What is Iran?

Amateur archive of modern-day Iran. A photo a day, always Iran, always taken by me [unless you submit!]. Expect anything.

[veganbeba-blog]

[whatisiran]

Baagh-e Shazdeh.

Mahan, Kerman city.

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Zayandeh rud and Khajoo Bridge, Esfahan.

Rare that the river has water these days.

June, 2013.

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Dasht-e Lut.

One of the hottest places on earth.

Kerman province.

[virtual-artifacts]

Tile frieze,

Ilkhanid period (1206–1353), second half of 13th century Iran, Kashan.

"This frieze tile has a figural subject in the main register, set against a densely vegetal background with birds in flight; the narrow, almost identical border below is divided into small compartments that contain a highly stylized design. Molded details are accentuated in cobalt blue and turquoise pigment.

Two horsemen, one approaching from the right and the other from the left, are in the act of dispatching the deer trapped between them and their swords. The composition suggests a narrative allusion, but none has yet been identified. The upper register of this tile is missing.”

[haramzadeh]

[hannahsofia]

The Provinces of my beautiful neighbor

[thejogging]

Occupy Parking Lots (with Persian Rugs), 2012

Installation View, Dimensions Variable

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[whatisiran]

Mahan, Kerman province.

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Bam, Kerman province.

[sokoot]

Nasir-al Mulk Mosque in Shiraz, Iran

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Wooden door.

Mahan, Kerman province.

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Door of an Armenian church in Jolfa district, Esfahan.

The door knockers make different sounds, to alert those inside if a man or a woman is on the outside.

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Yazd.

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Dried nut store, Isfahan

2014-03-29

[Submission]

[whatisiran]

Noone-Sangak, one very popular type of bread in Iran

[Submisson]