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Climbing the 5610-Meter Mount Damavand in Alborz Mountain Ranges

Damavand

Iran (Ancient Iran) is bordered by the Caspian Sea, Kharazm desert and Kura River to the north, by the Amu Darya basin, western mountains of Indus valley and the slopes of western mountains of Pamir to the east, by the western slopes of the Zagros Mountains and the Arvand Rud (river) basin to the west and by the Persian Gulf and the Oman Sea to the south.
The two main mountain ranges of Iran are Zagros and Alborz. Zagros mountains extend from northwest to Khuzestan Plain, and Alborz mountains extend from west to east along the Caspian Sea (Mazandaran).
The Iranviva team aims to attract your attention to Alborz mountains, specifically the highest peak of the range, Mount Damavand. But before that it is better to review the history and background of Alborz Mountains and Mount Damavand.

articles, Historical Places

A Visit to One of the Zoroastrian Places in Yazd

Yazd

The city of Yazd, the Bride of Iran deserts, Darolmomenin (House of Faithful People)…
People from this desert city are famous in Iran for their good deeds, honesty, civility, and dignity. The city of Yazd is located on a plain, in the central plateau of Iran. This city, which is located between the mountains of Shirkooh and Kharaneq, is bordered by the cities of Meybod and Ardakan to the north, the cities of Taft and Abarkuh to the south, the city of Isfahan to the west, and the cities of Ardakan and Bafq to the east.
The city of Yazd has been the center of attention for a lot of tourists across the world for many reasons, including the historical textures, the spectacular desert, its delectable sweets, its authentic architecture, adobe structures, Zoroastrian sacred places, etc.
In this article, we will make a brief excursion to one of the Zoroastrian places in this historical city. Follow us if you are interested in exploring this city.

articles, Tourist Attractions

Mount Climbing in Shemiranat

Shemiranat

Shemiranant Area
Shemiranat is a region located at the north and eastern north of Tehran and is accounted as one of regions in Tehran with the most pleasant weathers; for this purpose, it was a place of country side for kings of Iran since longer ago.
Considering its not extended area, due to its geographical situation, we can see huge size of tourism attractions in this area.
Thus, this paper will introduce the summits of this area followed by introducing other tourism attractions of this area in further papers.
Because of locating in the southern range of Alborz Mount, Shemiranat area is one of the regions with most summits in Iran and is considered as one of the targets of tourists who coming from overseas, far or close to Persian land for mountain climbing.
We strictly recommend to the tourists interested in mount climbing to travel to Iran for experience of memorable climbing besides travelling to K-Two Mounts in Pakistan, Ararat Mounts in Turkey, Everest in Nepal and Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.
Shemiran region is located in the southern range of Alborz and the mountains located in this area called as “Tochal Wall”.
This area has crescent-shapes summits with their height is increasing from east to Tochal Summit and then reducing towards west; however, western summits are taller than eastern summits.

articles, Historical Places

A Visit to Saa’d Abad Complex in Tehran

Saad abad

About two hundred years ago, the name of Sa’d Abad was not known by the Iranians and the people who traveled to Tehran, but this name is now very popular and this global reputation is due to what has happened in this region in the last two centuries.
The name of this region became popular for the first time when Nasereddin Shah chose to build his royal palace in this village.
Sa’d Abad is located in north of Tehran, on the slopes of the Alborz mountains and in the foothills of Tochal.
This area is surrounded by the Alborz mountains, Golabdareh region, Tajrish and Velenjak.

articles, Historical Places

A Journey to Sa’d Abad Museum in Tehran

Saad abad palace

The Sa’d Abad area has been known differently in different historical periods of Qajar, Pahlavi, and Islamic Republic.
In the Qajar period, the area was very much appreciated for its beautiful gardens and its pleasant weather.
By the end of the Qajar period and the beginning of the reign of the Pahlavi dynasty, this region was well known for its enormous and numerous palaces.
It is now a place with various museums.
The names Sa’d Abad and Museum in Tehran are ingrained in the minds. We recommend you to visit this museum complex on your trip to Tehran.

articles, Historical Places

Step by Step with Tourists in Tehran Grand Bazaar

Grand-Bazaar

Tehran is one of the most popular cities and destinations for tourists from around the world who choose this land to spend their holidays. It is actually one of the most wanted five destinations for tourists to travel to Iran.
Tehran is the fourth most populous city in the world, dating back to 7,000 years ago.
One of the historical and ancient areas in Tehran with a large number of historical monuments, museums and tourist attractions is the Bazaar area.
Tehran Bazaar is a familiar name for all the Iranians, associated with various memories.
Tehran Bazaar is one of the most attractive parts of the city of Tehran, the capital city of Persia. When walking and exploring the Tehran bazaar, we can see many tourists from all over the world visiting this traditional and beautiful bazaar.
All around the city of Tehran is full of historical, cultural, artistic and recreational attractions.

articles, Historical Places

Traveling to Isfahan, the Capital of Islamic Art and Culture

Isfahan

The city was known as Apadana, Asfahan, Asbahan in the past. Isfahan, the third most populous city in Iran, is a memorial from the brilliant era of the Sassanid architecture.The Sassanids established the first religious government in which the Zoroastrian priests played a prominent role. For this reason, many fire temples were constructed throughout Iran, including the city of Isfahan. Nowadays one of the reasons for traveling to Isfahan is visiting these fire temples.One of the tour programs that brings tourists from around the world to the city of Isfahan is visiting the original Iranian architecture, glittering in every corner of the city; the architecture known in the world as the art of Isfahan.We invite you to a different trip to this city, a journey with the one you love!Travel with your beloved ones to the city of Isfahan and take a romantic walk in the spring weather of the city. Only walking around such a brilliant city calms the two lovers’ souls.

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Isfahan is the best destination for tourists traveling to Iran

Isfahan

Vank Cathedral is one of the most gorgeous places in Isfahan, with Iranian and European architecture. This church, located in the Jolfa Armenian quarter of Isfahan, is a popular tourist attraction in Isfahan. This building is built with raw clay; the exterior walls are built with brick and the interior ones with plaster with some beautiful paintings on them. These paintings, in the dome and corners of the building, refer to the stories of the bible, about the birth of Jesus and his ascension.There is a section in this church to preserve books and ancient precious objects and is used as a museum of this church.Never miss visiting these objects and the history of them. The secret behind these objects and the sensation that comes from thinking about the users, make this visit more amusing to us.Make sure to include visiting this church in your trip to this city. Vank Cathedral would undoubtedly be one of the greatest memories of Isfahan.

articles, Historical Places

Yazd City of Bricks and Windcatchers

Yazd

Yazd is a city located on a plain with the same name, on the central plateau of Iran. This city, located between the Shirkouh and Kharaneg Mountains, is bordered by the cities of Meybod and Ardakan to the north, the cities of Taft and Abarkuh to the south, the city of Isfahan to the west, and the cities of Ardakan and Bafq to the east.”
The city of Yazd has been named differently at different times; names like Isatitis, Izad Tis, Shahr-e-Izad, Kase, Yazdan Shahr, Dar Al-Abadeh, Yazdan Gerd and so forth.The name Kase can be found in books like “Fārsnāma” (the book of Fars) by Ibn al-Balkhi and “The History of Yazd” by Ahmad ibn Hussein ibn Ali Kateb.Kase means small. The reason for this naming is the small size of the city of Kase, comparing to Isatis that was located near Kase and was bigger than it was. However, there are other opinions that are overlooked for brevity.

articles, Historical Places

Shiraz Tour planning, City of Gardens

Shiraz

Jahan-nama garden built in 14th century ad. This garden in one of the beautiful garden in Shiraz which ibn Arabshah mention in his book named by “Wonderland of al-Muqadir” as the ornament of the world.So this beautiful place is one of destination for Shiraz tours.This garden is 2.8 hectares with amazing beauty. For confirmation, in the most of itinerary of tourists they describe this garden.One of the beautiful titles of Shiraz City is “City of Garden”. This city has named by this title due to the presence of gardens such as Jahan Nama Garden, Takht Garden, Delgosha Garden, Afifabad Garden, Narenjestan Garden, etc…By the order of Karim Khan, in 1771, there was built a building among the garden called Kooshak surrounded by streets and pools to duplicate its elegance and beauty.