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Image Remarks: The Zab River in today's Kurdistan/Iraq has a great history. In 750 CE, the last Umayyad caliph Marwan II was defeated by the Abbasid As-Saffah in the Battle of the Zab on the banks of the Great Zab.

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1.A frozen Akhlamad Waterfall is one of favorite spots in Razavi Khorasan Province for rock-climbing, sight-seeing, located 84 kilometers from Mashhad the waterfall itself is approximately 40 meters tall and is located at the bottom of a valley. 2.Jamkaran Mosque, one of holiest sites in Shia Islam is also a great example of Iranian architecture. Local belief is that the Twelfth Imam once appeared and offered prayers at Jamkaran, Especially on Tuesday evenings large crowds gather here to pray. 3.The Paradise, a word derived from Old Persian depicts itself in Persian gardens. One example is the Narenjestan Garden within the complex of Eram Garden built between 1879 and 1886, now a museum open to public as the Botanic Park of the Shiraz University. 4.Two Iranian Musical Instruments from a 1889 collection: Sorna(righ) made of wood, bone, metal 31.1cm, and Ney(left) made of wood, metal 33cm at Metropolitan Art Museum. Khatam-decorated , a Persian version of marquetry using delicate pieces. 5.Achaemenian era golden Rhyton shaped like a lion-head at the Metropolitan Art Museum. The ceremonial cup with the animal figure at a right angle to the cup invisibly joined by brazing demonstrates superb technical skill.
6.Iran is one of Military operators of the C-130 Hercules, a four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft, capable of using unprepared runways for takeoffs and landings, originally designed as a troop, medical evacuation, and cargo transport aircraft. 7.Kuhrang Tunnel in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province is the source of Zayanderud which irrigates Isfahan & Yazd. The idea of transfering Karun waters is as old as the Safavid king Shah Tahmab, which Shah Abbas almost completed. 8.Shores of the fishing harbor of the Tiss Village 5 km from Chah Bahar Port at Sistan and Baluchestan Province southeast of Iran. Tiss has an ancient historical heritage with a geopolitical advantage since the Achaemenid Empire. 9.Palm Groves of Qasr-e Qand (Borgan) in Nik Shahr County of Sistan and Baluchestan Province southeast of Iran. It s an agricultural area near the city of Chah-Bahar by the Sea of Oman. The Kaju River is the main source of water for Qasr-e Qand. 10.The Mausoleum of American researcher Arthur Upham Pope and his wife Phyllis Ackerman in Isfahan near the Khaju Bridge by the Zayandeh River. In 1925 Reza Shah authorized Pope to enter key mosques to study and photograph their architecture.
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1.In an undated photo Mohammad Reza Shah is seen dancing with Queen Farah Pahlavi to the American Tune 2.Public execution of convicts which was an ususal scene in Iran, drawing international criticism because it was abused by western corporate media. The guy in the middle seems to be happy though. 3.Hollywood superstar Elizabeth Taylor was invited on Iran Air s inaugural nonstop flight from New York to Tehran and visited touristic attractions such as ruins of Achaemenid city of Perspolis in 1976. 4.Iranian front : Collection of photos from Iran Iraq war scenes 5.Iran Iraq War Training Soldiers
6.Zoroaster in USA! Life size marble statue of Zoroaster by Edward C Potter (1857-1923) on the cornice of New York Appellate Court Building in Madison Square Park representing Persian Law since 1950. 7.Safavid king Shah Abbas 1st in a Book by Dominicus Custos, Atrium heroicum, Augsburg 1600-1602. Shah Abbas The Great (January 27, 1571 – January 19, 1629) was generally considered the greatest ruler of the Safavid dynasty. 8.Falak Punishment Beating Feet Qajar 9.Sassanid era Markooh Castle is located near Ramsar on the road to Tonekabon. Markooh castle has been renovated and used in different post-Islamic periods as a military base during raids. The western wall is 10m long and still remains intact. 10.Ostad Shakiba, an Iranian artist s rendering of Artemis , the first female Iranian admiral.

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