439 4WD Tours 23, 341 a Abarqu 267 Ab Karm 132 Abbasi Caravanserai

439 4WD Tours 23, 341 a Abarqu 267 Ab Karm 132 Abbasi Caravanserai

© Lonely Planet Publications 439 Index 4WD tours 23, 341 Amir Chakhmaq Complex 260-1 Arg-e Tabriz 151 Amol 334 Arian, Manoochehr 364 A Anahita 206 art galleries Abarqu 267 Anahita Temple 208 Aks Khaneh 104 Ab Karm 132 Andej 182 Calligraphy Gallery 357 Abbasi Caravanserai 156 Andimeshk 213-14 Iranian Photographers’ Centre Abu Mirza 158 Anglican Church of St Simon the 107 Abyaneh 231-2 Zealot 273-4 Jahan-Nama Museum & Gallery accommodation 369-71, see also Anglo-Iranian Oil Company 36 112-13 individual locations animals 87-9 Mehrva Gallery 122 language 424-5 Anniversary of the Arrest of Ayatollah Museum of Contemporary Art Achaemenids 27-30 Khomeini 385 242 activities 371-4, see also individual Anniversary of the Death of Fatima Negar Khane 101 activities, locations 383 Sanati Museum of Contemporary Afghanistan 367-8 Apadana Palace 281-2 Art 316 Agha Bozorg Mosque & Madraseh Arab people 32, 50, 291 Seyhoun Art Gallery 122 228 Aramgah-e Hafez 274 Silk Road Gallery 122 Agha Torab 208 Aramgah-e Sa’di 274 Tehran Museum of Contemporary Ahar 158-9 Aramgah-e Shah Ne’matollah Vali Art 108 Ahari mausoleum 158 Caravanserai 320 Artaxerxes II, III 282-3 INDEX Ahmadabad 158 Aramgah-e Shah-e Cheragh 272 arts 61-77, see also individual arts Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud 41, 43 Aras River 157 Asef Mansion 190 Ahowan 348 Arbaeen 383 Ashura 383 Ahvaz 219-20 archaeological sites Asiatic cheetah 88 air pollution 91 Bandiyan Archaeological Site Astara 165 air travel 400-2 367 ateshkadehs, see fire temples to/from Iran 400-2 Bishapur 286 ATMs 388 to/from Tehran 123-4 Dargaz 367 Audience Palace 284 within Iran 406 Gerdab-e-Sangi cistern 208 Azad Shahr 344 Akhangan Tower 364 Haft Tappeh 215 Azadi Sports Stadium 122 Aks Khaneh 104 Hamadan 203 Azadi Tower 114 Alagöl 342 Hissar 346 Azarbayjan 146 Alam Kuh 175 Jiroft 324 Azarbayjan Museum 150-1 Alamut Castle 182 Kashan 229 Azari people 49, 146 Alamut Valley 180-4, 181 Khorramabad 208 Azerbaijan (Azərbaycan) 146 Alasht 337-8 Pasargadae 284-5 Azeri people 146 Alashtar Valley 213 Persepolis 279-83, 280, 7 Alaviyan Dome 203 Shahdad 320 B Alborz Mountains 132-3 Shush 214 Baba Taher Mausoleum 203 Albuquerque, Afonso de 307 Tang-e Chogan 286 Babol 335 alcohol 82 architecture 65-8, 69, see also bridges, badgirs Alexander the Great 30 towers Ardakan 267 Alexander’s Prison 260 Ardabil 160-3, 161 Bandar-e Bostanu 292 Alexander’s Wall 344 Ardakan 267 Bandar-e Lengeh 297 Ali Qapu Palace 241 Ardashir’s Palace 286 Kashan 227 Ali Sadr Caves 206 Ardehal 231 Laft 306 Aliabad 344 area codes, see individual locations Tehran 104 Allah-Allah tower 162 Arg-e Bam 322-4 Yazd 257 Al-Mahdi Hosseinieh 348 Arg-e Karim Khan 271 Bagh-e Dolat Abad 261 Aminiha Hosseiniyeh 177 Arg-e Rayen 321 Bagh-e Eram 274 440 Index (B-C) Index (C-E) 441 Bagh-e Jahan Nama 274-5 Birthday of Imam Ali 383 C cathedrals, see churches & sports 51 Death of Imam Ali 383 Bagh-e Mahrugh 365 Birthday of Imam Mahdi 383 calendars 375 cathedrals Tehran 122 Death of Imam Jafar Sadegh 383 Bagh-e Naranjestan 273 Bisheh Waterfalls 212 calligraphy 69 caves climate 15-16, 376 Death of Imam Reza 383 Bagh-e Shahzde 320 Bisotun 199-200 Calligraphy Gallery 357 Ali Sadr Caves 206 Code of Hammurabi 27 Death of the Prophet Mohammed 383 Bagh-e Tarikhi-ye Fin 229 Blue (Kabud) Mosque 150 camels Darband 348 conservation 88, 89, 90 Decorative Arts Museum of Iran 242 Baghestan-e Olia 255 boat travel 405, 407 drug smuggling 313 Karaftu Caves 189 consulates 380-2 deep vein thrombosis 418 Baha’ism 57-8 Bogheh-ye Sayyed races 315, 326 Katalekhor Caves 184 cosmetic surgery 109 Deer Park 295 Bajgiran 345 Roknaddin 260 tours 257, 313 Namakdan Cave 306 costs 16-17, 388, see also inside front deer, Persian fallow 89 Bakhtiar, Shapur 40 Bojnurd 345 camping 370 Tang-e Chogan 286 cover deforestation 91 Bakhtiyari people 218 Bonab 145-6 canals 378 caviar 89, 170 courses 377 desert tours 257, 415 Baladeh 334-5 Book of Kings 32 car travel 403, 409-12, see also cell phones 392-3 crane, Siberian white 89 desertification 91 Baluchi people 50, 315 books 17-19, see also literature motorcycle travel cemeteries, see also tombs credit cards 389 Dezful 219 Bam 322-4, 322 arts 70 driving licences 409 Behesht-e Zahra 131 cultural considerations 47, 49 diarrhoea 420 Bandar Abbas 298-303, 299 carpets 62, 63 fuel cards 411 Bog’eh-ye Khajeh Rabi 357 language 425 digital photography 390 Bandar-e Anzali 170-1 culture 58, 59, 73, 75 hire 410 Zoroastrian cemetery 262 Mashti 357 diphtheria 419 Bandar-e Bostanu 292 food 79, 81 insurance 410 ceramics, see pottery photography etiquette 390 disabilities, travellers with 393 Bandar-e Lengeh 296-8, 296 health 418 petrol ration card office 353 Chaharshanbe Soori 57, 7 ta’arof 45 diving 372 Bandar-e Taheri 292 history 27, 29, 30, 32, 37, 38, 39 road distance chart 410 Chak Chak 266 transport 413 Greek shipwreck 293 Bandar-e Torkaman 341-2 politics 41 road rules 411-12 Chaldoran 137 women travellers 397 Kish Island 295 Bandari people 297 religion 57 safe travel 99, 380 Chalus 173-4 culture 45-60 Qeshm Island 305 Bandiyan Archaeological Site travel 17 caravanserais 66, 68 Char Khuh 306 arts 61-77 dizi 79 367 Boq’eh-ye Khajeh Rabi 357 Abbasi Caravanserai 156 Chateau de Morgan 214 books 58, 59, 73, 75 Dizin 133 banks 388 Boq’e-ye Hordokieh’ 364 Aramgah-e Shah Ne’matollah Vali checkpoints 407 carpets 65 documentaries 54 Bardnashandar 219 border crossings Caravanserai 320 cheetah, Asiatic 88 cinema 47, 49, 50, 60, 73, 76, 77 Dokhtar Caravanserai 185 bargaining 392 Afghanistan 368, 403 Ahowan 348 Chehel Sotun 177 cosmetic surgery 109 Dolphin Park 295 INDEX Basij 379 Armenia 158, 403 Caravanserai Azizolaof 357 Chehel Sotun Palace 241-2 customs 83 domes 67 Bastam 138, 351 Azerbaijan 157, 166, 403 Caravanserai Zein-o-din 267 Chelgerd 252-3 education 48 Alaviyan Dome 203 INDEX bathrooms 393 checkpoints 407 Dokhtar Caravanserai 185 Cheshmeh Ali 349 emigration 52 Gonbad-e Arqala 145 Bavanat 285 Iraq 144 Fakhr Davood 364 chess 51 food 78 Gonbad-e-Hayaquq-Nabi 207 Bayazid Historical Complex Pakistan 330 Farasvaj 208 children, travel with 375-6 immigration 52 Gonbad-e Jabaliye 317 351 Turkey 136, 140, 404 Lasjerd 348 language 428 internet resources 59 Gonbad-e Kabul 145 bazaars Turkmenistan 346, 366, 405 Pichebon Caravanserai 183 Choqa Zanbil 215-17 population 48 Gonbad-e Kavus 342-3 Esfahan 238 Borj Kashani 351 Robat Sharaf Caravanserai 365 Christianity 57-60 religion 54-8 Gonbad-e Qaffariyeh 145 Kashan 225-6 Borj-e Qorban 203 Robat-e Noh 267 Chubi Bridge 243 sports 51 Gonbad-e-Sabz 358 Kerman315-16 Borujerd 213 carbon offset schemes 402 churches & cathedrals cuneiform script 29 Gonbad-e Sorkh 145 Mashhad 361 bridges Carpet Museum of Iran 108 Anglican Church of St Simon the customs regulations 377 Mil-e Gonbad 342 Minab 309 Chubi Bridge 243 carpet-washing ceremony 231 Zealot 273-4 cycling 372, 402, 406-7 Seh Gonbad 142 Qazvin 177 Karim Khan Bridge 286 carpets 61-5 Church of Bethlehem 244 Kish Island 295 Taj al-Molk Dome 238 Shiraz 272 Khaju Bridge 243 books 62, 63 Church of St Mary 244 cypress tree 267 Dorbadam 345 Tabriz 150 Lashgar Bridge 218 internet resources 65 Church of St Stephanos 157 Cyrus 28, 29 Dorud 212 Tehran 100, 123 Pol-e-Ebrahimabad 162 museum 108 Manar Jomban 244 Cyrus Cylinder 29 Dozda 328 Bazargan 136 Pol-e-Jajim 162 cash 388-9, 389 Qareh Kalisa 137 Cyrus’ Private Palace 284 drinks 80-1, 82 bazaris 101 Pol-e Qadim 219 Caspian Sea 174 St Mary’s (Orumiyeh) 140, 142 driving, see car travel, motorcycle Babak Castle 159 Pol-e-Sefid 337 castles, see also fortresses St Mary’s (Tabriz) 151 D travel bearded vulture 89 Pol-e-Shandravan 217 Alamut Castle 182 St Sarkis Church 138 Damghan 348-9 drug addiction 48 Behesht-e Zahra 131 Shahrestan Bridge 243 Babak Castle 159 Sarkis Cathedral 108 dangers, see safe travel drug smugglers 313, 325 Behshahr 338 Si-o-Seh Bridge 242-3 Castles of the Assassins 180, 182 Söhrüul Church 156 Daniel, Tomb of 214-15 dual-pricing 16, 388 bicycle travel, see cycling BuAli, Sina 202, 203 Falak-ol-Aflak 209 Vank Cathedral 244 dar baste 413 DVDs 390 Bijar 189 burqas 297 Ghal’e-ye Portoghaliha 304 CIA 37 Darakeh 113 DVT 418 Bina, Sima 72 bus travel Javer Castle 158 cinema 18, 75-7 Darband 113, 348 birds 88-9 to/from Tehran 124-5 Lamiasar Castle 180-2 culture 47, 49, 50, 60, 73, 76, 77 Darbansar 132-3 E within Iran 407-9, 412 Narein castle 266 documentaries 54 Dargaz 367 earthquakes 323, 377-8 000 Map pages Bushehr 288-92, 290 Portuguese castle 307-8 festivals 382 Darius 28, 30, 214 Ebadi, Shirin 59 000 Photograph pages bushwalking, see trekking Qal’eh Salosel 217 internet resources 75, 76 Darvazeh-ye Quran 275 Ecbatana 203 business hours 374 Shemiran Castle 172 museum 109 Dasht-e Kavir 253 economy 16, 25, 41-2, 43-4, 47, 52, 388 442 Index (E-H) Index (H-K) 443 education 48, 53 film, see cinema Gül Tappeh 139 Qajars 35-6 Imamzadeh-ye Abu Lolou 228 Masjed-e Jameh-ye Atigh 273 Eid al-Fitr 383 Film Museum of Iran 109 Gur 286 Revolution 38 Imamzadeh-ye Ali Ebn-e Hamze 274 Masjid-i Soleiman 218-19 Eid-e Ghorban 383 fire temples Safavids 33-5 Imamzadeh-ye Mohammed Na’in 253 Elamites 27 Ateshkadeh (Yazd) 261-2 H Sassanians 31 Mahrugh 365 Natanz 232 electricity 369 Ateshkadeh-ye Esfahan 244 Habakkuk 207 Second Persian Empire 31 Imamzadeh-ye Hossein 177, 203 Qazvin 177 email services, see internet access Firuz Fire Temple 312 Hafez 74 Seljuks 32 Imamzadeh-ye Yahya 336 Sanandaj 191 embassies 380-2 Kaba Zartosht 284 Haft Cheshmeh 212 Silk Road 34, 34 Soltan Zein-ol-Abedin 336 Sari 336 emergency services, see individual Pir-e-Sabz fire temple 266 Haft Tappeh 215 Tamerlane 32-3

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