iran travel 2008 (part 2 of 4)

Iran tripIran travel (Book 2 of 4)

IRAN(FROM NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC)

Iran is a southwest Asian

country of mountains and

deserts. Eastern Iran is

dominated by a high plateau,

with large salt flats and vast sand

deserts. The plateau is

surrounded by even higher

mountains, including the Zagros

to the west and the Elburz to the

north. Farming and settlement

are largely concentrated in the

narrow plains or valleys in the

west or north, where there is

more rainfall. Iran's huge oil

reserves lie in the southwest,

along the Persian Gulf.

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Varzesh-e Pahlavani

Varzesh-e Pahlavani is a traditional Martial art and a style of Wrestling that originated in Iran.

Isfahan, Ostan-e Esfahan

Esfahan

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Isfahan or Esfahan, historically also rendered

in English as Ispahan or Hispahan, located

about 340 km south of Tehran and is the

capital of Isfahan Province and Iran's third

largest city (after Tehran and Mashhad).

Esfahan

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Vank Cathedral, Holy Savior Cathedral; Jolfa district, Isfahan, Iran

Armenian Apostolic Church. Shown within Iran. Holy Savior Cathedral, also known as Vank Cathedral and The Church of the Saintly

Sisters, is the most visited cathedral in Isfahan, Iran. Vank means "cathedral" in the Armenian language.

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Student making portrait photo

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