Images of Iran

A selection of amazing and beautiful pictures of Iran.

The Achaemenid Empire (ca. 550–330 BCE), also known as the Persian Empire, was the successor state of the Median Empire, ruling over significant portions of what would become Greater Iran. Please enjoy watching Part 4 of Ancient Persia Picture Collection.

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Ancient Persia Part III

Part 3 of Ancient Persia Pictures

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Beautiful Pictures from Iran

Enjoy viewing the beautiful pictures of Iran. Iran is located in the Middle East between Iraq and Afghanistan. The capital of Iran is Tehran, also sometimes spelled as Teheran.

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Troglodyte village in Iran 700 years old

Troglodyte village in IRAN 700 years old - In the north west of Iran at the foot of Mount Sahand in Kandovan, The villagers live in cave homes carved out from the volcanic rock. The age of some houses is more than 700 years.

iran rock house

Amirdasht Community Pictures

Shahrakeh Saheliyeh Amirdasht:
Amirdasht is an exclusive community in Kelarabd, near Tonekabon in Mazandaran province. (Iran)
Special Thanks to Z.Sany for sharing photos...

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A few selected pictures by our visitor

The following pictures were compiled and sent by one of our visitors. These pictures were edited and shared with college mates.

Click here to download 2009PersianPix attachment. (Due to the file size 4.6MB this may take a few seconds...)

Special Thanks to Idin Z.

Iran

Iran (Persian: ايران) officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, formerly known internationally as Persia until 1935, is a country in Central Eurasia, located on the northeastern shore of the Persian Gulf. Since 1949, both the names "Persia" and "Iran" are used, however Iran is used for official and political context. The name Iran is a cognate of Aryan, and means "Land of the Aryans".

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Persian Pictures

The Persian Empire was a series of successive Iranian empires that ruled over the Iranian plateau, the original Persian homeland, and beyond in Western Asia, South Asia, Central Asia and the Caucasus.
Achaemenid Persian Empire (550–330 BC) was the largest empire of the ancient world!

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Pictures of Gilan Province and the capital Rasht

Rasht (Persian: رشت, Gilaki: Resht) is the capital of Gilan province in northwestern Iran and the largest city along the Caspian sea coast. It is a major trade center between Caucasia, Russia and Iran using the port of Bandar-e Anzali. Rasht is also a major tourist center with the resort of Masouleh in adjacent mountains and the beaches of Caspian the major attractions.

gilan picture

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A few pictures of beautiful Tehran

Nearly 12 Million people live in Tehran in contrast to two hundred thousand in 1920. Towering buildings have been erected right and left. Large stores, super-markets, self-service shops have been opened, public buildings, government departments and monuments have been built and an array of giant cranes show the development fever.

picture of tehran

Amazing Persian Art by Ba2K

I Babak , was born on November 2, 1971 in IRAN - TEHRAN . Most recently I was diagnosed with Testicular Cancer. My cancer rapidly spread to my abdomen and lungs in less than 5 months. My treatment consisted of surgery and Chemotherapy to reduce the Tumor.

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Ancient Persian Women

Throughout the ancient world including Persia, both men and women used make-up, wore jewellery and colored their body parts. Moreover, their garments were both elaborate and colorful. Rather than being marked by gender, clothing styles were distinguished by class and status.