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Iran's Geography
Iran’s particular geographic location has given it climatic diversity and the existence of various ethnic groups on its soil has further added to this diversity. Iran is an ancient country where numerous cultures have to come into being, and where different cultures and religions can be seen living alongside each other. From fire templates to churches, to synagogues and mosques, from yesterday to today, Iran is a country where the East and the West have become neighbors. This very diversity makes Iran an attractive and picturesque land in which every visitor can find his own subject of interest. Tourists who travel to Iran can find and enjoy here all sorts of attractions they might have sought separately in different countries. Iran is a picturesque country you will never forget, a land of wonders you will see nowhere else.
Iran is the seventeenth-largest country in the world and one of the world's most mountainous countries, its landscape is dominated by rugged mountain ranges that separate various basins or plateaus from one another. The eastern part consists mostly of desert.
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| Mont Damavand (5671 m) |
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| Mazandaran, North of Iran |
Lout Desert, Yazd |
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| Azarbayejan, Northwest of Iran |
Sistan-Baluchestan Mountains |
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| Gilan, North of Iran |
Uramanat, Northwest of Iran |
Iran's Historical Places and Tourism Attractions
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| The First Human Rights Document Ever Made by Darius I King of Persia |
All Nations Gate, Statue of Xerxes the Great, Persepolise, Achaemenian Capital |
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| Pasargad, Monument of Cyrus the Great |
Shapour, King of Persia, The Sassanian Empire |
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| A Safavid Palace, Isfahan |
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| The first credible claim for the development of a real postal system comes from Persia, A Post Station (Chaparkhane), Achaemenian Era |
Interior Design in a Safavid Palace |
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| Naqsh-e-Jahan Square, Isfahan |
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| Chehel-Sotoun, Isfahan |
A mosque, Isfahan |
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| Siyose-Pol (33 Bridge), Isfahan |
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| Interior Design of a mosque |
Khajou Bridge Isfahan |
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| An Ancient Church, Isfahan |
Eram Garden, Shiraz |
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| Hafez Monument, Shiraz |
Masjed Vakil, Isfahan |
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| Imam Reza holly shrine (All made of gold and silver), Mashhad |
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| Imam Reza holly shrine, Mashhad |
Ferdowsi Monument, Toos, Mashhad |
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| Qeshm Island |
The second 7 star hotel of the world, Flower of the east, Kish Island |
Tehran Province
Tehran is one of the 30 provinces of Iran. It covers on area of 18,909 square kilometers and is located to the north of the central plateau of Iran. The metropolis of Tehran is the capital city of the province and of Iran. The province gained importance when Tehran was claimed the capital by the Qajar dynasty in 1778. Today Tehran ranks in the top 20 metropolitan cities of the world in size.
The province of Tehran has over 14 million inhabitants and is Iran's most densely-populated region. Approximately 84.15 percent reside in urban areas and 15.85 percent in rural areas of the province.
Tehran Province has several archeological sites indicating settlements dating back several thousand years old. Until 300 years ago, Ray was the most prominent of the cities of the province. However, the city of Tehran rose to become the larger city and capital of Iran by 1778, and since then has been the political, cultural, economical, and commercial nucleus of Iran.
Tehran has over 1500 historical sites of cultural significance registered with the Cultural Heritage Organization of Iran.
Tehran is the commercial heart of Iran. Tehran province has over 17,000 industrial units employing 390,000 people, 26% of all units in Iran. The province contains 30% of Iran's economy, and comprises 40% of Iran's consumer market.
The province contains 170 mines, over 330 square kilometers of forests, and over 12800 square kilometers of pasture.
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| Tehran, the capital of Iran |
Azadi square |
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Azadi square |
| Milad Tower |
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Azadi Football Stadium
Capacity 100,000 |
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| Golestan Palace |
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| Sa'd-Abaad Palace and Museums |
Sahebqaranieh (Niavaran)
Palace and Museums |
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Sarkis Cathedral, an Armenian
Orthodox church built in the late 1960s |
Iranian Christians Celebrate Baptism of
Jesus at Sarkis Church in Tehran |
Art and Iranians
Iranian Miniature |
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Handicraft Copper Works |
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| Blue Tile Works |
Hand-knotted Persian Silk/wool Rug |
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