Apr 17 2011
This week photos from Iran (Week 16-2011)
Week 16-2011, Weekly Photos Selection, from IranMap-Flickr group
Archive for April, 2011
Apr 16 2011
1390 (2011) Calender – (تقویم سال ۱۳۹۰(۲۰۱۱
Calender of 1390 (2011) Calender – تقویم سال ۱۳۹۰ with photos by Iranian photographer of IranMap.com group in Flickr is recently published online with following photos:
1 – Tomb of CYRUS THE GREAT(600-529 B.C.), Pasargad, Iran – by H. A.Sotodeh
2 – Statue of Arash the archer, Sadabad Palace, Tehran, Iran – by Bijan1351
3 – Mesr desert, Iran – by ZhuPix
4 – Burnt Date, Tabas, Iran – by Hossein Mosaferi
5 – The blue mosque yard, Tabriz, Iran – by Mehdi.KD
6 – Beautiful montains, Zanjan, Iran – by Taha Tebyani
7 – When God was talking to Road, Iran – by Nimbo.
8 – Dargaz, Iran – by E. Bagherian
9 – The fire temple of Gilankashe, Iran – by Shadi Bashirzadeh
10 – Archway Identity, Fahadaan Area, Yazd, Iran – by Ode To Simplicity
11 – Water fall, Neyshabur, Iran – by Mojtaba Jahani
12 – Kerman, Iran – by hamidreza unforgiven
13 – Road to Sunset, Caspian Sea, Iran – By AM|R
14 – Mazandaran, Iran – by Maany Allahyari
Apr 12 2011
Abyaneh Village in Iran
Abyaneh (Persian ابیانه) is a beautiful historic Iranian village at the foot of Karkass mountain 70 km to the southeast of Kashan and 40 km to Natanz (near the city of Kashan) in Isfahan Province.
This is a village of living traditions,architectural styles (all in red clay), With a unique reddish hue, with narrow and sloped lanes, and houses located on the slope as if placed on a stairway.
The language spoken by the literate people of Abyaneh is Parthian Pahlavi. They are deeply committed to honoring their traditions. No matter how well-educated a person from Abyaneh might be, he or she puts on the traditional Abyaneh costume on coming back to the village from anywhere in Iran.
Abyaneh is one of the oldest city in Iran, attracting numerous native and foreign tourists year-round, especially during traditional feasts and ceremonies.
Abyaneh has been called an entrance to Iranian history. The local clothing, for example, is in a style of great antiquity. An Abyunaki woman typically wears a white long scarf (covering the shoulders and upper trunk) which has a colourful pattern and an under-knee skirt. Even the most immediate villages’ women have different dress style so that one could tell if she is from Abyaneh or not.
Abyaneh also resisted conversion to Islam throughout the ages, and stayed Zoroastrian until it was forced to convert to Shi’ite Islam in the time of the Saffavid Shahs, as were many other villages and towns that had held onto the Zoroastrian religion until then.
On top of the village sits the ruins of a Sassanid era fort.
>> Visit Abyaneh with Iran GPS map for Garmin, PNDs or mobile <<
