- Other Attractions
- 18 Dec 2021
Aminiha Hosseiniyeh is a historic hosseiniyeh in the Akhund neighbourhood of Qazvin, Iran. Built in 1858, it comprises 16 interconnected structures, constructed by a merchant called, Haj Mohammad Reza Amini. The public mourning area or Hosseinieh consists of three parallel halls running in an east to west direction with wooden sash windows that are inter [...]
- 18 Dec 2021
Jame Mosque of Qazvin is one of the oldest mosques in Iran, and is the grand, congregational mosque (Jameh Mosque) of Qazvin, in Qazvin Province, Iran. Specifications The oldest part of the mosque is said to have been constructed by the orders of Harun al-Rashid in 807CE.[citation needed] Later additions were made, the last being [...]
- Iran tourist attractions
- 18 Dec 2021
TEPE HISSAR (Tappa Ḥeṣar), prehistoric site located just south of Damgan in northeastern Persia. To the north lie valleys rich in flint, lead, wood, fruit, deer, stag, boar, fish and fowl; to the south, the periphery of the great desert (kavir), with known occurrences of copper, gold, turquoise, semi-arid fauna, and herds of gazelles and onagers [...]
- 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 [...]
- khuzestan
- 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 [...]
- 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 [...]
- Iran tourist attractions
- 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 [...]
- 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 [...]
- 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 [...]