 Snow covered Shir Kuh (Lion Mountain - 4075m) in the mountains just outside Yazd heading for Shiraz |
 Iran-Iraq War monument at the entrance to the town of Taft near Yazd |
 Iranian tank monument |
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 Taft, Yazd Province, Iran |
 The road through the mountains from Yazd to Shiraz via Abarqu |
 The road through the mountains from Yazd to Shiraz via Abarqu |
 "O Pardoner of Sins!" |
 Mountain range south of Yazd, central Iran |
 Mountain range south of Yazd, central Iran |
 Advertising on a ruin along the road |
 Mountains looking like a man with a big nose sleeping on his back |
 Yazd-Abarqu road |
 Closer, the mountain resembles an eagle |
 Service station |
 Mountains between Yazd and Abarqu |
 Building an oil pipeline to Yazd |
 Dusting of snow on the mountain |
 Zagros Mountains between Yazd and Abarqu |
 Mountains between Yazd and Abarqu |
 Road from Yazd to Abarqu and Shiraz |
 GD A Kiss In Teh Nijht |
 Light snow cover in the mountains |
 Yazd-Abarqu road |
 A range of the Zagros Mountains, Yazd-Abarqu road |
 Springtime in the mountains south of Yazd |
 Orchard, Yazd Province, Iran |
 Snowy peaks, springtime, central Iran |
 Zagros Mountains south of Yazd still with some snow |
 Reddish mountains |
 Leaving the mountains for the desert |
 Caravanserai near Deh-e Shir, Yazd Province |
 Caravanserai near Deh-e Shir, Yazd Province |
 Caravanserai |
 Caravanserai |
 Gate to the caravanserai near Deh-e Shir |
 Courtyard of the caravanserai near Deh-e Shir |
 Inside the caravanserai |
 Caravanserai's corner tower |
 Caravanserai's corner tower |
 A bird on the mirror of the car |
 Conical shaped ab anbar, an underground cistern fed by qanat tunnels |
 Mohammed Rasul Allah - Mohammed is the messenger of God |
 Caravanserai covered with advertising just outside Abarqu |
 Caravanserai along the road outside Abarqu |
 Caravanserai along the road outside Abarqu |
 Caravanserai along the road outside Abarqu |
 Caravanserai, Abarqu |
 Gateway to the caravanserai, Abarqu |
 Caravanserai, Abarqu |
 Jameh Mosque, Abarqu, so old it is oriented towards Jerusalem rather than Mecca |
 Jameh Mosque, Abarqu |
 Freshly restored, the Jameh Mosque of Abarqu is one of the oldest in Iran |
 Jameh Mosque, Abarqu |
 The Jameh Mosque of Abarqu is oriented towards Jerusalem rather than Mecca |
 Original mosaic tiles |
 Star of David design |
 Prayer hall, Jameh Mosque |
 Left mihrab faces Mecca, while the right one faces Jerusalem |
 Jerusalem facing mihrab, Abarqu |
 4000 year old cypruss tree, Abarqu |
 4000 year old cypruss tree, Abarqu |
 A large new mosque under construction in Abarqu |
 A large new mosque under construction in Abarqu |
 Abarqu |
 Ziggarat shaped ice house, Abarqu |
 Ziggarat shaped ice house, Abarqu |
 Ziggarat shaped ice house, Abarqu |
 In winter, the ice house is filled with snow and ice from the mountains |
 Ice house interior dome |
 Ice house interior dome, Abarqu |
 Crossing into the fertile Fars Province |
 Welcome to Fars Province, the cradle of Iranian Civilization |
 Agricuilture in Fars province near Abadeh |
 Grain elevator near Abadeh |
 Mosque near Abadeh |
 Joining the Shiraz to Isfahan Highway just south of Abadeh |
 Snow covered Zagros Mountains, Fars Province |
 Main range of the Zagros Mountains along the Isfahan-Shiraz Highway |
 A bit Utaheque |
 Marble quarry south of Abadeh |
 Isfahan to Shiraz Highway |
 Isfahan to Shiraz Highway, Fars Province |