Yazd fire temple (Atashkadeh), also known as Bahram fire temple, is a sacred site among Iranian Zoroastrians (followers of Prophet Zoroaster) located in Yazd.
Lar (Laar or Laarestan) is situated 1,324 km. from Tehran and is considered to be in the southeast of the province of Fars. It is located in a plain with a very hot climate. In Sassanian period, due to construction of a fire temple, this region became ...
Rangooniha Mosque and museum (Masjed Rangooniha) in Abadan (Khuzestan Province) is related to the Qajar dynasty-Pahlavi dynasty. Rangoonis mosque was built in southwest of the Abadan Refinery near Arvand River in 1922.
This ancient mosque is located near the sea and in the western sector of the city of Bandar Lengeh. The same was constructed by Haj Mohammad-ebne-Abbas in the year 1280 AH. The minaret of the mosque reaches a height of 22 m. and is 3.5 m. in girth. The ...
This mosque is situated in the vicinity of the 'bazaar' of Asad Abad. The mosque is rectangular in shape. On the wall of the corridor at its entrance is a tomb-stone of cream colored marble with the kufic script on it. Besides which are five other inscriptions ...
A visit to Iran yields a stunning variety of culinary delights. Between the familiar kebab and the decidedly outré grilled lamb’s testicles, there’s a vast spectrum of foods: caviar, pickle, and smoked fish in the north; samosas, falafel and hot ...
This Imamzadeh comprises of a mausoleum and porches to the south and west. There is a black slab in one piece to the length of 3 m. fixed at the entrance and below the wooden latticed worked window. This black stone was apparently an idol in Sumanath ...
This monument which is listed as one of the Yazd's architectural works has been built by Yazd's Zoroastrian and Indian Parsis under Mr. Arbab Jamshid's supervision and Guardianship, in 1934. The main building is amidst a large courtyard and on a height. ...
This mosque is located near Bandar Khamir, in the village of Dejkan. Its pillars and nocturnal area are of sculptured and carved stone. Whereas the ceilings, entrances and the adornments of the porches are all worked with sculptured limestone. The porches ...
This structure is on the Genaveh - Daylam road. The dome has twelve panels. This mosque has been constructed about 70 years ago and has been influenced by Indian architecture used in temples. It is believed that an offspring of the 4th Imam of the Shiite ...
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