Khan square of Yazd is a collection that Mohammad Taqi Khan established with a harmonious design. There are shops in the form of archade at the four corners of the square. The Shafe'iyeh School is located at the north east corner of the square. From ...
This school was constructed by Shahabeddin Qasem Toraz and dates back to the 8th century AH. From the many ancient relics of the school only the north facade has survived. In place of the former school a mosque has been constructed and has six old inscriptions.
Among other old schools of Yazd province are: Abul-Ma'ali, Hosseinieh, Do Menar, Qiyem, Abdul Rahim Khan (new school) Kamalieh, Mullah Esmaeil,. Imam Khomeini, Merkar, Zia'iyeh (Alexander Prison), and Mosalla Schools.
The aggregate of the Holy Shrine of Hazrat Ma'soomeh is in the city center of Qom, and is considered to be one of the largest and most valuable relics of Islamic architecture of Iran and the world which bears precious remnants from various centuries. ...
Sheikh Ali Khan Zangeneh mosque is located in the central square of Tuyserkan city (Towiserkan), and is reputedly known as the 'Madresseh-ye Abbas' (Abbas School). This structure has an octagonal courtyard, with 36 chambers, that are the resident ...
This church (located near Maku in West Azerbaijan Province), built on a rocky elevation near Zangomar River atop a rocky elevation some 600 years back, was exposed to drowning By the Baroon (Barone) Dam reservoir in 1985 when the Ministry of Energy started to construct the dam.
Located near the Yazd-Isfahan Road and at the distance of 40 km. in the northwest of Ardakan, this beautiful village has the following historical edifices, Haj Abolqasem Rashti caravansary built in 1269 AH. with the structure resembling the Shah Abbasi ...
This tomb is located in the city of Hamadan near the Ebne Sina Junior School. This is the resting abode of 'Sheikh-ol-Islam Hassan Ebne Attar Hafez Abol Ala' and a group of the commanders of the Saljuqi period. It was built in the 7th and 8th ...
Sizdah bedar or Sizdah Be-Dar (also known as Nature’s Day) literally means to spend the thirteen outdoor, is the thirteenth day of New Year which is also the last day of Persian New Year holiday.
In early 1970's, Khor Ski Resort (in Alborz province and near Tehran and Karaj) was founded, a period that dates back to the pre-revolutionary era. Its altitude is 2800 meters above the sea level at its highest point.
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