Photos by Hamid Sadeghi, Mehr News AgencyJiroft Culture – “Jiroft culture” has been postulated as an early Bronze Age (late 3rd millennium BC) archaeological culture, located in what is now Iran’s Sistan and Kerman Provinces.
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Photos: Mud bathing in Lake Urmia – Iran
Lake Urmia (a Syriac name meaning city of water), is the third largest salt lake on earth located in northwestern Iran.
Photos: The Grim Face of Zayandeh Rud
Zayandeh Rud river in Isfahan, central Iran, which passes under the historical sio-seh-pol bridge is one of the icons of the city and a tourist attraction. However, in recent years the river has been drying during the summer months creating a grim picture.
Photos: Sunflowers in Takestan, Iran
These beautiful photos by Amin Rahimi are from the sunflower farms in Takestan, Iran. Takestan is a city in and capital of Takestan County, Qazvin Province, Iran. At the 2006 census its population was 73,625, in 18,685 families.
Photos: The underprivileged people of Kerman
These are snapshots from the lives of people in the southern parts of Kerman, Iran. These people live in the most primitive conditions and are deprived of proper housing, water, sanitation, education and health care.
Photos: Lake Orumieh Grappling with Death
These days Lake Orumieh is in dire conditions. The lake’s water has continued to drop with visible signs of dryness across the lake
Photos: Last Moments Of A Historic Church In Kerman
Photos by Hamid Sadeghi, Mehr News Agency A historic church in Kerman, which had been registered in Iran’s national monuments list, is the latest victim of ruthless bulldozers! The church was flattened last week and perhaps this way its misery due to years of neglect came to an end! Many other historic monuments in […]
Photos: Isfahan’s Historic Sheikh Bahai Bathhouse on the Verge of Destruction
Isfahan’s Sheikh Bahai bathhouse is on the verge of destruction. Years of utter neglect have taken their toll on this historic monument. Unless the responsible authorities act soon to restore this building and maintain it going forward, the future will be very gloomy for the bathhouse.
Photos: Graffiti Covered Walls In Mashhad
The walls of houses and buildings in the alleys and streets of big cities are usually a target for graffiti artists and for those who find them a good medium to convey their messages. Here is a sample of graffiti painted walls in the Mashhad in northeastern Iran.
Photos: Chelcheli Mountain, the lost Paradise of Gorgan Iran
Photo Source: AboTaleb Naderi of Mehr Chelcheli mountain is situated 18 miles to the southwest of Ali Abad in southeast of Gorgan. This mountain is 10,246 feet in height and It is the source of Chelcheli and Baqeshah rivers.