- Other Attractions
- 18 Dec 2021
The Tarikhaneh Temple (Persian: پرستشگاه تاریخانه), also called the Tarikhaneh Mosque (Persian: مسجد تاریخانه), is a Sassanid-era monument located on the southern limit of the present day city of Damghan, Iran. This structure was initially used as a Zoroastrian Fire Temple during the Sassanid period, however, after the fall of the Sassanid Empire it was [...]
- 18 Dec 2021
The Bahmanshir channel is a secondary estuary of the Karun River that parallels the Arvand Rud/Shatt al-Arab waterway on the far side of the Abadan Island for 70 miles before emptying into the Persian Gulf. The Bahamanshir served as the main estuary of the Karun River before the digging of the Haffar canal by the [...]
- Iran tourist attractions
- 18 Dec 2021
The beautiful Minoo Island is one of the most important tourist attractions in Abadan which can be a memorable destination for every traveler because of its spectacular nights. It is located between Abadan and Khorramshahr where two branches of Arvand River surround it. A small town called Minoo is located on this island and is the largest village [...]
- 18 Dec 2021
The Achaemenid palace in Susa was built during the reign of Darius I the Great. It is built on an impressive terrace (cf. the terrace at Persepolis) and the design is closer to the palaces of Babylonia and Syria, with their numerous rooms, than to the Iranian residences (e.g., Pasargadae and the Taçara in Persepolis). In a famous inscription (known as [...]
- 18 Dec 2021
The ancient city of Susa has been one of the oldest civilization centers and one of the most famous cities in the world, the capital of several thousand years of the Ilam city, as well as the Achaemenid Empire’s winter capital. It is the center of the Ilam civilization, located 150 kilometers east of the Tigris River [...]
- khuzestan
- 18 Dec 2021
The Karun-3 dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Karun river located in the province of Khuzestan, Iran. It was built to help meet Iran’s energy demands as well as to provide seasonal flood control. The Karun river has the highest discharge slits and seasonal flooding in Iran. The Karun-3 power generators are connected to [...]
- Iran tourist attractions
- 15 Dec 2021
Located in ancient Elam (today Khuzestan province in southwest Iran), Tchogha Zanbil (Dur-Untash, or City of Untash, in Elamite) was founded by the Elamite king Untash-Napirisha (1275-1240 BCE) as the religious centre of Elam.iran tour The principal element of this complex is an enormous ziggurat dedicated to the Elamite divinities Inshushinak and Napirisha. It is [...]
- Other Attractions
- 15 Dec 2021
Kooh-e-Khajeh is one of the most valuable and historical relics of Irann's southeastern province of Sistan and Balouchestan. This hillock is at an elevation of 900 m. and is located in the midst of the Hamoon (also Hamun) Lake, just like an island. On top of this hill are the remnants of a fire-temple and a [...]
- 15 Dec 2021
Taftan is an active stratovolcano in south-eastern Iran situated in the Sistan and Baluchestan province. With variable heights reported, all around 4,000 metres (13,000 ft) above sea level, it is the highest mountain in south-eastern Iran. The nearest city is Khash.iran tour Taftan has two main summits, Narkuh and Materkuh, and various heights have been [...]
- 15 Dec 2021
Kohneh Bridge (Persian: پل کهنه Pol-e-Kohneh) is a bridge across the river Qaresoo in the eastern suburb of Kermanshah city in Iran. It is near the village of Morad Abad. Description When the city was walled, people would cross the bridge to the city gate called Isfahan-Gate. The bridge extends 186 m and its width [...]