Tomorrow is ours Today’s Weather Call to prayer time in Isfahan Isfahan Tehran Morning call to prayer : 2° c ° 05:39:42 10 c Noon call to prayer : Yasooj 12:07:49 ° Evening call to prayer: 0° c 12 c 17:29:05 Qibla Direction Gheshm 12° c 24° c -3 ° c 14 ° c NasPro-environment e NewspaperFarda Wednesday|3 January 2018|No.5583 naslfarda naslefardanews 30007232 WWW.NASLEFARDA.NET Page:19 Top 8 UNESCO World Heritage Sites In Iran Iran has seen an increase in the number of annual architecture exemplifies this dynasty’s fusion Shiraz, it might not presently look like the utopia visitors over the past few years, and the lifting of of early Persian design and Western influences. it may have been in its heyday, but Pasargadae economic sanctions is sure to attract even more. Magnificent pools, green spaces, and mosaic was the first capital of the Achaemenid Empire in Home to one of the oldest civilizations, Iran façades are located throughout this complex, the 6th century B.C., founded by Cyrus the Great. has no shortage of sites to see. When it comes and building interiors vary from bright grand Added to UNESCO in 2004, it is also known as the to UNESCO World Heritage Sites, it boasts an halls hanging with ornate chandeliers to dim first multicultural empire that respected cultural impressive 19 registered cultural sites. Palaces, cozy nooks of mirrored walls and stained glass. diversity. Ruins of the palace and citadel remain, bazaars, places of worship, ancient water systems, The masterpieces of painter Kamal ol-Molk are but the main feature is the mausoleum of Cyrus the and remnants of the great Persian Empire dominate also housed throughout the buildings and not to Great, said to have been visited by Alexander the this list. The Culture Trip explores the top 10 be missed. Take advantage of the opportunity to Great himself after destroying Persepolis. UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Iran. dress up as a Qajar prince or princess and have your Sheikh Safi al-din Khanegah and Shrine Meidan Emam, Isfahan picture taken against the spectacular backdrop of Ensemble in Ardabil It is easy to spend an entire day meandering in authentic Persian architecture. This shrine ensemble located in the northwestern Meidan Emam, alternating between marveling Bam and its Cultural Landscape city of Ardabil joined UNESCO in 2010. It is the at jaw-dropping architecture and haggling with This ancient desert city of the southern Kerman location of the tomb of Sheikh Safi al-din, a leader business-savvy bazaar keepers. It is no wonder province was registered with UNESCO in 2004. of Islamic Sufi mysticism. Constructed between that the city of Isfahan is known as nesfe Jahan An overview of Bam immediately gives visitors the 16th and 18th centuries, it is a fusion of Sufi (half the world). One of the first sites in Iran to be the impression of being in a life-sized sand castle. tradition and Iranian traditional construction. registered with UNESCO in 1979, this square The most recognized monument, Arg-e Bam, The route to the shrine consists of seven segments was built by Shah Abbas in the 17th century. One dates back over 2,000 years to the Parthian Empire. representing the seven stages of Sufi mysticism, major monument stands on each side of this grand This citadel was build out of khesht (sun-dried mud and other parts are divided into eight gates, which business can be seen selling dyed thread, sewing Islamic architecture. square, and they are all connected by two-story bricks) in the 6th to 4th centuries B.C. and served mirror the eight attitudes. The areas of this shrine up loose rug ends, and transporting stacks of rugs. Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System arcades. Imam Mosque has the largest dome in as the governor’s quarters. Reconstruction of this have served various purposes over the years Soltaniyeh Registered in 2009 and hailed as a ‘masterpiece the city, while Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque dazzles landmark began after a devastating earthquake including a library, mosque, school, mausoleum, The dome of Soltaniyeh was constructed in the of creative genius‘ by UNESCO, this ancient visitors with its splendid tile work. Ali Qapu Palace nearly flattened this mud brick city, killing over and cistern, among others. 14th century under the order of Uljayto, also irrigation system dates back to Darius the Great is most notable for its music room, mosaic stairs, 26,000 people in 2003. Dates, a particularly special Tabriz Historic Bazaar Complex known as Mohammad Khodabandeh, the Ilkhanid in the 5th century BC. It consists of two main and views of the square, and the gate of the Imperial export of Bam, flourish especially well thanks to Tabriz has always been an important commercial ruler in Tabriz. Baptized as a Christian, Uljayto diversion canals on the Karun River, which supply Bazaar will take you through one of the oldest the vast system of qanats (an ancient underground center due to its strategic location along the converted to Buddhism in his youth and later to the city of Shushtar with water through a series of bazaars in the region. At the end of the day, you will water system) still used today. Silk Road. The Bazaar added to the UNESCO Islam. The double-shell brick dome of Soltaniyeh, tunnels. Water cascades out of these tunnels into truly feel as though you have seen half of the world. Pasargadae inventory in 2010, is one of the oldest bazaars in the inscribed as a UNESCO site in 2005, now serves the basin which then flows onto the plain land for Golestan Palace Brazilian poet Manuel Bandeira published the Middle East. An interconnected series of red brick as his mausoleum. The ceramic turquoise dome orchards and farming areas. Other engineering Golestan Palace was more recently included poem Vou-me embora pra Pasargada (I’m off to buildings, each part of this complex sells a different glistens in the sun from afar, and as you approach structures of this ensemble include bridges, with UNESCO in 2013. Located footsteps from Pasargadae) describing a man who, unsatisfied product such as gold and jewelry, shoes, or various the site, you see eight slender minarets decorate dams, and water mills. It is a fine example of the Tehran’s Grand Bazaar, this lavish palace became with his life, talks about escaping to this utopian household items. Perhaps the most notable section, this octagon. The interior is brimming with knowledge of Mesopotamians alongside the the Qajar dynasty’s seat of government. The city. In a remote location some 50 kilometers from however, is the rug bazaar where those in the intricately detailed work, representing outstanding influence of Roman engineering. ‘Unrest across Iran to end very VOA, BBC adding fuel to Iran’s Photo of the day What’s News soon’ protests: Iranian scholar World Wide Iran’s Deputy Interior Minister for Security and Law Enforcement Zolfaghari The VOA Persian, the BBC Persian and West-based social media are said on Tuesday that in most parts of the country, the situation has returned to trying to fan the flames of riots in Iran, said Professor Mohammad Marandi Head of the Lebanon’s Union of normal and the remaining unrest in some cities will soon be over.In relation with of University of Tehran.‘The numbers of protestors have decreased a lot Resistance Scholars, Sheikh Maher recent riots in several Iranian cities, Hossein Zollfaghari said that their policy in because the protestors are distancing themselves from the rioters; so it’s Hamoud has condemned recent riots the Security Council of the interior ministry is to bring the situation under control, mostly riots that have been taking place now,’ Marandi told Aljzeera in a in Iranian cities. and added that the police and other security forces have so far shown the most heated interview broadcast on Monday.‘President Rouhani has spoken possible tolerance in dealing with the protesters.Meanwhile, he added that the last night in another meeting and said that some of this has been instigated A senior spokesman for the armed security forces would not tolerate any attacks on the civilians and the people’s by countries that are hostile towards Iran,’ including US and its regional forces said the United States was properties. allies, he said. faced with the negative reaction of the world’s public opinion about Iran’s ambassador to UK reacted to US President Trump’s offensive compassion,” Iranian Ambassador to UK, Hamid Baeidinejad, said the issue of the transfer of the ‘Ask Iranian tweet about Iranian people, telling Trump that he should ask the in reaction to Donald Trump’s recent offensive tweet in which he Kermanshah earthquake capital of the illegitimate Israeli people to aid Iranian nation to help the hungry people in US instead of insulting claimed Iranian people are “hungry for food & for freedom”. The photo expo regime to the Al-Quds, and the the hungry in them.‘Ask Iranian people to aid the hungry in US’ “Trump, who Iranian envoy went on to add, “this comes as Trump is the president A photo exhibition of Kermanshah United Nations resolution actually had previously called the Iranian nation a “terrorist nation” in a of a country with the greatest booming economy in the world and yet, earthquake was held Monday by the US’ Red Crescent Society in the garden points to the isolation of the United blatant form of insult, has now insulted us again by calling us a whose people have been for years struggling with hunger and social of Museum of the Qasr Prison, in States at the international level.