#gonabad

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‏‎تولید ۹۵ درصد زعفران دنیا در ایران 💰گردش مالی زعفران: 🔸دنیا: ۱۸ میلیارد دلار 🔸ایران: ۳۸۰ میلیون دلار 🔸پیدا کنید سهم زعفران‌کاران خراسان رضوی را به عنوان بیشترین استان تحت کشت زعفران در ایران #زعفران #زعفران_گناباد #زعفران_ایرانی #gonabad_saffron #gonabad #Saffron #iranianozafarano #iraniansaffron ‎‏ https://www.instagram.com/zafaraniccom/p/BuNtKQiFasQ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=e9yp4voa9l43

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Today we were again reminded that Iran’s appeal is not limited to what the travel guidebooks pitch. There’s awe-inspiring beauty in many of Iran’s small towns, sans the traffic and expense of the touristy hotspots.

Gonabad (go-NAW-bawd) is 288 km south of Mashhad in northeast Iran. It’s not even on the primary route from Mashhad to the southern cities of Tabas and Kerman. We had stopped in to visit its UNESCO-inscribed qanat. But when we stumbled on the Gonabad Museum of Anthropology and the Jame Mosque, we quickly realized there’s far more to this ancient town of 40,000, known for its saffron production.

Jame Mosque of Gonabad, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran

In the light heat of the April afternoon, we were the only souls in the 700-year-old mosque because most of the town was probably sleeping. We walked the sahn (courtyard) in bewilderment at the massive structures around us. We felt privileged having the place to ourselves in near silence.

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Jame Mosque of Gonabad, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran

The mihrab at the Jame Mosque of Gonabad, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran

Jame Mosque of Gonabad, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran

Jame Mosque of Gonabad, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran

Jame Mosque of Gonabad, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran

Jame Mosque of Gonabad, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran

At the museum, the traditional lifestyle is depicted by lifesize dioramas.

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A traditional wedding depicted at the Gonabad Museum of Anthropology, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran

Cleaning saffron flowers depicted at the Gonabad Museum of Anthropology, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran

Rug weaving depicted at the Gonabad Museum of Anthropology, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran

Jame Mosque of Gonabad, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran

Massive Glory in Sleepy Towns Today we were again reminded that Iran's appeal is not limited to what the travel guidebooks pitch.