Tomorrow is ours Today,s weather

Isfahan 13 ° c 20 ° c Morning call to prayer :05:13:10 Sunrise :06:37:07 Noon call to prayer :13:04:04 10 ° c ° 28 c Evening call to prayer :19:31:01 Ghazvin Sunset:19:48:51 ° ° 11 c 28 c 9 ° c 18 ° c NasleWednesday|12April 2017 |No.5371 farda WWW.NASLEFARDA.NET naslfarda naslefardanews 30007232 Page:27

Iran In News Archaeologists Top 10 Things to See and Do in Dispatched to Newly- Mashhad Unearthed Site in Southeast

ran’s Cultural Heritage, Tourism, Iand Handicrafts Organization has dispatched a cluster of archaeologists to the outskirts of Fahraj in Kerman Province, where a wave of recent tremendous sandstorms discovered vestiges of what believed to be an ancient site. “A team of archaeologists has been dispatched to Fahraj in order to determine whether the site was used to be a necropolis or an inhabitance,” CHTN quoted Mohammad Vafaei, the director of the CHTHO provincial department, as saying on Saturday. ran’s second largest city and are not permitted into the inner boasts excellent views of the Tomb of , Tus charming example. Filled with The CHTHO officials have spiritual center, Mashhad is sanctuary, and (confusingly) city from its highest point. If About 40 kilometers outside of mud-brick houses, stacked along yet to confirm the antiquity located in the northeastern only camera phones are you’re lucky, you may stumble Mashhad is the small town of the foothills of the mountains, of the site until the surveys I province of Khorasan. A permitted. across groups of old Iranian men Tus, which is synonymous with here is a wonderful opportunity conclude whether the area historically important transit city singing national songs at the the burial site of Iran’s national to explore one of the few or the excavated objects are along the Silk Road, Mashhad, Shrine Complex Museums weekend. poet, Ferdowsi. The author of communities that still practice of historical value. which literally means ‘place of The numerous museums the epic poem, the such an authentically traditional Vafaei added it is premature martyrdom’, is most famous contained within the shrine Mashhad Bazaar (the Persian Book of Kings), way of life. to label the region as for accommodating the tomb complex house a curious mixture Mashhad is the saffron-centre Ferdowsi died in 1020 A.D, and ‘historical’ without studying of Imam Reza, the 8th Shia of exhibits, ranging from stamp of the world, and you won’t get his remains have rested in Tus Radkan Tower it first. Imam. Here we explore the 10 collections commemorating the a better deal anywhere where ever since. The ’s For enthusiasts of esoteric Previously, Fahraj best things to see and do whilst storming of the US embassy to else than in the bazaars around current form, a massive ancient architecture, it may Governor Gholamreza visiting this popular pilgrimage medals won by Shia athletes. Fakaleh Ab square. The spice, stone structure that imitates be worth the trip to the village Nejat-Khaleqi announced destination. The carpet section has some which is gram-for-gram more , was of Radkan to contemplate the that some 5,000 square stunning (as well as bizarre) expensive than gold, makes developed in the 1960s and is function of a 13th-century meters of the site and its Complex pieces, but a fascinating item is for an excellent souvenir or the centerpiece of a surrounding tower located nearby. On the relics have been unearthed The Imam Reza Shrine the previous tomb encasement present. Mashhadi carpets are park. summit of a hill to the west of the in a district called Negin Complex, known as the Haram-e (known as ‘zarih’) which was also particularly revered, so be The quatrains of the 12th- village, the cylindrical, cone- Kavir. Razavi, dominates the city replaced in 2001. If you are prepared to haggle your way century astronomer-poet topped tower was probably a Law enforcement forces center and needs several visits keen to know more about the to a good price. Pilgrimage Omar Khayyam are perhaps site for taking astronomical have cordoned off the area, to properly appreciate the scope history of the shrine, seek out the memorabilia lines the streets Khorasan’s most famous export measurements. Visiting Radkan letting archeologists to of its magnificence. With seven ‘Foreign Pilgrims Assistance too, having your portrait around the globe. Popularized is also an opportunity to witness dig up and determine the massive courtyards and a total Office’ where friendly superimposed in front of the by Edward Fitzgerald’s 19th- some breathtaking, unspoiled exact age of the site, Nejat- area of nearly 600,000 square employees will provide you with Imam’s shrine is an especially century translation, Khayyam is landscapes, and old mud ruins. Khaleqi added. meters, by some measures, some free literature on the topic. quirky crowd favorite. beloved for his pithy musings on Big, sprawling Kerman it is the largest in the Beware the guards with feather- life, death, and love. The present- Bazehur Fire Temple Province is something world. The millions of pilgrims dusters who will brush you if Boq’eh-ye Khajeh Rabi day mausoleum is another In the small village of Robat of a cultural melting pot, who flock to the shrine all year you’re not dressed modestly The Boq’eh-ye Khajeh Rabi is unique modernist structure, built Sefid, around 70 kilometers blending various regional round from all over the world enough. an ornate mausoleum for one in 1963. Located in Neishapur, southwest of Mashhad, lie the cultures over the course of endow this part of the city of the apostles of the Prophet just over an hour outside of ruins of the ancient Bazehur Fire time. It is also home to rich with a decidedly multicultural Kuh-E Sangi Park Mohammad, located in northeast Mashhad, the town also houses Temple. Probably built in the tourist spots and historical atmosphere, and there is a Kuh-e Sangi is Mashhad’s Mashhad, just off Khajerab the tomb of Attar, a Persian Sufi Sassanian era, this Zoroastrian sites including bazaars, tangible sense of the spiritual best park, and a great spot for Street. Completed in 1612, poet, for those wanting to tick off religious site is well preserved , caravanserais and as visitors demonstratively an afternoon or early evening and touched up in the Qajar every box on the poetry tour. but relatively unknown, so it ruins of ancient urban areas. mourn the 8th Imam’s picnicking. A small stream runs era, the tomb features familiar Rural Khorasan has many off- may take a little perseverance martyrdom. Intricate blue tile through its center, which you Iranian blue tile work, delicate the-beaten-track delights to to make it there. The modest, Currency IRR work and calligraphy are can cross by climbing the rock floral motifs, and a pleasingly discover, often hard to access stone-brick remains contrast USD 32439 virtually omnipresent across the formations or hopping across symmetrical central dome. by public transport, but worth starkly to the splendor of the EUR 34319 numerous iwans and minarets, stepping-stones. Ice cream and It is surrounded by a large the effort of hiring a private taxi. Islamic architecture throughout GBP 40159 and an impressive golden other treats are readily available. cemetery, where wealthy The quaint village of Kang, the rest of the region, a must-see CHF 32129 dome stands centrally above The park is filled with Iranian Iranians can still purchase a about an hour’s drive from for anyone interested in Iran’s the shrine itself. Non-Muslims families most evenings and burial plot. Mashhad, is one particularly ancient religions.