Why Iran Famous For Best Tourism Place?

Iran, which is also known as “land of Arians”, full of hidden treasures and historical places. It is a develop country with impressive development in science and technology. It has a dominant place in Islamic history, that’s why all Muslims all around the world tour to iran to see signs of ancient Islamic culture that are preserved even now. Present is materialistic era, where everybody is busy in their life and are going far from Islamic culture. There are many wonderful places in iran that are seems artificial. If one visit that places one can forget all his stress and will become closer to God.

Islam is basically is the religion of brotherhood. Irani people are following that principle even now. They live with each other and show brotherhood. This is a good sign in this materialistic period. Each states prosperity and development depends on their people. Irani people are very friendly especially with the tourist that came there for spending their vacations or for any other purpose. I like irani culture and tradition. There is strictness of clothes for women over there. Because their dress code is actually part of their religion, but there are no strict restrictions or laws for foreigners.

That’s why mostly tourists that are fond of traveling choose travel to iran to see its culture and wonderful places.

Most Tourist Visited Places In Iran

Hafezie, Tomb of Hafez

Hafezie (Tomb of Hafez), one of the most popular attractions of Shiraz, is situated in a garden on the banks of Rukn-Abad river.The original structure, built in 1773 A.D during the reign of Karim Khan Zand, consisted of four stone columns at the centre, the north and south sides of which were open .On each of the other two sides a room had been built. In 1930’s, by direction of the Ministry of Education, the Mausoleum of Hafez acquired its present form. The stone edging of the tanks of the Karim Khan buildings, which had been removed when the Zand Avenue in Shiraz was extended, were transferred to the compound of the Hafeziyeh, and placed in position round pools of water.

The Shaking Minaret (Manar Jonban)

It is a mausoleum, covering the grave of Abu Abdollah, and dates back to Safavid period. The minarets on both sides of the mausoleum Eivan and porch are the main attraction of this place. Because of the ratio between the height and width of the minarets, any movement produced in one of the minarets is automatically reflected not only in the other minaret, but even in the whole Eivan. The Eivan of the mausoleum has been ornamented with four-pointed and polygonal azure tiles, and the inscription on the tombstone reads as follows: This is the tomb of the virtuous, god-fearing Sheikh, “Abu Abdullah ibn Muhammad ibn Mahmud Saqla, my God bless his soul. Dated (17thZil-Hijja, 716 A.H.)

Monuments

Naqsh-e Rostam, Shiraz

Naqsh-e Rostam is a site believed by archaeologists to have been a cemetery forPersepolis, where Achaemenid, Parthian and Sassanid royalty were laid to rest. Located about 3-4 kilometers northwest of Persepolis in Iran’s Fars province, the site contains funerary related works belonging to the Elamite (second millennium BCE), Achaemenid (550-330 BCE) and Sassanid (226-651 CE) eras. The only surviving monument from the pre-Achaemenid period is a relief which was almost completely obliterated when the court scene of Bahram II (276-293 CE) was carved over it.Currently pending approval by UNESCO for inclusion on its World Heritage list, Naqsh-e Rostam is a unique and beautiful reminder of Persia’s rich artistic history.

Quran Gateway, Shiraz

The Quran Gateway is the entrance toShiraz, the capital of Fars province in southernIran and is one of the most beautiful and historical monuments in the country. It is located near the gorge of Allah-o-Akbar and is flanked by the Baba Kuhi and Chehel Maqam mountains. The gateway is where two copies of the holy Qurans known as the “Hefdah-man Quran” were kept.In the Zand era (1750-1781), Karim Khan Zand restored the gateway, built a room above it, and placed a valuable handwritten Thuluth calligraphy Quran in it. In 1937, the arch was ruined and the Qurans were taken toParsMuseum located inShiraz where they are still kept.

MOSQUES

 

Yazd Grand Mosque

The Grand Mosque of Yazd province is one of the most beautiful historical monuments and unique tourist attractions in centralIran. The Jame Mosque (Friday Mosque) which dates back to the 14th century, is located in the heart of Yazd city, and was once surrounded by schools, bazaars, libraries, bathhouses and other urban institutions, the remains of which can still be seen today. Another unique feature of the Mosque is its high entrance which is decorated with verses from the holy Quran and slates outlining government orders and laws, endowment deeds, and reports of repair works which are important in the study of the social and civil history of Iran. The mosque’s grandeur and unique style in combining ancient and Islamic architectural elements attracts thousands of tourists every year.

Vakil Mosque, Shiraz

Vakil Mosque is situated west of the famous Vakil Bazaar. It was built in 1187 (AH) during Zand Dynasty. It covers an area of 8,660 square meters. On the two sides of the entrance gate there are magnificent tile-works and arches. The left and right corridors of the entrance gate are connected to the main room. Alongside the altar there is a 14-step tall platform made of green marbles where the speaker has to climb a number of stairs to reach the top to address the audience. On the inscription of the entrance gate there are Quranic verses engraved in Sols and Nosakh scripts. Its nocturnal area or Shabestan (night prayer hall) with an area of 2700 sq.m. contains 48 similar tall pillars of stone with a beautiful ceiling and a marble altar that is considered to be one of the master pieces of the Zandieh era.

Goharshad Mosque, Mashhad

Goharshad Mosque inMashhad located in southern part of Imam Reza’s (AS) holy shrine, is the oldest mosque of the city, dating back to the 15th century C.E. The holy shrine almost embraces the mosque. The construction of the mosque was begun in 1409 C.E. and it took 12 years to be over. According to Sir Percy Sykes, diplomat and historian, it is the noblest mosque in the central Asia.Goharshad Mosque has 4 big verandas in four sides of the courtyard as well as 22 chambers, and 28 entrance doors from the courtyard to the Shabistans (nightly prayer chamber). Four verandas, 8 Mihrabs (prayer niche), 2 minarets and a dome are also among different sections of the mosque. Varied beautiful patterns and calligraphy works and verses of the Holy Quran are skillfully painted on the tile works of the mosque. The design, tile works, traditional decoration, calligraphy works and architecture have all made a unique and distinguished mosque in its kind.

Nasirol Molk Mosque, Shiraz

Nasirol Molk who was one of the elite ofShiraz, is the founder of this mosque. Outstanding for its architectural technique, tileworks, and columniation, this is an imitation of Vakil Mosque. The mosque is the essence of Iranian art and architecture. The construction work of mosque began in 1293 AH. and was finally terminated in 1305 AH., by Mohammad Hassan Me’mar and Mohammad Reza Kashi Paz Shirazi. This mosque is situated at the end of theLotfali Khan-e-Zand Street.

Heritage Sites

Heritage sites are very popular place for tourists that come for tour to iran. Tourist hire iran tour guide to visit that heritage places. Some of the heritage places are:
Bisotun Mountain

On the rocks ofBisotunMountain, there stand some of the most important historical evidence, dating from Achaemenid period. The principal monument of this archaeological site is the bas-relief and cuneiform inscription ordered by Darius the Great, when he rose to the throne of the Persian Empire in 521 BC.

This is the only known monumental text of the Achaemenids to document the re-establishment of the Empire by Darius I and its significance to cuneiform script is the same as what the Rosetta Stone is to Egyptologists.

Bam and its Cultural Landscape

Bam is a small town in the middle of the desert on the southern edge of Iranian high plateau. Its origin dates back to the Achaemenid period (6th to 4th centuries). Its enormous citadel, Arg-e-Bam, was built sometimes about 500 BC and before the 2003 earthquake destroyed more than 80 percent of the Citadel it was considered to be the biggest and most beautiful mud-brick complex in the world.

The entire building with an area of approximately 180,000 square meters is a large fortress in whose heart and the highest place the citadel itself is located. It is surrounded by gigantic walls and is holding two mosques, a public bath, military barracks, a caravanserai, water wells, a Bazaar, a stable, a jail, about 400 houses and more.

Pasargadae

Pasargadae was the first dynastic capital of the Achaemenid Empire, founded by Cyrus II the Great, in Pars, homeland of the Persians, in the 6th century BC. Its palaces, gardens and the mausoleum of Cyrus are outstanding examples of the first phase of royal Achaemenid art and architecture and exceptional testimonies of Persian civilization.
Particularly noteworthy vestiges in the 160-ha site include: the Mausoleum of Cyrus II; Tall-e Takht, a fortified terrace; and a royal ensemble of gatehouse, audience hall, residential palace and gardens.Pasargadae was the capital of the first great multicultural empire inWestern Asia.

Soltanieh

The mausoleum of Oljaytu was constructed in 1302–12 in the city of Soltaniyeh, the capital of the Ilkhanid dynasty, which was founded by the Mongols. Situated in the province of Zanjan, Soltaniyeh is one of the outstanding examples of the achievements of Persian architecture and a key monument in the development of its Islamic architecture.
The octagonal building is crowned with a 50 m tall dome covered in turquoise-blue faience and surrounded by eight slender minarets. It is the earliest existing example of the double-shelled dome in Iran. The mausoleum’s interior decoration is also outstanding and scholars such as A.U. Pope have described the building as ‘anticipating the Taj Mahal’.
Soltanieh is the symbol of one the most glorious periods of Iranian history. This dome is the biggest in the world which is made of brick and regarding its elevation it is the third highest of the kind in the world.

Meidan Emam (Naghsh-e Jahan) Square

“Built by Shah Abbas I the Great at the beginning of the 17th century, and bordered on all sides by monumental buildings linked by a series of two-storeyed arcades, the site is known for the Royal Mosque, the Mosque of Sheykh Lotfollah, the magnificent Portico of Qaysariyyeh and the 15th-century Timurid palace. They are an impressive testimony to the level of social and cultural life in Persia during the Safavid era.”Naghsh-e Jahan Square is surrounded by buildings from the Safavid era. The Shah Mosque is situated on the south side of this square. On the west side you can find Ali Qapu Palace. Sheikh Lotf Allah Mosque is situated on the eastern side of this square and the northern side opens into the Isfahan Grand Bazaar. Today, Namaaz-e Jom’eh (the Muslim Friday prayer) is held in this square in front of the Shah Mosque.The Bazaar of Isfahan ( Qeysarieh bazaar) is one of the oldest and largest bazaars of the Middle East, dating back to the 17th century A.D. The bazaar is a vaulted two kilometer street linking the old city with the new. The two kilometer bazaar is a vaulted street that links the old city, the Friday mosque and old maydan with Shah Abbas’ new maydan.
The entry at the Maydan-i Shah is marked by a large portal that mirrors in form the entrance portal of the Shah Mosque. The iwan of the bazaar portal is flanked by galleries and crowned with the representation of Sagittarius in mosaic tile.In fact Naghsh-e Jahan square is symbol of Iranian world and is big step in Iranian architecture which displays our culture and belief similarity. Mohammad Pirnia Iranian great architect called Naghsh-e Jajan a great symphony.

Wonderful Caves In Iran

Ali-Sadr, Iran’s unique water cave – Hamedan

This is world’s largest water cave which attracts millions of visitors every year. Cave is located at 75km to the northeast of the city ofHamedan, lies in theSubashiMountains of Kaboudar-Ahang.Excavations and archeological studies of the cave have led to the discovery of ancient artworks, jugs and pitchers dating back to 12000 years ago. The animals, hunting scenes and bows and arrows depicted on the walls and passages of the exit section, suggest primitive man used the cave as their abode. This is 70 million-year old cave which was first discovered by Iranian mountaineers in 1963, is visited by some 80,000 tourists annually.

 

Kataleh Khor Cave

KatalehKhorCave is one of the world’s beautiful caves and it is located at 165 km southwest of Zanjan. The entrance to the cave is situated on the southern slopes of the 2,000-meter highSaghizlooMountain. The cave has flat walls with high ceiling and archeologists estimate the age of the cave at 30 million years. The entrance to Kataleh Khor resembles a crevice at the beginning and culminates in a triangular arch. Archeologists have made the entrance bigger and it currently stands at 1.5 meter high. In 1951, a veteran mountaineer from Zanjan, Asadollah Jamali discovered the mysterious cave and a team visited it the following year. Since 1993, structure have been constructed in the vicinity of the cave to host visitors. Special lights and projectors have been installed to help visitors to get a glimpse of the unknown world inside the cave.

 

Roodafshan Cave

In the east of Tehran, where you are on the Tehran-Firouzkouh road, after passing Damavand, you arrive to a bifurcation that is named “Seyed-Abad”. From here, one road goes to Firouzkouh and another one after 6 km reaches Kalak Village. After passing this rural road, and traveling 11 km from Kalak, there stands a sign showing the direction toward Rood afshan Village. This is a graveled road between the river-bed and mountain. Finally after going 26 km from the Seid-Abad cross-section, you arrive at Rood afshan Village. About 35,000 years ago, due to theDamavand’s volcanic activities, the entrance of the cave that was hidden behind a big and huge rock, was cracked and little by little, it propagated. At the right hand-side of the cave, there is a strong wall, and at the left of it, there is another deep split. According to the opinion of archeologists the skeleton discovered here belonged to the Achaemenian or the Sassanid period.

 

These caves are famous as tourist places. The people that travel to iran visit these caves necessarily.

Eyes Catching beaches in Iran

Tourists always move from one region of world to the other. Some times it is just for the change in environment or routine, but majority is for the educational and exploration of new places.
For those who are traveling to Iran for the purpose of tourism or vacations there are so many eyes catching places. Tourists who choose for tour to iran mostly must visit beaches of iran.

Beaches of Iran

Chabahar Beaches
It is a seaport on the Oman Sea in southeastern Iran, where is the coastal area of the Oman Sea. Its location makes it to enjoy feeling free waters around, in addition to other aspects such as trade, commerce and navigation this part of Iran holds specific location. The winter months can be best for water sports and recreation.

The Caspian Coast

This is world’s largest landlocked area which is located in northern Iran. The Iranian Caspian coast including the three littoral provinces of Gilan, Golestan and Mazandaran, with its thick forests and large-scale rice paddies presents a striking contrast to the dry inner plateau of Iran. With their tropical climate in summer and mild winters, beautiful sandy beaches, scenic beauty and proximity to the capital the three provinces are very popular among Iranians as a weekend resort and attract the tourists.
Kish Island Beaches
The coral coasts of Kish Island, a pearl across the turquoise waters of the Persian Gulf, have a special glow under the sunlight. The seawater near the coasts is so clear, that one can see the depths of the sea and all its aquatic life that are really unique in their kind. Lot of mind soothing and recreational activity making facilities such as a recreational jetty, glass-bottomed boats, motorboats, and scuba diving equipment are always available for tourists.

Geographical Features Of Iran

Location
Iran is situated southwestern Asia, located on the eastern side of the Persian Gulf. It lies at the easternmost edge of the geographic and cultural region known as the Middle East.

More than half of Iran’s international border of 4,430 km is coastline, including 740 km along the Caspian Sea in the north and 1,700 km along the Persian Gulf and Oman Sea in the south. Bandar-e-Abbas is the largest harbor in the south of Iran located on the Strait of Hormoz, the narrow passage separating the Persian Gulf and Oman Sea through which tens of oil tankers are heading for various destinations in different corners of the world everyday.

Seasons/Weathers
Iran is one of the few countries that have beautiful four seasons. In any time of year, in each part of country, one of the four seasons is visible. Iran’s variety in terms of temperature, humidity and rainfall differs from region to region and season to season. Time span of the seasons differs in different areas. Mostly people prefer travel to iran due to its climatic conditions.

Forest & Mountanious Regions
Iran is one of the world’s most mountainous areas. It contains two major mountains, 1st is called Alborz with the highest peak in Asia west of the Himalayas, Damavand (5671 m above sea level) and the 2^nd one is called Zagros that cuts across the country for more than 1,600 km extending from north west to the south east of the country.

Sandy Region of Iran

This country is located at a high-altitude plateau covered by connected ranges of mountains. The well-known deserts of Iranare at two major regions: 1) Dasht-e-Kavir, and 2) Kavir-e-Lut. They are both some of the most arid and maybe hottest areas of their kinds in the world. There are many iran tour guide that helps tourist to visit beautiful historical places of iran.

Lakes, Seas & Rivers of Iran
Iran has a large number of rivers connected together and all remain filled almost all the year. Some permanent rivers run from the Alborz or the Zagros to the Caspian Sea, Persian Gulf and Oman Sea. Some temporary rivers either run into a body of water or get dried before reaching any watershed.
There are permanent and temporary lakes inIran depending on the amount of water in them in different seasons. Such as UromiyehLake, ZaribarLake, HamunLake, ParishanLake andMaharluLake.