richest in the world. A lot of inspiring literature, thousands of poets and writers, magnificent and impressive architecture, live customs dating back to Zoroastrians over 3000 years ago, and other unique characteristics of the nation are rivaled by only a few countries.

Another feature of Iranin culture is art.By the way culture and art are two closely concepts forming the soul of human civilizations. Iranian exquisite carpets, subtle soulful classic music, outstanding tile work of unique blue mosques, old influential architectural style and countless brilliant literary works are famous in the world.

As well as the food is very delicious accompanied by herbs and spices and skill and patience of many generations of cooks.