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July 2018 Mahan Inflight Magazine 13 Touring Iran www.Mahan.aero The Untraveled, Unknown wonders of Chabahar Chabahar, meaning four springs is a city in and The overwhelming majority of the city’s inhabitants capital of ChahBahar County, Sistan and Baluchestan are ethnic Baluch who speak the Baluchi language. Province, Iran. Chabahar is a free port (Free Trade The name bases on Persian char that means four, Zone( on the coast of the Gulf of Oman. At the 2014 and bahar that means spring. Hence, it means a place census, its population was 120,000. Chabahar is Iran’s that all four seasons of the year are spring time. southernmost city. The Portuguese were the first colonial forces to attack Chabahar is situated on the Makran Coast of Sistan the Makran (Oman( Sea. The Portuguese forces and Baluchestan Province of Iran and is officially under Afonso de Albuquerque gained control of designated as a Free Trade and Industrial Zone by Iran's Chabahar and Tis, staying there until 1031 A.H. (1621). government. Due to its free trade zone status, the city The British, and later the Portuguese in the 17th has increased in significance in international trade. century (1616 AC( (1026 A.H.(, entered this region. Climate: The county of Chabahar has hot, humid weather in the summer and warm weather in the winter, giving it a hot desert climate. The western winds in the winter bring about scattered rainfalls in this region. The summer monsoon winds from the Indian subcontinent make Chabahar the coolest southern port in the summer and the warmest port of Iran in the winter. It has an average maximum temperature of 34 °C and an average minimum temperature of 21.5 °C. It has the same latitude as Miami in Florida, USA, and temperatures are very similar to those in Miami. 14 July 2018 Mahan Inflight Magazine Documentary Works www.Mahan.aero Martian Mounts Mars or Martian Mounts are a type of badlands stretched out parallel to the sea, starting from Kachoo village up to the proximity of Gwater. Martian Mounts are extremely beautiful and considered to be symbols of the unique geo-morphological phenomena of Chabahar. Beaches Chabahar Beaches own one of the most scenic coastal areas in Iran. Chabahar Beaches are suitable for many water sports and activities including swimming, diving, snorkeling, canoeing, water skiing, surfing among others. The rocky coast of Chabahar Coasts along the Oman Sea, particularly in Chabahar, are rocky. Iran’s most beautiful rocky coasts are in Sistan and Baluchestan Province. Whales can often be seen frolicking off these coasts. July 2018 Mahan Inflight Magazine 15 Touring Iran www.Mahan.aero Seyyed Gholam Rasoul’s Tomb According to Muslim accounts, Seyyed Gholam Rasoul, originally known as Seyyedena Mohammad, was an Indian Muslim. On a visit to Chabahar, he decided to marry a local girl, but on his wedding night he fell ill. In his will, he asked others to refrain from mourning for him and instead celebrate for ten nights to secure blessings for his soul. Every year on the 15th of the 11th month of the lunar calendar, a 10-day celebration is held in his memory at his tomb, 5 km to the northwest of Chabahar. During the ceremony, elderly women enter the tomb to say prayers for others and ask God to heal the sick while men stay outside and play music. The tomb has white walls with Indian-style architecture. The exterior of the structure is graced with paintings and religious phrases. This structure was built in the Seljuq era, and its murals were painted later during the Safavid era. The tomb dates back to the 11th century AD. Lipar Lagoon The pink wetland of Lipar is located just 200 meters from the northern edge of the Oman Sea and south of a namesake village in Chabahar, in Sistan and Baluchestan Province. The wetland is one of the alluring natural attractions of the area. What stands out about the wetland, which sits on the edge of Lipar’s seasonal lagoon 20 kilometers to the east of Chabahar, is its water which looks pink. This body of water which is 10 hectares in area, accounts for 90 percent of herbal planktons in the region and is home to a large number of, flora and fauna species. 16 June 2018 Mahan Inflight Magazine Touring Iran www.Mahan.aero Banmasity Caves In the Shahbazband Mountains, about 25 m above ground level, there are two man-made caves and one natural one. The trio is called Banmasity Caves by locals. In the local language, ban means a pious person and masity is a place of worship. Inside the small natural cave, there is a cubic grave whose dome is 40 cm in height. On three sides of the dome, there are inscriptions and signs in red and purple which are similar to Indian writing. Seven steps away, there is a second cave made of stucco and stone. The third cave is 50 m away. These caves seem to have served as either a shelter or a place of worship. At the entrance to all three caves, there is a platform that seems to have been used for religious rituals. Mud Volcano In the northwest of Chabahar, 20 km away from Kahir Village, in a vast plain there is a mud volcano. Mud volcanoes are remarkable geo-tourist attractions. There are only a handful of mud volcanoes – formations created by geo-exuded slurries and gases – across the world. Sounds similar to gunshots can be frequently heard when such volcanoes are active. The mud volcano in Chabahar is 20 m in height and its crater is 12 m in diameter. Over the several years of activity, the flow of mud has formed a hill around the volcano where no plant can grow. June 2018 Mahan Inflight Magazine 17 Touring Iran www.Mahan.aero Tis Mosque Tis Mosque is located in a beautiful namesake village, 9 km from Chabahar. The mosque was first built 1,000 years ago. Thanks to the single-minaret mosque’s proximity to Pakistan and India, its architecture and interior design are similar to Pakistani and Indian places of Muslim worship. Bahu Kalat Plain Bahu Kalat Plain, home to thousands hectares of banana and watermelon farms, is very attractive for domestic and foreign tourists. Portuguese Castle, Tis Tourism Village and Lipar Wetland as well as several shopping centers, established in the port, create an unforgettable memory for visitors to the port city. Mangrove forest This forest is located alongside the Gwater Gulf which have made suitable residence for valuable species of seabirds such as flamingo, eagle, heron, etc.