My beautiful Iran: Shiraz city (part 1)

My third destination is Shiraz:

Shiraz is the sixth most populous city in Iran and is the capital of Fars Province, the city's 2009 population was 1,455,073. Shiraz is located in the southwest of Iran on the Roodkhaneye Khoshk (Dry river) seasonal river. Shiraz has a moderate climate and has been a regional trade center for more than one thousand years.

(Eram garden)

You can read about it in: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eram_Garden

(yummy...sour plum)

(on the side walk)

(my hand with violet flower)

 (Jahan Gosha garden)

 (Hafezieh_Hafez tomb)
You can read about it in: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomb_of_Hafez

(Iranian hand craft on wood)

Camera: Canon IXY, 14.1 MP

My beautiful Iran: Nomads

Well, they are nomads from Kermanshah city:
These are handcrafts of these nomads...

They always move with camels!!!


Camera: Canon IXY, 14.1 MP

My beautiful Iran: Yazd city

My second destination is Yazd city:
Because of generations of adaptations to its desert surroundings, Yazd is an architecturally unique city. It is also known in Iran for the high quality of its handicrafts, especially silk weaving, and its sweet shops.  is situated at an oasis where the Dasht-e Kavir desert and the Dasht-e Lut desert meet, the city is sometimes called "the bride of the Kavir" because of its location, in a valley between Shir Kuh, the tallest mountain in the region at 4075 m. above sea level, and Kharaneq.

 (Statues of king of Iran)

 (Fire temple of Zoroastrianism)

 (Faravahar: is one of the best-known symbols of Zoroastrianism)

 (This fire is burning since 1500 years ago and it never fire off!)

 (Avesta book: Zoroastianism's holy book)

 (Zoroast)

 (Iskandar prison)

(Amir Chakhmagh square)

And these photos are from my hotel. It build about 103 years ago from Qajars.

It's very amazing living in such building...


Camera: Canon IXY, 14.1 MP

My Beautiful Iran: Tabas city

Today is the first day of spring and also Iranian traditional new year!
So, Happy Norouz to all Iranian *wink*
The occasion I came to travel for visit my country in this special days, in spring...
At first is Tabas city:
Tabas is located in central Iran, 950 kilometers southeast of Tehran, in Yazd Province. The city has hot summers and people rarely see a winter snowfall, cause it is a desert town. Tabas was also stricken by a destructive earthquake on September 16, 1978 that left around 22000 dead. The earthquake was measured between 7.5 and 7.9 on the Richter scale. Since then, the city has been rebuilt with many new streets, parks and public buildings.

 (Tabas dome homes in road)

 (Golshan garden)

 (Golshan garden's gate)

(Old man while mat weaving)

And this....

Did you ever seen salt road???

Camera: Canon IXY, 14.1 MP