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A charity collecting box,
frequently seen along
Iranian streets		 Some local schoolchildren
on an outing		 Some typically shaded
alley-ways in the old part
of Yazd		 Bread about to go into
the tandoori-style oven
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The steep flight of stairs
up from a 'qanat' or
underground fresh water channel		 The access point
of the qanat		 Minarets of the Jameh
Mosque in Yazd,
at 48m the highest in Iran		 Ceiling decoration
within the Mosque
Iran Iran Iran Iran
...and yet more geometric designs Some students at the
Bagh-e Doulat Abad
pavilion in Yazd		 A roof space within
the pavilion		 The badgir of the pavilion,
one of the highest in Iran
Iran Iran Iran Iran
The front of the
Amir Chakhmaq
complex in central Yazd		 A banner advertising the
nearby Zurkhaneh or
'House of Strength'		 Some warming-up exercises
being performed in the Zurkhaneh		 Finally, exercising
with the wooden clubs
Iran Iran Iran Iran
The Amir Chakhmaq
complex at dusk		 Barely visible, an access
point to a qanat
in the desert		 The actual access hole
to the qanat		 An old desert caravanserai
Iran Iran Iran Iran
Pistachio nuts A farmer's wife collecting
fodder for their goat		 The Bargh-e Tarikhi
Fin Gardens, Kashan		 One of the delightful
water features
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One of the springs
sourcing the water features		 Dyeing wool for carpet making Carpet finishing The old mountain village
of Abyenah
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More scenes in the ochre-coloured village of Abyaneh
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A fine old plane tree
facing the front of
the Mosque in Natanz		 The beautifully tiled
minaret of the Mosque		 Amazing decoration in
the Borujerdi merchant's
house in Kashan		 A view of the central
courtyard with its pool
Iran Iran Iran Iran
Another view
of the courtyard		 The Khan-e Tabatabei
carpet merchant's
house, Kashan		 Some interior decoration
in this house		 The central square of
Qom, the second holiest
city in Iran
Iran Iran Iran Iran
Looking into the Shrine of
Hazrat-e Masumeh.
It is only open to believers		 Another world!
A motorway service
area restaurant		 A coffee stop on our way
to the Alamut region of
the Alborz mountains		 The old village of Gazor Khan lying below the
'Castle of the Assassins'
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The castle is perched
highup on the top
of the ridge		 The flight of steps giving
access to the castle
from Gazor Khan		 Time defeated us!
The view from the
half-way point		 Looking back over
Mo'allem Kayaleh in
the afternoon sunshine
Iran Iran Iran Iran
The fish market at
Bandar Anzali		 A selection of
sturgeon roes		 The nearby fruit
and vegetable market		 "What are those, Ali?"
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Rowers exercising on the
Bandar Anzali lagoon		 A maze of open,
reed-lined channels		 A fisherman's shelter
in the middle of
the shallow lagoon		 A mountain torrent on
our way up to old village
of Masuleh
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A candy-floss seller at the approach to the village Walkways on roofs of the
steeply terraced houses		 "A glass of chay?" Awnings give some
protection from the
almost perpetual mist
Iran Iran Iran Iran
A kebab seller fanning
the flames		 Traffic, Tehran style.
Beware!		 Note the additional hazard
of the deep, wide
storm gullies		 A final meal at a traditional
Tehran restaurant - with
music of course

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A charity collecting box, frequently seen along Iranian streets
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Some local schoolchildren on an outing
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Some typically shaded alley-ways in the old part of the town
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Bread about to go into the tandoori-style oven
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The steep flight of stairs up from a 'qanat' or underground fresh water channel
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The access point of the qanat
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Minarets of the Jameh Mosque in Yazd, at 48m the highest in Iran
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Ceiling decoration within the Mosque
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...and yet more geometric designs
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Some students at the Bagh-e Doulat Abad pavilion in Yazd
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A roof space within the pavilion
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The badgir of the pavilion, one of the highest in Iran
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The front of the Amir Chakhmaq complex in central Yazd
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A banner advertising the nearby Zurkhaneh or 'House of Strength'
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Some warming-up exercises being performed in the Zurkhaneh
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Finally, exercising with the wooden clubs to an incessant drum beat
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The Amir Chakhmaq complex at dusk
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Barely visible, an access point to a qanat in the desert
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The actual access hole to the qanat
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An old desert caravanserai
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Pistachio nuts
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A farmer's wife collecting fodder for their goat
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The Bargh-e Tarikhi, Fin Gardens, Kashan
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One of the delightful water features
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One of the springs sourcing the water features
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Dyeing wool for carpet making
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Carpet finishing
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The old mountain village of Abyenah
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More scenes in the ochre-coloured village
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More scenes in the ochre-coloured village
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More scenes in the ochre-coloured village
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A fine old plane tree facing the front of the Mosque
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The beautifully tiled minaret of the Mosque
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Amazing decoration in the Borujerdi merchant's house in Kashan
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A view of the central courtyard with its pool
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Another view of the courtyard
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The Khan-e Tabatabei carpet merchant's house
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Some interior decoration in this house
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Qom


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The central square of Qom, the second holiest city in Iran
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Looking into the Shrine of Hazrat-e Masumeh. It is only open to believers
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Another world! A motorway service area restaurant
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A coffee stop on our way to the Alamut region of the Alborz mountains
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The old village of Gazor Khan lying below the 'Castle of the Assassins'
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The castle is perched high up on the top of the ridge
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The flight of steps giving access to the castle from Gazor Khan
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Time defeated us! The view from the half-way point
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Looking back over Mo'allem Kayaleh in the afternoon sunshine
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Bandar Anzali


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The fish market at Bandar Anzali
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A selection of sturgeon roes
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The nearby fruit and vegetable market
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"What are those, Ali?"
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Rowers exercising on the Bandar Anzali lagoon
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A maze of open, reed-lined channels
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A fisherman's shelter in the middle of the shallow lagoon
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A mountain torrent on our way up to old village of Masuleh
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A candy-floss seller at the approach to the village
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Walkways on roofs of the steeply terraced houses
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"A glass of chay?"
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Awnings give some protection from the almost perpetual mist
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A kebab seller fanning the flames
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Traffic, Tehran style. Beware!
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Note the additional hazard of the deep, wide storm gullies
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A final meal at a traditional Tehran restaurant - with music of course

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