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Iran #6 Tags: iran    Masjid-i Jami'-i Isfahan Friday Mosque of Isfahan Recent Updated: 1 month ago - Created by Elivagar ™ - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - Elivagar ™ DTN Iran Tags: iran   dtn    DTN Iran @DTNIran Comprehensive Daily Related News on Iran Today ~ © Copyright (c) DTN News Defense-Technology News -Canada twitter.com/DTNIran Recent Updated: 2 months ago - Created by DTN News - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - DTN News Riverside Arena - Iran vs Holland Tags: uk   pink   blue   england   panorama   holland   london   nikon   iran   panoramic   olympicpark   stratford   london2012   footballpitch   d90   riversidearea    We had tickets for the Paralympic 7-aside football today and got to watch Holland take on Iran, with Iran winning 4-1. We got to stand for the Iranian national anthem, which was surprisingly catchy! This is a 13 shot panorama stitched together in Photoshop. Recent Updated: 8 months ago - Created by Sean Batten - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - Sean Batten Iran Revenge Cell Bangkok Suspects Tags: iran   bangkok   cell   revenge    Iran Nuclear Terror Team Videos & Docs www.4law.co.il/thai1.html Recent Updated: 1 year ago - Created by Boaz Guttman - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - Boaz Guttman Iran Caricature Na3na3 Tags: sketch   iran   caricature   mahmoud   ahmadinejad   na3na3    Iran Caricature Na3na3 Recent Updated: 1 year ago - Created by CaesarPower - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - CaesarPower Please pray for Youcef Nadarkhani, a Christian pastor in Iran, stands accused of apostasy Tags: iran   accused   youcefnadarkhani   achristianpastor   fapostasy    Youcef Nadarkhani, a Christian pastor in Iran, stands accused of apostasy. His "crime" – forgive the sarcastic quotes – is having once been Muslim, but now being Christian: from turning from one monotheistic Abrahamic religion which recognises Jesus Christ as a holy figure, to another monotheistic Abrahamic religion which recognises Jesus Christ as a holy figure. He has been asked three times to recant his beliefs, but has refused. If he refuses a fourth time, he could be executed at any time; he will be asked again today, and could die tomorrow. This is, of course, against international law, for what little that means. More surprisingly, it is also apparently against Iranian law: Pastor Nadarkhani was not, it seems, a practising Muslim before he converted to Christianity, so there is no apostasy. One Iranian court ruled that this meant he was innocent; the Supreme Court, however, decided that because he has Muslim ancestry, he remains guilty. On such utterly fatuous threads a man's life hangs. His legal team includes Mohammed Ali Dadkhah, a courageous Iranian Muslim who himself been sentenced to nine years imprisonment for his legal human rights work in the country (or "actions and propaganda against the Islamic regime", as the fantastically paranoid Iranian government considers it). Those of his team who remain out of prison are to attempt to appeal, although there is no right to do so. And, in a system as Kafkaesque as Iranian Sharia, you wouldn't bet much on the appeal working anyway. Recent Updated: 1 year ago - Created by "†OnlyByGrace" - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - "†OnlyByGrace" IRAN. Tags: desert   iran   d76   zeissikon   tmax100   yazd   skopar421   rl373    Iran. In the desert. Recent Updated: 1 year ago - Created by Phantomas - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - Phantomas Iran Digital Map - نقشهٔ دیجیتال ایران Tags: iran   iranmap   iranmapcom   irandigitalmap   نقشهٔدیجیتالایران    Iran Digital Map - نقشهٔ دیجیتال ایران   See more photos @ www.IranMap.com Recent Updated: 1 year ago - Created by IranMap - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - IranMap Iran Art Organization - خانه هنرمندان در تهران Tags: iran   iranmap   iranmapcom   iranartorganization   خانههنرمنداندرتهران   khanehonarmandanintehran    Iran Art Organization (Khane honarmandan in Tehran) - خانه هنرمندان در تهران See more photos @ www.IranMap.com Recent Updated: 1 year ago - Created by IranMap - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - IranMap iran girl Tags: girls   woman   girl   fan   women   iran   fans    iran girl Recent Updated: 2 years ago - Created by riyanroco - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - riyanroco iran woman Tags: girls   woman   girl   fan   persian   women   iran   fans    iran woman Recent Updated: 2 years ago - Created by riyanroco - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - riyanroco iran 004 Tags: iran    luogo:yazd -iran- canon eos 33 sigma 24-70mm ilford 400asa foto scann. Recent Updated: 2 years ago - Created by as1974 - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - as1974 Iran Twitter Flag Tags: iran   flag   protest   revolution   twitter    Iran Twitter bird flag Recent Updated: 2 years ago - Created by People's Open Graphics - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - People's Open Graphics Iran Pavilion Tags: iran   pavilion    Pavilion Features The pavilion fully embodies traditional Islamic architecture and reveals its glorious ancient art and colorful contemporary lives. The whole pavilion is divided into three parts: Iran of the past, the present and the future. Iran of the past introduces the nation and its civilization, while the present division displays archaeological treasures and cultural heritages of Iran. The pavilion emphasises the harmonious development between Iranian urban and rural areas, in accordance with the main theme of the 2010 World Expo. Recent Updated: 2 years ago - Created by Rachel Elsa - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - Rachel Elsa Tehran - Iran Tags: tower   iran   taxi   tehran   milad   samand    Tehran (Persian: تهران Tehrān pronounced [tʰehˈɾɒn]), is the capital of Iran. With a population of 8,429,807; it is Iran's largest city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the 20th largest city in the world. While Tehran is a modern city, it is the home to many historic mosques, churches, synagogues and Zoroastrian fire temples. Tehran has a diverse range of peoples, cultures and religions, notably a sizable Armenian community. It enjoys form four sessions per year. Source: Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehran) Recent Updated: 3 years ago - Created by Yunesss - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - Yunesss Iran / ایران / Irão Tags: asia   iran   flag   ایران   bandeiras   irão    Officially the Islamic Republic of Iran is a country in Western Asia. The name Iran has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use in the Western world in 1935, before which the country was widely known as Persia. Both Persia and Iran are used interchangeably in cultural contexts; however, Iran is the name used officially in political contexts. The name Iran is a cognate of Aryan, and means "Land of the Aryans". The 18th largest country in the world in terms of area at 1,648,195 km², Iran has a population of over 70 million. It is a country of particular geostrategic significance owing to its location in the Middle East and central Eurasia. Iran is bordered on the north by Armenia, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan. As Iran is a littoral state of the Caspian Sea, which is an inland sea and condominium, Kazakhstan and Russia are also Iran's direct neighbors to the north. Iran is bordered on the east by Afghanistan and Pakistan, on the south by the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, on the west by Iraq and on the northwest by Turkey. Tehran is the capital, the country's largest city and the political, cultural, commercial and industrial center of the nation. Iran is a regional power, and holds an important position in international energy security and world economy as a result of its large reserves of petroleum and natural gas. Iran is home to one of the world's oldest continuous major civilizations. The first Iranian dynasty formed during the Elamite kingdom in 2800 BCE. The Iranian Medes unified Iran into an empire in 625 BCE. They were succeeded by the Iranian Achaemenid Empire, the Hellenic Seleucid Empire and two subsequent Iranian empires, the Parthians and the Sassanids, before the Muslim conquest in 651 CE. Iranian post-Islamic dynasties and empires expanded the Persian language and culture throughout the Iranian plateau. Early Iranian dynasties which re-asserted Iranian independence included the Tahirids, Saffarids, Samanids and Buyids. The blossoming of Persian literature, philosophy, medicine, astronomy, mathematics and art became major elements of Muslim civilization and started with the Saffarids and Samanids. Iran was once again reunified as an independent state in 1501 by the Safavid dynasty—who promoted Twelver Shi'a Islam as the official religion of their empire, marking one of the most important turning points in the history of Islam. "Persia's Constitutional Revolution" established the nation's first parliament in 1906, within a constitutional monarchy. Iran officially became an Islamic republic on 1 April 1979, following the Iranian Revolution. Iran is a founding member of the UN, NAM, OIC and OPEC. The political system of Iran, based on the 1979 constitution, comprises several intricately connected governing bodies. The highest state authority is the Supreme Leader. Shia Islam is the official religion and Persian is the official language. Iran name The term Iran (ایران) in modern Persian derives from the Proto-Iranian term Aryānā, first attested in Zoroastrianism's Avesta tradition. Ariya- and Airiia- are also attested as an ethnic designator in Achaemenid inscriptions. The term Ērān, from Middle Persian Ērān (written as ʼyrʼn) is found on the inscription that accompanies the investiture relief of Ardashir I at Naqsh-e Rustam. In this inscription, the king's appellation in Middle Persian contains the term ērān (Pahlavi ʼryʼn), while in the Parthian language inscription that accompanies it, the term aryān describes Iran. In Ardeshir's time, ērān retained this meaning, denoting the people rather than the state. Notwithstanding this inscriptional use of ērān to refer to the Iranian peoples, the use of ērān to refer to the geographical empire is also attested in the early Sassanid period. An inscription relating to Shapur I, Ardashir's son and immediate successor, includes regions which were not inhabited primarily by Iranians in Ērān regions, such as Armenia and the Caucasus." In Kartir's inscriptions the high priest includes the same regions in his list of provinces of the antonymic Anērān. Both ērān and aryān come from the Proto-Iranian term Aryānām, (Land) of the (Iranian) Aryas. The word and concept of Airyanem Vaejah is present in the name of the country Iran (Lit. Land of the Aryans) inasmuch as Iran (Ērān) is the modern Persian form of the word Aryānā. Since Sassanian era the country has been known to its own people as Iran; however, to the western world, the official name of Iran from the 6th century BCE until 1935 was Persia or similar foreign language translations (La Perse, Persien, Perzie, etc.). In that year, Reza Shah asked the international community to call the country by the name "Iran". A few years later, some Persian scholars protested to the government that changing the name had separated the country from its past, so in 1949 Mohammad Reza Shah announced that both terms could officially be used interchangeably. Now both terms are common, but "Iran" is used mostly in the modern political context and "Persia" in a cultural and historical context. Since the Iranian Revolution of 1979, the official name of the country has been the "Islamic Republic of Iran." History Please go to en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Iran Geography Iran is the eighteenth largest country in the world, with an area of 1,648,000 km2 (636,000 sq mi). Its area roughly equals that of the United Kingdom, France, Spain, and Germany combined, or somewhat more than the US state of Alaska. Its borders are with Azerbaijan (432 km/268 mi) and Armenia (35 km/22 mi) to the north-west; the Caspian Sea to the north; Turkmenistan (992 km/616 mi) to the north-east; Pakistan (909 km/565 mi) and Afghanistan (936 km/582 mi) to the east; Turkey (499 km/310 mi) and Iraq (1,458 km/906 mi) to the west; and finally the waters of the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman to the south. Iran consists of the Iranian Plateau with the exception of the coasts of the Caspian Sea and Khuzestan. It is one of the world's most mountainous countries, its landscape dominated by rugged mountain ranges that separate various basins or plateaux from one another. The populous western part is the most mountainous, with ranges such as the Caucasus, Zagros and Alborz Mountains; the last contains Iran's highest point, Mount Damavand at 5,610 m (18,405 ft), which is not only the country's highest peak but also the highest mountain on the Eurasian landmass west of the Hindu Kush. The Northern part of Iran is covered by dense rain forests called Shomal or the Jungles of Iran. The eastern part consists mostly of desert basins such as the Dasht-e Kavir, Iran's largest desert, in the north-central portion of the country, and the Dasht-e Lut, in the east, as well as some salt lakes. This is because the mountain ranges are too high for rain clouds to reach these regions. The only large plains are found along the coast of the Caspian Sea and at the northern end of the Persian Gulf, where Iran borders the mouth of the Shatt al-Arab (or the Arvand Rūd) river. Smaller, discontinuous plains are found along the remaining coast of the Persian Gulf, the Strait of Hormuz and the Sea of Oman. Iran's climate ranges from arid or semiarid, to subtropical along the Caspian coast and the northern forests. On the northern edge of the country (the Caspian coastal plain) temperatures rarely fall below freezing and the area remains humid for the rest of the year. Summer temperatures rarely exceed 29 °C (85 °F). Annual precipitation is 680 mm (27 in) in the eastern part of the plain and more than 1,700 mm (67 in) in the western part. To the west, settlements in the Zagros basin experience lower temperatures, severe winters with below zero average daily temperatures and heavy snowfall. The eastern and central basins are arid, with less than 200 mm (eight in) of rain, and have occasional deserts.[33] Average summer temperatures exceed 38 °C (100 °F). The coastal plains of the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman in southern Iran have mild winters, and very humid and hot summers. The annual precipitation ranges from 135 to 355 mm (five to fourteen inches). Iran's wildlife is composed of several animal species including bears, gazelles, wild pigs, wolves, jackals, panthers, Eurasian lynx, and foxes. Domestic animals include, sheep, goats, cattle, horses, water buffalo, donkeys, and camels. The pheasant, partridge, stork, eagles and falcon are also native to Iran. Other Info Oficial Name: 'جمهوری اسلامی ایران Jomhuri-ye Eslami-ye Iran' Unification: Unified by Cyrus the Great 559 BCE - Parthian (Arsacid) dynastic empire (first reunification) 248 BCE-224 CE - Sassanid dynastic empire 224–651 CE - Safavid dynasty (second reunification) May 1502 - First Constitution 1906 - Islamic Revolution 1979 Area: 1.629.805km2 Inhabitants: 66.456.000 Languages: Aimaq Alviri-Vidari Arabic-Gulf-Spoken Arabic-Mesopotamian-Spoken Armenian Ashtiani Assyrian-Neo-Aramaic Azerbaijani-South Bakhtiari Balochi-Southern Balochi-Western Bashkardi Brahui Dari-Zoroastrian Dezfuli Domari Dzhidi Eshtehardi Fars-Northwestern Fars-Southwestern Farsi-Western Gazi Georgian Gilaki Gozarkhani Harzani Hawrami Hazaragi Jadgali Kabatei Kajali Karingani Kazakh Khalaj Khalaj-Turkic Kho'ini Khorasani-Turkish Khunsari Koresh-e Rostam Koroshi Kurdish-Central Kurdish-Northern Kurdish-Southern Laki Lari Lasgerdi Luri-Northern Luri-Southern Mandaic Maraghei Mazanderani Natanzi Nayini Parsi-Dari Pashto-Southern Persian Sign Language Qashqa'i Razajerdi Romani-Balkan Rudbari Salchuq Sangisari Semnani Senaya Shahmirzadi Shahrudi Sivandi Soi Sorkhei Takestani Talysh Taromi-Upper Tat-Muslim Turkmen Vafsi Capital city: Teeran Meaning country name: "Land of the Aryans" or "land of the free". The term "Arya" derived from the PIE (Proto Indo-European), and generally carrying the meaning of "noble" or "free", cognate with the Greek-derived word "aristocrat". Persia (former name): from Latin, via Greek "Persis", from Old Persian "Paarsa", a placename of a central district within the region, modern Fars. A common Hellenistic folk-etymology derives "Persia" from "Land of Perseus". Uajemi (Swahili variant): from the word Ajam which Arabs used to refer to any ethnics which are not Arab, including Persians. The Arabic word Ajam means "the ones whose language we don't understand". Description Flag: The current flag of Iran was adopted on July 29, 1980, and is a reflection of the changes brought to Iran by the Islamic Revolution. The basic design of the flag is three horizontal bands of green above white above red, symbolizing Islam, peace, and courage. (The use of green to symbolize Islam is frequent in the Muslim world; the flag of Libya is entirely in this color.) This basic design has been used since the beginning of the 20th century. The coat of arms of Iran has been placed in the center of the white band which is meant to have multiple meanings, but is essentially a geometrically-symmetric form of the word Allah as well as overlapping parts of the Islamic phrase "la ilaha illa Allah" (there is no god but Allah), forming a monogram. The entire details, symbols and design has been explained in the national Iranian standard ISIRI 1. The symbol consists of four crescents and a sword. The four crescents form the word Allah: from right to left the first crescent is the letter 'Aleph', the second one is the letter 'Laam', the sword (straight line) is the second 'Laam', and the third and forth crescents together form the letter 'Heh'. Above the sword (central part) is a tashdid (a diacritical mark for gemination resembling a letter W). The sword represents a powerful and sovereign state. The shape of the emblem is chosen to remind people of a red tulip, for the memory of the (young) people who died for Iran, building on a legendary belief that red tulips grow on the blood of martyrs, valuing patriotism and self-sacrifice. It also bears strong resemblance to ancient Iranian Sassanid art forms usually found on royal crowns and coins. The symbol was designed by Hamid Nadimi, and was officially approved by Ayatollah Khomeini on May 9, 1980. A further change to the flag following the Revolution has been the addition of writing on the borders between the white, and the green and red bands reading, Allahu Akbar ("God is great"). There are 22 (2x11) copies of this inscription, symbolic of the 22nd day of the 11th month (Bahman) in the Persian calendar — the date of the Islamic revolution (22 Bahman 1357 = February 11, 1979). The addition of this writing renders the flag non-reversible. Physical requirements for the Iranian flag, the exact shape of the emblem and a compass and straightedge construction are described in the national Iranian standard Coat of arms: The coat of arms of Iran since the 1979 Iranian Revolution features a stylized Arabic script of the word Allah ("God") and also "La ilaha ill Allah" (There is no God other than Allah). The logo consists of four crescents and a sword. The four crescents are meant to stand for the word Allah, and at the same time, an overlaid "La ilaha illa Allah" (There is no God but Allah) as explained in detail in ISIRI 1. The five parts of the emblem symbolize the Principles of the Religion. Above the sword is a shadda: in Arabic script, this is used to double a letter, here it doubles the strength of the sword. The shape of the emblem is chosen to resemble a tulip, for the memory of the people who died for Iran: it is an ancient belief in Iran, dating back to mythology, that if a young soldier dies patriotically a red tulip will grow on his grave. In recent years it is considered as the symbol of martyrdom. The logo was designed by Hamid Nadimi, and was officially approved by Ayatollah Khomeini on May 9, 1980. The exact shape of the emblem and a compass and straightedge construction is described in the national Iranian standard ISIRI 1. The logo is encoded in Unicode, in the Miscellaneous Symbols range, at codepoint U+262B (☫) under the name "FARSI SYMBOL". It is unclear why it was included in Unicode 1.0 since technically it is a logo, not a character. It is not used in farsi text and is not referred to as "FARSI SYMBOL" outside of the Unicode standard. Motto: Esteqlāl, āzādī, jomhūrī-ye eslāmī "Independence, freedom, Islamic Republic" National Anthem: سرود ملی جمهوری اسلامی ایران, Sorood-e Melli-ye Jomhoori-ye Eslami-ye Iran Persien سر زد از افق، مهر خاوران فروغ دیده ی حق باوران بهمن، فرّ ایمان ماس پیامت ای امام، استقلال، آزادی نقش جان ماست شهیدان، پیچیده در گوش زمان فریادتان پاینده مانی و جاودان جمهوری اسلامی ایران UniPers Alphabet Sar zad az ofoq mehr-e-xâvarân Foruq-e-dideye haq bâvarân Bahman, farr-e-imân-e-mâst Payâmat ey Emâm, esteqlâl, âzâdi, naqš-e-jân-e-mâst Šahidân, picide dar guš-e-zamân faryâdetân Pâyande mâniyo jâvedân Jomhuri-ye-eslâmi-ye-Irân English Upwards on the horizon rose the Eastern Sun1 The light in the eyes of the Believers in Justice2. Bahman3 is the zenith of our faith. Your message, O Imam4, of Sovereignty5 and Freedom is imprinted on our souls. O Martyrs! Your clamours echo in the ears of time: Be enduring, continuing, and eternal, The Islamic Republic of Iran. Internet Page: www.president.ir www.iranmiras.ir www.irantrip.com Iran on diferent languages eng | afr | bam | bre | cat | cor | csb | cym | dan | dsb | eus | fao | fin | fra | fry | fur | hat | hrv | hsb | ibo | ina | ita | jav | jnf | lin | lld | mlt | nld | nor | oci | pol | que | roh | ron | rup | scn | slv | sme | swe | szl | tgl | wln: Iran arg | ast | glg | hun | slk | spa: Irán aze | crh | gag | kaa: İran / Иран est | lim | vor | wol: Iraan kin | run | smo | sqi: Irani deu | ltz | nds: Iran / Iran bos | mol: Iran / Иран ind | msa: Iran / ايران tur | zza: İran ces: Írán cos: Iranu epo: Irano frp: Éran gla: Ioràn; Iaran; Ìran gle: An Iaráin / An Iaráin; An Iráin / An Iráin glv: Yn Eeraan hau: Iran; Pasha isl: Íran kmr: Îran / Иран / ئیران kur: Îran / ئیران; Êran / ئێران lat: Irania; Persia lav: Irāna lit: Iranas mlg: Irana mri: Īrāna nrm: Perse; Iraun por: Irão / Irã rmy: Iran / इरान slo: Irania / Ираниа smg: Irans som: Iiraan srd: Iràn swa: Uajemi; Iran tet: Iraun tly: İron / Ирон ton: ʻAileni tuk: Eýran / Эйран uzb: Eron / Эрон vie: Ba Tư; I-ran vol: Lirän abq | alt | bul | che | chm | chv | kbd | kir | kjh | kom | krc | kum | mkd | mon | oss | rus | tyv | udm: Иран (Iran) bak | tat: Иран / İran bel: Іран / Iran kaz: Иран / Ïran / يران srp: Иран / Iran tgk: Эрон / ایران / Eron ttt: Ирон (Iron) ukr: Іран (Iran) ara: إيران (Īrān) ckb: ئێران / Êran fas: ایران / Irân mzn: ئيرون (Īrūn); ئيران (Īrān) prs: ایران (Īrān) pus: ايران (Īrān) uig: ئىران / Iran / Иран urd: ایران (Īrān) div: އިރާން (Irān); އީރާން (Īrān) syr: ܐܝܪܢ (Īran); ܐܝܪܐܢ (Īrān) heb: אירן (Îran); איראן (Îrân) lad: איראן / Iran yid: איראַן (Iran) amh: ኢራን (Iran) ell-dhi: Ιράν (Irán) ell-kat: Ἰράν (Irán) hye: Իրան (Iran) kat: ირანი (Irani) hin: ईरान (Īrān); इरान (Irān) nep: ईरान (Īrān) ben: ইরান (Irān) guj: ઈરાન (Īrān) ori: ଇରାନ (Irān) pan: ਈਰਾਨ (Īrān) kan: ಇರಾನ್ (Irān) mal: ഇറാന് (Iṟān) tam: ஈரான் (Īrāṉ) tel: ఇరాన్ (Irān) zho: 伊朗 (Yīlǎng) yue: 伊朗 (Yìlóhng) jpn: イラン (Iran) kor: 이란 (Iran) bod: ཨི་རན་ (I.ran.); ཡི་ལང་ (Yi.laṅ.) dzo: ཨི་རཱན་ (I.rān.) mya: အီရန္ (Iẏã) tha: อิหร่าน (I[h]rā̀n) lao: ອີຣານ (Īlān) khm: អ៊ីរ៉ង់ (Īrăṅ) Recent Updated: 3 years ago - Created by Miguel H. Carriço - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - Miguel H. Carriço Iran Tags: people   color   iran   6x7   isfahan   pentax67   smcp67165mmf28    Iran, Esfahan. Recent Updated: 3 years ago - Created by Vitaly_S - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - Vitaly_S Iran: Caravanserai Tags: iran   kerman   caravanserai   karavanserai   shafiabad    Iran: Caravanserai in Shafi Abad, near the city of Kerman. Recent Updated: 3 years ago - Created by Erwin Bolwidt - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - Erwin Bolwidt Iran Air Paris 04Aug2009 خیابان شانز الیزه Tags: iran   iranair   resistance   greenrevolution   ahmadinejad   islamicrepublicofiran   irangreen   noahmadinejad   ahmadinejadisnotiranspresident   iranairparis   greenmouvement   khameneiandahmadinejad   iraniansinparis    Action Iran Air Le 04 aout 2009, des jeunes protestataires luttant contre les violences suite à l’élection iranienne, ont dans une action « coup de poing » affiché des autocollants sur la façade principale de la compagnie aérienne Iran Air. Il est intéressant de noter que le représentant officiel de la compagnie national aérienne iranienne n’a pu tolérer ces messages démocratiques plus de 20minutes !! ۱۳ مرداد ۱۳۸۸، گروهی جوان معترض به خشونتهای پس از انتخابات در اقدامی ضربتی چندین برچسب شعاری را بر شیشهی اصلیِ نمایندگی «ایران ایر» در خیابان شانز اِلیزهی پاریس چسباندند. هواپیمایی جمهوری اسلامی ایران که نمایندهی حکومت کشور ماست، بیست دقیقه هم پیام آزادی و دموکراسی را بر ویترینش بر نتافت. مشت نمونهی خروار است زندانی سیاسی آزاد باید گردد احمدی نژاد رئیس جمهور ما نیست خامنهای قاتل است دموکراسی برای ایران Lien du film: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePho4fv-i7A Recent Updated: 3 years ago - Created by Green Paris - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - Green Paris IRAN Tags: iran   persepolis   iranelection   dosomething   peopleprotest    if you have a spare 5 minutes, do this home cooked movie, using accidental shots from the cinema foyer and few seconds of footage from the "Persepolis" - an excellent animated drama about modern Iran. P.S. just found this link on PirateBay iran.whyweprotest.net/ Recent Updated: 3 years ago - Created by dou_ble_you - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - dou_ble_you IRAN-ELECTION/ Tags: iran   tehran   130609   reldbmgf2e56d1ndk01    A woman supporter of Iran's moderate presidential candidate Mirhossein Mousavi shows stones used for throwing during clashes with police in Tehran June 13, 2009. Thousands of people clashed with police on Saturday after the disputed election victory of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sparked the biggest protests in Tehran since the 1979 Islamic revolution. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah (IRAN CONFLICT POLITICS ELECTIONS) Recent Updated: 3 years ago - Created by rosa_roshan - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - rosa_roshan Iran - West Azarbaijan Province Tags: iran   soe   westazarbaijan    West Azarbaijan (or West Azerbaijan) is one of the 30 provinces of Iran. It is situated in the northwest of Iran. Recent Updated: 4 years ago - Created by mola_zg - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - mola_zg Teheran. IRAN. Tags: iran   persepolis   marjanesatrapi    L'Iran è un paese mussulmano, ma non arabo. E' l'erede di una civiltà millenaria, con cui si scontrarono prima i Greci e poi i Romani, che là trovarono il limite invalicabile del loro impero.. E' un paese fatto di giovani. E' anche un paese in cui le donne si sono affacciate sulla vita pubblica con un'energia inimmaginabile nei paesi arabi. Nel 2002-2003 costituivano in 63% dei nuovi iscritti all'Università; purtroppo il tasso di occupazione femminile è solo dell'11%. I giovani e le donne cercano di scrollarsi di dosso il peso del clero scita. E' una lotta continua, a volte in campo aperto, a volte sotterranea, che si esprime anche attraverso le elezioni, pur controllate daI Consiglio dei Guardiani della rivoluzione. La cinematografia iraniana è molto apprezzata in occidente. Il regista iraniano Mohsen Makhmalbaf è autore di "Viaggio a Kandahar", del 2001. Sua figlia Samira ha diretto vari films, fra cui "Lavagne" del 2000. E' stata la più giovane regista che abbia partecipato al festival di Cannes. Questa vignetta è tratta dal libro Persepolis, della giovane iraniana Marjane Satrapi. Dal libro è stato tratto un film, che ha avuto successo anche in Italia. Quando l'addetto culturale iraniano ha saputo dell'intenzione di girare il film "Natale a Teheran" (vedi manifesto qui sotto), ha preso prudentemente contatto con il produttore. Gli ha fatto presente che, "nonostante i tradizionali legami di amicizia fra il popolo persiano e quello italiano" il governo iraniano non avrebbe potuto evitare di applicare agli interpreti del film la legge coranica, specie se fossero state girate scene come quelle di "Ultimo tango a Parigi" o "Caos calmo". Insomma...20 frustate per De Sica e Boldi e 10 frustate per le ragazze (per le donne, infatti, diritti e doveri sono dimezzati). Boldi e De Sica hanno espresso tutta la loro preoccupazione ed il produttore è stato costretto a rinunciare. Che dire... Sono affranto per l'ennesima violazione della libertà di espressione. Spero anche, però, di vedere presto un nuovo film iraniano in cui un ragazzo ed una ragazza si parlano d'amore guardandosi negli occhi... Recent Updated: 4 years ago - Created by Zingaro. I am a gipsy too. - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - Zingaro. I am a gipsy too. Persepolis,Iran Tags: iran   iranmap   iranmapcom    Iran Recent Updated: 4 years ago - Created by Mohammad Nick - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - Mohammad Nick iran Azerbayjan Tags: fall   iran   azarbayjan   ersi    Iran,east Azarbayjan, Ersi village Recent Updated: 4 years ago - Created by B.E.H.N.O.U.D - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - B.E.H.N.O.U.D The 1987 mass killings in Iran Tags: pictures   girls   france   color   history   germany   children   freedom   democracy   bush   europe   iran   britain   young   free   nuclear   historic   demonstration   hanging   shiraz   iranian   tehran   foreign   towns   maryam   mek   resistance   execution   ayatollah   khamenei   ispahan   khomeini   mko   eu3   rajavi   ayatollahs   radjavi   mojahedin   cnri   campashraf   boysiran    “Worse than infidels” After Khomeini’s June 25 speech in which he said the Mojahedin was “worse than infidels,” he set the stage for outright suppression of the PMOI. His decree gave a green light not only to the Revolutionary Guards and club-wielders, but also to the judiciary and the religious judges across Iran. Responding to a letter of complaint by Mojahedin supporters in August 1980, when the organization still engaged in public activities, Mullah Allameh, head of the revolutionary court in Bam, in southern Iran, wrote: “According to the decree of Imam Khomeini, the Mojahedin of Iran are infidels and worse than blasphemers... They have no right to life.” This type of “punishment en masse” for the followers of a party or a political organization with mass following across the nation can only be described as genocidal. A decade later, Mohammad Yazdi, then-head of the regime’s judiciary, referred to Khomeini’s order to massacre the Mojahedin and their supporters, issued months before it became public, as follows; The Imam’s hand-written judicial order condemned the [Mojahedin] - the totality of the organization and its infrastructure, and not individuals - so that there would be no hesitation in terming the activities by these individuals as waging war on God and corruption on Earth [and carrying out their execution orders In summer 1988, Khomeini issued a fatwa to physically annihilate the Mojahedin. Some 30,000 political prisoners were massacred in a spate of several months. The full text of the fatwa was made public years later by his deposed successor Ayatollah Hossein-Ali Montazeri. This fatwa did not attract as much attention as the one issued a few months later against British author Salman Rushdie. It is, nonetheless, an important historical document, for it shows, before all else, that, Islamic fundamentalism in power has ultimately no recourse other than to physically eliminate its opponents. This is one of the many characteristics which transforms Islamic fundamentalism to fascism under the cloak of religion (compare with the Nazis’ “final solution” and the concentration camps). The text of Khomeini’s fatwa was as follows: As the treacherous Monafeqin [Mojahedin] do not believe in Islam and what they say is out of deception and hypocrisy, and as their leaders have confessed that they have become renegades, and as they are waging war on God….. and as they are tied to the World Arrogance [the United States], it is decreed that those who are in prison throughout the country and who remain steadfast in their support for the Monafeqin, are waging war on God and are condemned to execution. It is naïve to show mercy to those who wage war on God. The decisive ways in which Islam treats the enemies of God is among the unquestionable tenets of the Islamic regime… Those who are making decisions must not hesitate nor should they show any doubt or be concerned with details. They must try to be most ferocious against infidels… To have doubts about the judicial matters of revolutionary Islam is to ignore the pure blood of martyrs Following the fatwa, then-Chief Justice Abdolkarim Moussavi Ardebili asked Khomeini, through his son, Ahmad, whether the decree also applied to those who had already been tried who had received limited jail terms. Khomeini’s response was chilling: If the person at any stage or at any time maintains his [or her] support for the Monafeqin, the sentence is execution. Annihilate the enemies of Islam immediately. Use whichever criterion that speeds up the implementation of the [execution] verdict. In an article in February 2001, entitled, “Khomeini fatwa 'led to killing of 30,000 in Iran'” the Sunday Telegraph wrote: Children as young as 13 were hanged from cranes, six at a time, in a barbaric two-month purge of Iran's prisons on the direct orders of Ayatollah Khomeini, according to a new book by his former deputy. More than 30,000 political prisoners were executed in the 1988 massacre. Gruesome details are contained in the memoirs of Grand Ayatollah Hossein-Ali Montazeri, one of the founders of the Islamic regime. The most damning of the letters and documents published in the book is Khomeini's fatwa decree calling for all Mojahedin (as opponents of the Iranian regime are known) to be killed. The article added: Mr. Kamal Afkhami Ardakani, a former official at Evin Prison, said in testimonies to human rights rapporteurs of the United Nations: “They would line up prisoners in a 14-by-five-metre hall in the central office building and then ask simply one question, 'What is your political affiliation?' Those who said the Mojahedin would be hanged from cranes in position in the car park behind the building.”He went on to describe how, every half an hour from 7.30am to 5pm, 33 people were lifted on three forklift trucks to six cranes, each of which had five or six ropes. He said: "The process went on and on without interruption." In two weeks, 8,000 people were hanged. Similar carnage took place across the country.Many of those in the ruling council at the time of the 1988 massacre are still in power, including President Mohammed Khatami, who was the Director of Ideological and Cultural Affairs. The clerical regime’s campaign of physical annihilation of dissidents has led, in the past two decades, to the execution of more than 120,000 members and supporters of the PMOI. The names and particulars of some 20,000 of them have been published Recent Updated: 4 years ago - Created by SabaHaft - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - SabaHaft iran-missle-launch Tags: photoshop   iran   launch   missles    Iran likes to intimidate through photoshopping photos. Here's one that failed to intimidate. Recent Updated: 4 years ago - Created by scribblevillage - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - scribblevillage Iran Tags: fdsflickrtoys   iran   mosaic   country   middleeast   mosaicmaker   80days    1. iran trip, 2. Iran - Yazd, 3. Khezr Beach, Hormoz Island, Persian Gulf, Iran, 4. Iran, 1974, 5. Masouleh, Iran, 6. Somayeh / Mr. Taleghani's House, 7. Northwest of Iran, 8. Ethereality of Eternity, 9. 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Recent Updated: 4 years ago - Created by robynejay - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - robynejay Iran: stamps Tags: iran   stamps   passport   visa   allrightsreserved   donotusewithoutpermission   ©henriquebente    The dates shown are according to the Persian calendar: 1387/1/10 for the blue stamp and 1387/1/24 for the red one. Recent Updated: 5 years ago - Created by Sem Paradeiro - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - Sem Paradeiro Iran Tags: travel   ancient   iran   ruin   2008   persepolis   achaemenid   darius   fars   ef24105mmf4lisusm   persianempire   ancientiran   achaemenidempire   dariusthegreat   ایرانشهر   ایرانباستان   achaemeniddynasty    Persepolis, Iran Recent Updated: 5 years ago - Created by indigoprime - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - indigoprime Iran Tags: travel   ancient   iran   ruin   2008   persepolis   achaemenid   darius   fars   ef24105mmf4lisusm   persianempire   ancientiran   achaemenidempire   dariusthegreat   ایرانشهر   ایرانباستان   achaemeniddynasty    Persepolis, Iran Recent Updated: 5 years ago - Created by indigoprime - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - indigoprime Iran Tags: travel   ancient   iran   ruin   2008   persepolis   achaemenid   darius   fars   ef24105mmf4lisusm   persianempire   ancientiran   achaemenidempire   dariusthegreat   ایرانشهر   ایرانباستان   achaemeniddynasty    Persepolis, Iran Recent Updated: 5 years ago - Created by indigoprime - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - indigoprime Iran Tags: travel   ancient   iran   ruin   2008   persepolis   achaemenid   darius   fars   ef24105mmf4lisusm   persianempire   ancientiran   achaemenidempire   dariusthegreat   ایرانشهر   ایرانباستان   achaemeniddynasty    Persepolis, Iran Recent Updated: 5 years ago - Created by indigoprime - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - indigoprime Iran Tags: travel   ancient   iran   ruin   2008   persepolis   achaemenid   darius   fars   ef24105mmf4lisusm   persianempire   ancientiran   achaemenidempire   dariusthegreat   ایرانشهر   ایرانباستان   achaemeniddynasty    Persepolis, Iran Recent Updated: 5 years ago - Created by indigoprime - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - indigoprime Iran Tags: travel   ancient   iran   ruin   2008   persepolis   achaemenid   darius   fars   ef24105mmf4lisusm   persianempire   ancientiran   achaemenidempire   dariusthegreat   ایرانشهر   ایرانباستان   achaemeniddynasty    Persepolis, Iran Recent Updated: 5 years ago - Created by indigoprime - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - indigoprime Iran Tags: travel   ancient   iran   ruin   2008   persepolis   achaemenid   darius   fars   ef24105mmf4lisusm   persianempire   ancientiran   achaemenidempire   dariusthegreat   ایرانشهر   ایرانباستان   achaemeniddynasty    Persepolis, Iran Recent Updated: 5 years ago - Created by indigoprime - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - indigoprime Iran, Roodkhan Fortress Tags: iran   fortress   gilan   remnant   rudkhan   gettyimagesmiddleeast    Roodkhan ( Rudkhan ) Fortress, قلعه رودخان , located in Fooman forests north of Iran, is built on two tips of a mountain, at elevations of 715 and 670 meters. A natural spring flows from one tip down the foothills. There are 65 towers, 42 of these still stand intact, and 1500 meters of fortifying wall encircling an area of 2.6 hectares. Its architects had benefited from natural mountainous features in the construction of the fort. The castle had two sections: one administrative and the other military, which housed a garrison. Experts believe existing castle dates back to Seljuk era (1037-1187 AD), however there are evidences of Sassanid architecture (226-651 AD) in the castle. After crossing mountainous winding pavements through dense and very beautiful rainforests, the first thing that the traveler discovers at elevation of 670+ meters is the castle's big entrance gate. Among the interesting features of Roodkhan fortress are the various vaults, brick layers and geometric works of masonry which demonstrate the skills of the architects some 1000 years ago. For viewing more pictures of fortresses in Iran, please visit my gallery at: www.pbase.com/k_amj/fortress Recent Updated: 5 years ago - Created by Ali Majdfar - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - Ali Majdfar Iran 56 Tags: iran    Ahura Mazda - Yazd, Iran Recent Updated: 5 years ago - Created by GolemG - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - GolemG iran_ahmadinejad Tags: iran   islam   ahmadinejad   islamique   mammoud   antisioniste    LE president de la republique islamique d´iran ahmadinejad Recent Updated: 5 years ago - Created by karimii - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - karimii Iran 45 Tags: iran   patterns    Yazd, Iran Recent Updated: 5 years ago - Created by GolemG - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - GolemG Iran 37 Tags: iran    Bandar-e Bushehr, Iran Recent Updated: 5 years ago - Created by GolemG - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - GolemG Iran Tags: iran    Few pictures from my recent trip to Iran. You can find more (with captions!) at www.expedice.org/luke/silkroad Recent Updated: 5 years ago - Created by paveldobrovsky - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - paveldobrovsky Iran Tags: iran    Few pictures from my recent trip to Iran. You can find more (with captions!) at www.expedice.org/luke/silkroad Recent Updated: 5 years ago - Created by paveldobrovsky - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - paveldobrovsky Iran 32 Tags: iran    Yazd, Iran Recent Updated: 5 years ago - Created by GolemG - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - GolemG Iran Tags: iran   thegoldenphoenix    Few pictures from my recent trip to Iran. You can find more (with captions!) at www.expedice.org/luke/silkroad Recent Updated: 5 years ago - Created by paveldobrovsky - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - paveldobrovsky Iran Tags: iran    Few pictures from my recent trip to Iran. You can find more (with captions!) at www.expedice.org/luke/silkroad Recent Updated: 5 years ago - Created by paveldobrovsky - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - paveldobrovsky Iran 28 Tags: iran    Yazd, Iran Recent Updated: 5 years ago - Created by GolemG - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - GolemG Iran Tags: iran    Few pictures from my recent trip to Iran. You can find more (with captions!) at www.expedice.org/luke/silkroad Recent Updated: 5 years ago - Created by paveldobrovsky - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - paveldobrovsky Iran Tags: iran   hijab   chador    Few pictures from my recent trip to Iran. You can find more (with captions!) at www.expedice.org/luke/silkroad Recent Updated: 5 years ago - Created by paveldobrovsky - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - paveldobrovsky Iran Tags: iran    Few pictures from my recent trip to Iran. You can find more (with captions!) at www.expedice.org/luke/silkroad Recent Updated: 5 years ago - Created by paveldobrovsky - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - paveldobrovsky Iran Tags: iran    Few pictures from my recent trip to Iran. You can find more (with captions!) at www.expedice.org/luke/silkroad Recent Updated: 5 years ago - Created by paveldobrovsky - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - paveldobrovsky Iran Tags: iran    Few pictures from my recent trip to Iran. You can find more (with captions!) at www.expedice.org/luke/silkroad Recent Updated: 5 years ago - Created by paveldobrovsky - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - paveldobrovsky Iran Tags: iran    Few pictures from my recent trip to Iran. You can find more (with captions!) at www.expedice.org/luke/silkroad Recent Updated: 5 years ago - Created by paveldobrovsky - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - paveldobrovsky Iran Tags: iran    Few pictures from my recent trip to Iran. You can find more (with captions!) at www.expedice.org/luke/silkroad Recent Updated: 5 years ago - Created by paveldobrovsky - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - paveldobrovsky iran-namakabrood-from-telecabin Tags: iran   shomal   namakabrood   namakabroud   namakabrud    Iran - Namak Abrud Image shot with Canon PowerShot SD600 from inside cable cabin. Recent Updated: 5 years ago - Created by M@mad - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - M@mad iran-alisadr-cave Tags: iran   ghar   cave   alisadr    Iran, Hamedan - Ali Sadr Cave. Recent Updated: 5 years ago - Created by M@mad - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - M@mad Iran - Kashan Bazaar Tags: iran    Click on the "All Sizes" button above the image to see it larger. If you like this photo check out my other Iran Photos . Don't Hesitate to leave me a commnet or email me. Recent Updated: 5 years ago - Created by karapapa - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - karapapa Iran - Let the light in Tags: iran    Click on the "All Sizes" button above the image to see it larger. If you like this photo check out my other Iran Photos . Don't Hesitate to leave me a commnet or email me. Recent Updated: 5 years ago - Created by karapapa - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - karapapa Iran - White Angels Tags: iran   hijab   chador    Those little girls were heading their fathers after the Friday Pray. Usually the chador is always black but their family were right to choose white as their color. Click on the "All Sizes" button above the image to see it larger. If you like this photo check out my other Iran Photos . Don't Hesitate to leave me a commnet or email me. Recent Updated: 5 years ago - Created by karapapa - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - karapapa Iran - Caravenserai Tags: iran   kerman   meybod   caranvasarai    Click on the "All Sizes" button above the image to see it larger. If you like this photo check out my other Iran Photos . Don't Hesitate to leave me a commnet or email me. Recent Updated: 5 years ago - Created by karapapa - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - karapapa Iran - Holy Shrine in Shiraz Tags: iran   shiraz    Click on the "All Sizes" button above the image to see it larger. If you like this photo check out my other Iran Photos . Don't Hesitate to leave me a commnet or email me. Recent Updated: 5 years ago - Created by karapapa - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - karapapa IRAN-REVOLUTION-ANNIVERSARY Tags: iran   tehran    An Iranian woman walks past a portrait of Iran's late founder of Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini during a rally to mark the 27th anniversary of the Islamic revolution in Tehran. PHOTO by: BEHROUZ MEHRI Recent Updated: 5 years ago - Created by winder west - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - winder west Iran Carpet Tags: carpet   iran    Iran Carpet Recent Updated: 5 years ago - Created by anouri - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - anouri Iran Neyshaboor Mahroogh Tags: iran   neyshaboor   mahroogh    Iran Neyshaboor Emamzadeh Mahroogh Recent Updated: 5 years ago - Created by anouri - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - anouri Iran 03 Tags: asia   iran    Masooleh, Iran Recent Updated: 5 years ago - Created by GolemG - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - GolemG Iran 01 Tags: asia   iran    Masooleh, Iran Recent Updated: 5 years ago - Created by GolemG - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - GolemG IRAN chaina pakistan execution Tags: china   pakistan   usa   tower   tickets   official   women   iran   nest   stadium   sudan   iraq   beijing   games   mascot   chain   jail   iranian   olympic   venue   2008   countdown   ایران   mascots   mullah   islamic   execution   chaina   امام   ایرانی   ملا   اسلامی   fuwa   friendlies   اسلام   اعدام   آخوند   زندان   رهبر   شیطان   مسلمان   امت   تروریست   شکنجه   رژیم   ترور   جنایت   ضدحجاب   ضدملا   ضدآخوند   ضداسلامی   سرکوب    Executions down across globe, says Amnesty International The number of people executed by their own governments fell by 25 per cent last year, with China carrying out the most executions, Amnesty International said Friday. The human rights organization report — the Annual Death Penalty Statistics — outlines the number of executions and death sentences carried out in the world in 2006. According to the report, at least 1,591 people were known to be executed by their own governments in 25 countries last year. Of those executions, 90 per cent took place in six countries: China - 1,010 Iran - 177 Pakistan - 82 Iraq - 65 Sudan - 65 U.S.A. - 53 Amnesty International believes the Chinese figures are drastically underestimated, suggesting the real total is close to 8,000 executions, based on information from a Chinese legal expert. China keeps its prisoner executions a state secret. Five of the executions are known to be people under 18: four in Iran and one in Pakistan "The death penalty is the ultimate cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment," said Amnesty Secretary General Irene Khan. "It must be abolished and a universal moratorium will be an important step forward." Thousands on death row The same year, 55 countries handed down 3,861 new death sentences, adding to the more than 20,000 people waiting on death row, said the report. "A death penalty free world is possible if key governments are willing to show political leadership," said Khan. Across the globe, Amnesty reports 128 countries have abolished the death penalty either by law or in practice, while 69 countries retain or use the death penalty. Methods of execution include beheading, electrocution, hanging, lethal injection, shooting, stoning and stabbing. While Canada abolished capital punishment in 1976, it retained the death penalty for military crimes such as treason or mutiny. All references to the death penalty were wiped from the National Defence Act in 1998. The final execution in Canada took place in Toronto in December 1962, when two men were hanged for murder www.cbc.ca/world/story/2007/04/27/amnesty-executions.html... Recent Updated: 5 years ago - Created by katsouranis2l - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - katsouranis2l Tight trousers targeted in Iran clothing crackdown! Tags: iran   womenrights   islamicrepublic   eslam   terroristregime    Reuters _ Sat. 01 Dec 2007 : Iranian police will crack down on women in Tehran flouting Islamic dress codes with winter fashions deemed immodest, such as tight trousers tucked into long boots, ... AFP _ Tue. 20 Nov 2007 : Iran has arrested a journalist and women's rights activist for writing articles on "discriminatory laws" for women in the Islamic republic, ... Recent Updated: 5 years ago - Created by Mazdak - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - Mazdak IRAN-NUCLEAR/ Tags: iran   natanz   pots459    Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks during a ceremony at the Natanz nuclear enrichment facility 350 kilometres (220 miles) south of Tehran April 9, 2007. The White House said on Monday it was concerned about Iran's announcement that it had entered the industrial stage of its nuclear program. REUTERS/Caren Firouz (IRAN) 伊朗總統艾瑪丹嘉上月九日在Natanz地區增加核彈設備的典禮上發表演說。 （圖／路透社） Recent Updated: 6 years ago - Created by pots - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - pots My Iranian Junk. or how I came to Iran on 27th/04 next week :-) Tags: travel   history   comics   happy   landscapes   photo   holidays   poetry   iran   religion   culture   visa   politic   thirstyfish    it was one year ago, soon after deciding to spend my holidays in Madagascar, the wish to visit Iran grew in my mind. One year later, this dream will come true next week, on the 27th of April. at last :-). Here a selection of the many things I have collected (so far) on the subject... unfortunately, I couldn't put the most valuable of them : you, my iranian flickr friends. :-). But soon we will have the opportunity to take care of that. thanks to everyone concerned or willing to have fun or spend a little time with me there to contact me whether on flickr or on francoisbouchet[@]gmail.com (remove the brackets around the "@"). I wanna meet some people THANKS ! :-) Recent Updated: 6 years ago - Created by looking4poetry - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - looking4poetry Irán Tags: film   pelicula   mondi   ozu   trikinhuelas   victorio   iráncastillo    Irán Castillo durante la producción de "Victorio" en Xalapa. Recent Updated: 6 years ago - Created by mondi - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - mondi Iran_Fars_Persepolis Tags: iran   persepolis   fars    Stone doorway relief of the Hall of the Hundred Columns, Throne Hall. The king Xerses; * 519 v. Chr.; † August 465 v. Chr.) (detail). Persepolis; Old Persian: 'Parseh', New Persian: تخت جمشید/پارسه, 'Takht-e Jamshid' also known as Chehel Minar[1]) was an ancient ceremonial capital of the Persian Empire. The largest and most complex building in Persepolis was the audience hall, or Apadana with 72 columns. Persepolis is situated some 70 km northeast of the modern city of Shiraz in the Fars Province of modern Iran. In contemporary Persian language the site is known as Takht-e Jamshid (Throne of Jamshid) and Parseh. To the ancient Persians, the city was known as Parsa, meaning The City of Persians. Persepolis is the Greek interpretation of the name Περσες (meaning Persian)+ πόλις (meaning city). Recent Updated: 6 years ago - Created by koorosh.nozad - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - koorosh.nozad Iran_Fars_Persepolis Tags: iran   persepolis   fars    Stone doorway relief of the Hall of the Hundred Columns, Throne Hall. In the upper side the king Xerses; * 519 v. Chr.; † August 465 v. Chr.). Persepolis; Old Persian: 'Parseh', New Persian: تخت جمشید/پارسه, 'Takht-e Jamshid' also known as Chehel Minar[1]) was an ancient ceremonial capital of the Persian Empire. The largest and most complex building in Persepolis was the audience hall, or Apadana with 72 columns. Persepolis is situated some 70 km northeast of the modern city of Shiraz in the Fars Province of modern Iran. In contemporary Persian language the site is known as Takht-e Jamshid (Throne of Jamshid) and Parseh. To the ancient Persians, the city was known as Parsa, meaning The City of Persians. Persepolis is the Greek interpretation of the name Περσες (meaning Persian)+ πόλις (meaning city). Recent Updated: 6 years ago - Created by koorosh.nozad - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - koorosh.nozad IRAN Tags: iran   tehran    Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks during his visit to Taibad, near Mashad, 924 km (574 miles) east of Tehran, Iran April 12, 2006. Photo taken on April 12, 2006. REUTERS/Stringer Recent Updated: 6 years ago - Created by privatversichert - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - privatversichert IRAN-ARMY DAY- AHMADINEJAD Tags: iran   tehran    Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (back left) attends the Army Day military parade, held outside the mausoleum of the late founder of Islamic republic, Ayatollah Khomeini in Tehran, 18 April 2006. Iran's armed forces must be at the ready and will "cut off the hand of any aggressor", the hardline president said in a speech to mark national Army Day. AFP PHOTO/ATTA KENARE Recent Updated: 6 years ago - Created by Ethan CHEN - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - Ethan CHEN Iran - Kashan - 2005-12-07 46 Tags: iran   kashan    Kashan, Iran 7 Dec 2005 Recent Updated: 6 years ago - Created by GoodbyeKitty - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - GoodbyeKitty Iran and Iraqi Kurdish Refugees Tags: iran   iraq   politique   guerilla   kurdistan   kdp   irak   barzani   kurds   pdk   ziwa   moyenorient   personnalite   massoudbarzani   kurdes    Iran 1985 Massoud Barzani avec a gauche Hoshyar Zibari et a droite Tijk Shawess Iran 1985 Massud Barzani and left Hoshyar Zibari and right Tijk Shawess Recent Updated: 7 years ago - Created by Chris Kutschera - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - Chris Kutschera Iran and Iraqi Kurdish Refugees Tags: iran   politique   guerilla   kurdistan   barzani   kurds   combattant   ziwa   moyenorient   personnalite   massoudbarzani   peshmerga   kurdes   samsahar2    Iran 1985 Massoud Barzani et ses peshmergas Iran 1985 Massud Barzani and his peshmergas Recent Updated: 7 years ago - Created by Chris Kutschera - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - Chris Kutschera Iran and Iraqi Kurdish Refugees Tags: iran   iraq   politique   kurdistan   kdp   irak   barzani   kurds   karaj   pdk   moyenorient   personnalite   generalbarzani   idrisbarzani   kurdes    Iran 1985 Idriss Barzani Iran 1985 Idriss Barzani Recent Updated: 7 years ago - Created by Chris Kutschera - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - Chris Kutschera Iran and Iraki Kurdish refugees Tags: iran   iraq   guerilla   kurdistan   irak   kurds   combattant   ziwa   moyenorient   droithumanitaire   kurdes   hamideffendi   arefyassin    Iran 1974 Camp de réfugiés kurdes à Ziwa, Aref Yassim et Hamid Effendi, chefs militaires Iran 1974 Kurdish refugees' camp, Aref yassim and Hamid Effendi, peshmergas' leaders Recent Updated: 7 years ago - Created by Chris Kutschera - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - Chris Kutschera IRAN Tags: iran   tehran    Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) cries at the tomb of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic, in Tehran, Iran January 31, 2006. REUTERS/Stringer Recent Updated: 7 years ago - Created by iwan_ismail - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - iwan_ismail Persepolis, Iran Tags: iran   persepolis    Persepolis, Iran Recent Updated: 7 years ago - Created by jezingham - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - jezingham Iran-kerman Tags: iran   kerman   bagdir    Kerman city with a height of 1755 m. is located on a high margin of Kavir-e lut (Lut Desert) in the central south of Iran, is the Capital of Kerman Providence. Kerman is counted as one of the oldest cities and its name is derived from the Germaniol race listed by Herodotus, and its construction is attributed to Ardashir I of Sassanid Dynasty (Ardashir-e Babakan) in 3rd century CE. Kerman was ruled by Turkmans, Arabs and Mongols after the 7th Century CE and was expanded rapidly during the Safavid Dynasty. Carpets and rugs were exported to England and Germany during this period. As it also is a major hand woven carpet production center of the country, and hundreds of small workshops scattered through the city. Kerman has had a long turbulent history. It was only during the rule of the Qajar Dynasty that security was restored in this city under the Central Government. Kerman has a small Zoroastrian minority. Most of the ancient Kerman was destroyed in a 1794 earthquake. The distance between this city and Tehran is 1064 kms. and is on Tehran, Bandar Abbas and Zahedan route. Kerman airport is counted as one of the main airports which has daily & weekly flights to Tehran, Ahwaz, Yazd, Esfahan, Bandar Abbas, Mashhad and Shiraz. Also the Trans Iranian Railway passes through this city. Kerman city has a moderate and the average annual rainfall is 135 mm. Because it is located close to the Kavir-e lut, Kerman has hot summers and in the spring it often has violent sand storms. Otherwise, its climate is relatively cool. Recent Updated: 7 years ago - Created by ali reza_parsi - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - ali reza_parsi iran-shiraz-Saadi Tags: iran   shiraz    shiraz is the capital of Fars province, one of the most beautiful, historical cities in the world. Farsi (Persian or Parsi) the language of Ancient Fars (Pars), has become the official language of Iran (Persia). Shiraz with more than 850,000 inhabitants situated in southwestern Iran, in the inland around 200 km from the Persian Gulf, at an elevation of 1,800 metres above sea level. Different people have lived in the Fars province such as the Aryans, the Samis and the Turks, who worked together to form the Iranian culture. The first Capital of Fars, some 2500 years ago, was Pasargad. It was also the capital of Achaemenid King Cyrus the Great. The ceremonial capital of his successor, Darius I (or Darius the Great), and his son Xerxes, was Persepolis. Today, only the ruins of these two capitals remain. Stakhr was another capital of Fars. It was established by the Sassanids and lasted until Shiraz finally assumed the role of the regional capital. Shiraz is also the birthplace and resting place of the great Persian poets Hafez and SADI. There are two remarkable monuments in Shiraz. One is dedicated to Hafez, the master of Persian lyrical poetry. The other one is dedicated to Sa'adi, the author of the famous Golestan, a book of sonnets called the Garden of Roses. Sadi or Saadi (both: sä'dē) , Persian poet, 1184–1291. b. Shiraz. Orphaned at an early age, Sadi studied in Baghdad, where he met Suhrawardi, a major Sufi figure. Having to flee Baghdad because of the Mongol threat, he went on a long journey that took him to central Asia and India, then to Yemen and Ethiopia through Mecca. Sadi was captured by the Franks in Syria and worked at hard labor until ransomed. He proceeded to N Africa and Anatolia, before returning to his native Shiraz in 1256. His Bustan [fruit garden], an ethical-didactic text, was composed in mathnawi (rhyming couplets). Even more popular is his Gulistan [Garden of Roses], written in rhyming prose. Sadi is also the author of many qasidas (long panegyrics) in Persian and Arabic, of mystic ghazal (love poems), and of satiric poetry. His tomb in Shiraz is a shrine. Recent Updated: 7 years ago - Created by ali reza_parsi - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - ali reza_parsi iran-shiraz -hafez tomb Tags: iran   shiraz    Khwajeh Shams al-Din Muhammad Hafez-e Shirazi (also spelled Hafiz) (خواجه شمس‌الدین محمد حافظ شیرازی in Persian) was an Persian mystic and poet. He was born sometime between the years 1310-1337 in Shiraz (Persia), Iran, son of a certain Baha-ud-Din. His lyrical poems, ghazals, are noted for their beauty and bring to fruition the love, mystical, and early Sufist themes that had long pervaded Persian poetry. His work is also notable for making frequent reference to astrology and displaying a knowledge of astronomy and the zodiac Recent Updated: 7 years ago - Created by ali reza_parsi - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - ali reza_parsi Iran-Mashhad Tags: iran   bravo   mosque   islam   islamic   جامع   holy   shrine   muslim   persian    Mashhad City Significance and History: Mashhad, Iran's holiest city, is located 850 kilometers North East of Tehran. Back in the 9th century, Imam Reza was poinsoned and martyred in the city. He was the eighth Imam (head spiritual leader) of Shi'ate Islam (Some consider him Imam of all Muslims. His holy position made his tomb a sacred place for pilgrims to worship. Millions of people pay pilgrimage to the holy shrine, undoubtedly the largest and most magnificent of its kind, every year. There are plenty of priceless objects and unique manuscripts in the shrine's library. Mashad is a tourist city with many hotels of various categories as well as a great number of guest houses for the pilgrims who come to this city from the other parts of the country everyday by tens of flights, trains and buses. Before he died, the city was known as Sanabad, a small village in the north of Persia. After his death, pilgrims came and ended up staying in Mashhad. The village grew into a small city because of his shrine. Sunni Muslim forces sacked the city, followed by the Mongols in the 13th century. The shrine was badly damaged and, after time, rebuilt. In the 16th century, three Safavid dynasty rulers established Shi'ite Islam f or the whole territory. The shrine was restored, enlarged, and a Ghoharshad mosque was built. Thes e rulers made pilgrimages to the site and since then it has become the most holy Shi'ite pilgrimage in Iran. The city's climatic condition is varied with very cold winters, pleasant springs, usually mild summers and beautiful autumns. The magnificent holy shrine of Imam Reza and the historical and artistic complex attached to it including the courtyards, porticos and porches, the Goharshad Mosque (of Timurid period) as well as its rich museum and libray are the most significant sights to be seen by any visitor and pilgrim. There is a magnificent golden dome over the shrine's building; surrounded by several proches. The Grand Gohaharshad Mosque is located to the south of the shrine, the museum and the tomb of Sheikh Bahaee to the southeast and Parizad and Balasar Schools to the west. Other than a number of large beautiful parks, the other sights tomb of Nader Shah, Kooh Sangi pool. There are also some sights outside the city. Tomb of Khajeh Morad kilometers from Mashad along the road to Tehran, the tomb of Khajeh Rabi' located 6 kilometers north of the city where there are some inscriptions by the renowned Safavid calligrapher Reza Abbasi, and the tomb of Khajeh Abasalt in a distance of 20 kilometers from Mashad along the road to Neishabur. (the three personalities were the disciples of Imam Reza). Among the other sights are the tomb of the great poet Ferdowsi in Tus, 24 kilometers away from Mashad; and the Summer resorts at Torghabeh, Torogh, Akhlomod, Zoshk and Shandiz. Recent Updated: 7 years ago - Created by ali reza_parsi - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - ali reza_parsi iran- kerman-bam Tags: iran   kerman   bam    The ancient citadel of Arg-é Bam probably has a history dating back around 2,500 years to the Parthian period, but most buildings were built during Iran's Safavid dynasty. The city was largely abandoned due to an Afghan invasion in 1722, which overcame a weak Iranian government and ended Safavid rule. Subsequently, after the city had gradually been re-settled, it was abandoned a second time due to an attack by invaders from Shiraz. It was also used for a time as an army barracks. The modern city of Bam was established considerably later than the old citadel. It has gradually developed as an agricultural and industrial centre, and until the 2003 earthquake was experiencing rapid growth. In particular, the city is known for its dates and citrus fruit. The city also benefited from tourism, with an increasing number of people visiting the ancient citadel in recent years Recent Updated: 7 years ago - Created by ali reza_parsi - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - ali reza_parsi iran- kerman-Arge_Bam Tags: iran   kerman   east    The Arg-é Bam (ارگ بم in Persian, "Bam citadel") was the largest adobe building in the world, located in Bam, a city in the Kerman province of southeastern Iran. It is recorded by Unesco as a World Heritage Site. This enormous citadel, situated on the famous Silk Road, was built some time before 500 BC and remained in use until 1850 AD. It is not known for certain why it was then abandoned. The entire building was a large fortress in whose heart the citadel itself was located, but because of the impressive look of the citadel, which forms the highest point, the entire fortress is named the Bam Citadel. On December 26, 2003, the Citadel was almost completely destroyed by an earthquake, along with much of the rest of Bam and its environs (see the article on Bam for details). A few days after the earthquake, Iranian President Mohammad Khatami announced that the Citadel would be rebuilt Recent Updated: 7 years ago - Created by ali reza_parsi - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - ali reza_parsi iran- kerman-Arge_Bam Tags: iran   kerman   east    The ancient citadel of Arg-é Bam probably has a history dating back around 2,500 years to the Parthian period, but most buildings were built during Iran's Safavid dynasty. The city was largely abandoned due to an Afghan invasion in 1722, which overcame a weak Iranian government and ended Safavid rule. Subsequently, after the city had gradually been re-settled, it was abandoned a second time due to an attack by invaders from Shiraz. It was also used for a time as an army barracks. The modern city of Bam was established considerably later than the old citadel. It has gradually developed as an agricultural and industrial centre, and until the 2003 earthquake was experiencing rapid growth. In particular, the city is known for its dates and citrus fruit. The city also benefited from tourism, with an increasing number of people visiting the ancient citadel in recent years Recent Updated: 7 years ago - Created by ali reza_parsi - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - ali reza_parsi Iran-Yazd-Bazaar Entrance Tags: iran   yazd    Bazaar Entrance, 19th century. This incredibly imposing bazaar entrance was an excuse for a magnificent display of ostentation. The bazzar itself is comparatively small, but the entrance is undoubtedly the grandest in Iran. The twin minarets rival those of the Jami' Mosque, while the entire facade is decorated with glazed titles and plaster stalactite vaulting. The wooden framework is decorated and carried during the procession for the mourning for Imam Husayn. Recent Updated: 7 years ago - Created by ali reza_parsi - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - ali reza_parsi Iran-Esfahan-The palace of Hasht Behesht Tags: iran   esfahan   palace   hasht   behesht   isfahan   garden   tree   green    Esfahan is one of the oldest cities of Iran with the 1,001,000 population located 414 km south of Tehran and 481 km north of Shiraz. This 2500 years old city served as Persia's capital from 1598 to 1722. Esfahan was a crossroad of international trade and diplomacy, and therefore was a kaleidoscope of resident languages, religions, and customs. The city is known for its silver filigree and metal work. After selection of Esfahan as capital by Shah Abbas I (1587-1629) who unified Persia it reached to its pinnacle of briskness. Esfahan had parks, libraries and mosques that amazed Europeans, who had not seen anything like this at home. The Persians called it Nisf-e-Jahan, half the world; meaning that to see it was to see half the world. Esfahan became one of the world's most elegant cities. In its heyday it was also one of the largest with a population of one million; 163 mosques, 48 religious schools, 1801 shops and 263 public baths. Today, Esfahan is a major industrial center and also is one of the important tourism centers of Iran and the world. The palace of Hasht Behesht The palace of Hasht Behesht was completed in 1669. It has fine murals and spectacular roofs while retaining a domestic simplicity. It's name and style of construction probably derive from a much older palace built in Tabriz by Ouzun Hassan. It consists of an almost octagonal base on which four eivans are raised and four smaller sets of chambers, while the centre is surmounted by a spectacular ceiling. The exterior tilework is notable for its naturalistic style, depicting peacocks and angels alongside trees in a less stylised way than previous buildings, while inside there are charming murals on the walls and a further variety of spectacular ceilings. Recent Updated: 7 years ago - Created by ali reza_parsi - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - ali reza_parsi Iran-Esfahan-CHaharbagh school Tags: iran   isfahan   esfahan   asia   traveling   garden    Esfahan is one of the oldest cities of Iran with the 1,001,000 population located 414 km south of Tehran and 481 km north of Shiraz. This 2500 years old city served as Persia's capital from 1598 to 1722. Esfahan was a crossroad of international trade and diplomacy, and therefore was a kaleidoscope of resident languages, religions, and customs. The city is known for its silver filigree and metal work. After selection of Esfahan as capital by Shah Abbas I (1587-1629) who unified Persia it reached to its pinnacle of briskness. Esfahan had parks, libraries and mosques that amazed Europeans, who had not seen anything like this at home. The Persians called it Nisf-e-Jahan, half the world; meaning that to see it was to see half the world. Esfahan became one of the world's most elegant cities. In its heyday it was also one of the largest with a population of one million; 163 mosques, 48 religious schools, 1801 shops and 263 public baths. Today, Esfahan is a major industrial center and also is one of the important tourism centers of Iran and the world. CHaharbagh school More than a century after the death of Shah Abbas I, the impetus given to architecture by him in Isfahan gave rise to this magnificent Theological college built by his pious but ineffectual descendent, Shah Sultan Hussein. The complex consists of a theological college, whose is visible in this picture, a bazaar and a caravanserai which has now been re-constituted as the Shah Abbas Hotel. The college is normally closed to all visitors. The main entrance is directly off Chahar Bagh, the main avenue, through a splendid octagonal vestibule which has beautiful yet simple tilework in the roof. Here there is a fine font and the visitor looks out over the garden which forms the centre of the complex. The eivan itself is impressive yet restful. The monumental nature of the Kufic inscriptions on the tower and the base of the dome is softened by the garden across which it is vieiwed. The College is still used as such today, which is one reason it is normally closed to visitors. It has been said that this was the last great building to be erected in Isfahan, certainly it shows all the vigour and imagination of the earlier architecture without incorporating external influences. Recent Updated: 7 years ago - Created by ali reza_parsi - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - ali reza_parsi iran-isfahan-Shah Abbas Hotel Tags: iran   esfahan   asia   travel   tourism   isfahan   garden   tree   green   flower    Esfahan is one of the oldest cities of Iran with the 1,001,000 population located 414 km south of Tehran and 481 km north of Shiraz. This 2500 years old city served as Persia's capital from 1598 to 1722. Esfahan was a crossroad of international trade and diplomacy, and therefore was a kaleidoscope of resident languages, religions, and customs. The city is known for its silver filigree and metal work. This city is renowned not only for the abundance of great historical monuments, but also for its Life-Giving River, The Zayandeh-Rood, which has given the city an original beauty and a fertile land. Esfahan is filled with old gardens and some of the best sights in Iran. In the Arsacides (Parthians) era, Esfahan was the center and capital city of a wide province, which was administered by Arsacide governors. In Sassanids time, Esfahan was governed by "Espoohrans" or the members of seven noble Iranian families who had important royal positions, it played a residencial role for these noble families as well. Moreover, in this period Esfahan was a military center with strong fortifications. This city was occupied by Arabs after final defeat of Iranians. After Islam, Esfahan was under domination of Arabs, like other cities of Iran, till the early 10th century A.D., and it was paid attention only by Caliph Mansour. In the reign of Malekshah Saljooghi, Esfahan was again selected as capital and began another golden age. In this period, Esfahan was one of the most thriving and important cities of the world. This city was conquered by Mongols in 13th century A.D. and they massacred the people. After the invasions of Mongols and Taymour, as the result of its suitable geographic situation, Esfahan flourished again especially in Safavid time, which developed considerably. After selection of Esfahan as capital by Shah Abbas I (1587-1629) who unified Persia it reached to its pinnacle of briskness. Esfahan had parks, libraries and mosques that amazed Europeans, who had not seen anything like this at home. The Persians called it Nisf-e-Jahan, half the world; meaning that to see it was to see half the world. Esfahan became one of the world's most elegant cities. In its heyday it was also one of the largest with a population of one million; 163 mosques, 48 religious schools, 1801 shops and 263 public baths. Decline of Safavid dynasty by Mahmood Afghan and conquest of Esfahan a 6 month siege, caused a degeneration period for this city. In Afsharieh and Zandieh times it flourished again but during Qajars reign, due to choosing Tehran as capital, Esfahan began to decline once more. Today, Esfahan is a major industrial center and also is one of the important tourism centers of Iran and the world. Recent Updated: 7 years ago - Created by ali reza_parsi - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - ali reza_parsi iran-kerman-jabaliye dome Tags: iran   kerman    Jabaliyeh Dome, Kerman This dome is also known as the Gabri Dome and is located in Kerman, and the structure is octagonal. The dome has been constructed of brick, though the building is of stone and gypsum, and its architectural affects have been inspired from the Sassanide period. Kerman The township of Kerman is at a distance of 1,076 km. from Tehran, and lies in a vast plain, which is divided by a chain of mountains into two, the northern and southern sectors. The former is the desert area, whereas the latter comprises of the inhabited region (both urban and rural) due to its moderate, and suitable climatic conditions. Kerman is the provincial capital and is one of the ancient and historical cities of Iran Recent Updated: 8 years ago - Created by ali reza_parsi - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - ali reza_parsi iran-kerman-Arge_Bam Tags: iran   kerman    The Arg-é Bam (ارگ بم in Persian, "Bam citadel") was the largest adobe building in the world, located in Bam, a city in the Kerman province of southeastern Iran. It is recorded by Unesco as a World Heritage Site. This enormous citadel, situated on the famous Silk Road, was built some time before 500 BC and remained in use until 1850 AD. It is not known for certain why it was then abandoned. The entire building was a large fortress in whose heart the citadel itself was located, but because of the impressive look of the citadel, which forms the highest point, the entire fortress is named the Bam Citadel. On December 26, 2003, the Citadel was almost completely destroyed by an earthquake, along with much of the rest of Bam and its environs (see the article on Bam for details). A few days after the earthquake, Iranian President Mohammad Khatami announced that the Citadel would be rebuilt Recent Updated: 8 years ago - Created by ali reza_parsi - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - ali reza_parsi iran-kerman Tags: iran   kerman    Kerman city with a height of 1755 m. is located on a high margin of Kavir-e lut (Lut Desert) in the central south of Iran, is the Capital of Kerman Providence. Kerman is counted as one of the oldest cities and its name is derived from the Germaniol race listed by Herodotus, and its construction is attributed to Ardashir I of Sassanid Dynasty (Ardashir-e Babakan) in 3rd century CE. Kerman was ruled by Turkmans, Arabs and Mongols after the 7th Century CE and was expanded rapidly during the Safavid Dynasty. Carpets and rugs were exported to England and Germany during this period. As it also is a major hand woven carpet production center of the country, and hundreds of small workshops scattered through the city. Kerman has had a long turbulent history. It was only during the rule of the Qajar Dynasty that security was restored in this city under the Central Government. Kerman has a small Zoroastrian minority. Most of the ancient Kerman was destroyed in a 1794 earthquake. The distance between this city and Tehran is 1064 kms. and is on Tehran, Bandar Abbas and Zahedan route. Kerman airport is counted as one of the main airports which has daily & weekly flights to Tehran, Ahwaz, Yazd, Esfahan, Bandar Abbas, Mashhad and Shiraz. Also the Trans Iranian Railway passes through this city. Kerman city has a moderate and the average annual rainfall is 135 mm. Because it is located close to the Kavir-e lut, Kerman has hot summers and in the spring it often has violent sand storms. Otherwise, its climate is relatively cool. Recent Updated: 8 years ago - Created by ali reza_parsi - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - ali reza_parsi Iran-Khuzestan Tags: iran    The province of Khuzestan is situated in the southwest of Iran, and covers an area of 63,238 sq. km. The various townships of the said province are as follows: Abadan, Andimeshk, Omidiyeh, Ahvaz, Eazeh, Baq-e-Malek, Mah Shahr, Behbahan, Khoram Shahr, Dezful, Dasht-e-Azadegan, Ramhormoz, Shadegan, Shoosh, Shooshtar and Masjed Soleiman. According to the census in the year 1996, the province had a population of 3.7 million, of which approximately 62.5 % were in the urban areas, 36.5 % were rural dwellers and 1% of the remaining were non-residents Recent Updated: 8 years ago - Created by ali reza_parsi - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - ali reza_parsi Iran party Tags: world   travel   party   iran   islam   hitchhike    Iran party Recent Updated: 8 years ago - Created by mishox - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - mishox Iran Tags: trip   travel   2002   vacation   people   digital   canon   iran   deleteme10   muslim   islam   middleeast   persia   powershot   lonelyplanet   elph   farsi   s200   me2002   worldwidewandering    Iran - 2002 Recent Updated: 10 years ago - Created by worldwidewandering - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - worldwidewandering Iran-Iraq Border Tags: river   sam   iran   arts   ahwaz   karoun   anvari    Iran-Iraq Border Recent Updated: 11 years ago - Created by Sam Anvari - View Copyright and permission to use should be sought to the author - Sam Anvari