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 |