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<FONT SIZE=+2>I</FONT>ran is very wide and has many different
geographical and cultural regions. Officially Iran has 25 provinces:
Ardebil, Azarbayjan-e Gharbi, Azarbayjan-e Sharghi, Bushehr,
Chahar-mahal Bakhtiari, Esfahan, Fars, Gillan,
Hamedan, Hormozgan, Ilam, Lurestan, Markazi, Mazandaran,
Kerman, Kermanshahan, Khorasan, Kurdestan, Khuzestan,
Kohgilouye and Boyr-Ahmad, Sistan and Balouchestan, Semnan,
Tehran, Yazd, Zanjan.
Apart from <A href="images/azadi.gif">
<B>Tehran</B></A>
(the capital of Iran), the visitor to Iran should
at least see Isfahan, Shiraz (Persepolis), and Mash-had.
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<FONT SIZE=+2>T</FONT>here are other cities and towns to be seen.
Don't forget the Caspian Sea rim if you love the beauty of nature.
If there is a gate to Paradise, you will certainly find it in
Ramsar, Lahijan, Bandar Anzali and Amol.
Visit Yazd and Kerman if you are interested in Islamic architecture.
Also visiting Mash-had and Qom are recommended for those
interested in pilgrimage centers. A trip to Hamedan is worth to
visit the tomb of Avicenna and see Ali-sadr, one of the unique
natural limestone caves in the world.
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<H3><FONT SIZE=+2>H</FONT>ere is a brief introduction to some
popular sites:</H3>
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Main air routes in IRAN</A>
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And a quote from Hilary Bradt,
The Times (London) Saturday 21/9/96:
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What surprised me most about Iran? <BR>
The people: you brace yourself for hostility but find
warmth and friendliness. <BR>
And the beauty: you expect Iran but find
yourself in Persia, a land of turquoise and gold, domes
and minarets, nomads and mountains...
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<OPTION>Tehran
<OPTION>Isfahan
<OPTION>Shiraz
<OPTION>Persepolis
<OPTION>Yazd
<OPTION>Hamedan
<OPTION>Gilan and Mazandaran
<OPTION>Mash-had
<OPTION>Tabriz
<OPTION>Qom
<OPTION>Kerman
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and <FONT SIZE=+2>C</FONT>lick on
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Note that some of the sites are still underconstruction.
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<FONT SIZE=+2>I</FONT>n case that the above form does not
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<A href="isfahan.html">Isfahan</A> ===
<A href="shiraz.html"> Shiraz</A> ===
<A href="persepolis.html"> Persepolis</A> ===
<A href="yazd.html"> Yazd</A> ===
<A href="hamedan.html"> Hamedan</A> ===
<A href="gilan.html"> Gilan and Mazandaran</A> ===
<A href="khorasan.html"> Mash-had</A> ===
<A href="tabriz.html"> Tabriz</A> ===
<A href="qom.html"> Qom</A> ===
<A href="kerman.html"> Kerman</A>
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Note that some of the sites are still underconstruction.
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