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Places to see in Iran

12 of the 20 places VoyaKin maps here. Descriptions from Wikipedia and photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.

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  PersepolisUNESCO

  تخت جمشید

  Ruins · Fars Province

  Persepolis was the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire. It is situated in the plains of Marvdasht, encircled by the southern Zagros Mountains, Fars province of Iran. It is one of the key Iranian cultural heritage sites and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Alborzagros (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Golestan PalaceUNESCO

  کاخ موزه گلستان

  Museum · Tehran Province

  The Golestan Palace is the former official royal Qajar complex in Tehran, Iran.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Miladpoorali (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  PasargadaeUNESCO

  محوطه جهانی پاسارگاد

  Ruins · Fars Province

  Pasargadae was the capital of the Achaemenid Empire under Cyrus the Great, located just north of the town of Madar-e-Soleyman and about 90 kilometres (56 mi) to the northeast of the city of Shiraz. It is one of Iran's UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Soheil Callage (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Chogha ZanbilUNESCO

  چغازنبیل

  Ruins · Khuzestan Province

  Chogha Zanbil is an ancient Elamite complex in the Khuzestan province of Iran. It is one of the few existing ziggurats outside Mesopotamia. It lies approximately 30 km (19 mi) southeast of Susa and 80 km (50 mi) north of Ahvaz.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Wikimedia Commons: Choghazanbil2.jpg (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Lut DesertUNESCO

  منطقه حفاظت شده دشت لوت

  Park & nature · Kerman Province

  Lut Desert is a desert with both extensive salt flats and dunes located in the provinces of Kerman and Sistan-Baluchestan, Iran. It is the world's 33rd-largest desert, and was included in UNESCO's World Heritage List on 17 July 2016.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Betta27 (Public domain). Map

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  Naqsh-e Jahan SquareUNESCO

  میدان نقش جهان

  Landmark · Isfahan Province

  The Naqsh-e Jahan Square, also known as the Shah Square prior to 1979, and sometimes known as the Imam Square, is a square situated at the center of Isfahan, Iran. Constructed between 1598 and 1629, it is now an important historical site, and one of UNESCO's World Heritage Sites.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Arad Mojtahedi (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Alamut CastleUNESCO

  قلعه الموت

  Fort · Qazvin Province

  Alamut is a ruined mountain fortress located in the Alamut region in the South Caspian, near the village of Gazor Khan in Qazvin province in Iran, approximately 200 km from Tehran.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Ninara from Helsinki, Finland (CC BY 2.0). Map

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  Behistun inscriptionUNESCO

  کتیبه بیستون

  Landmark · Kermanshah Province

  The Behistun inscription is a multilingual Achaemenid royal inscription and large rock relief on a cliff at Mount Behistun in the Kermanshah Province of Iran, near the city of Kermanshah in western Iran, established by Darius the Great.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Korosh.091 (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  EcbatanaUNESCO

  مرز هگمتانه

  Ruins · Hamadan Province

  Ecbatana was an ancient city, the capital of the Median kingdom, and the first capital in Iranian history. It later became the summer capital of the Achaemenid and Parthian empires. It was also an important city during the Seleucid and Sasanian empires.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: ninara (CC BY-SA 2.0). Map

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  Tehran

  شهر تهران

  City · Tehran Province

  Tehran is the capital and largest city of Iran. It is also the capital of Tehran province and the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Amir Pashaei (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Isfahan

  اصفهان

  City · Isfahan Province

  Isfahan is a city in the Central District of Isfahan County, Isfahan Province, Iran. It is the capital of the province, the county, and the district. It is located 440 kilometres south of Tehran.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Pedram forouzanfar (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Mashhad

  شهر مشهد

  City · Razavi Khorasan Province

  Mashhad, historically also known as Mashad, Meshhed, or Meshed, is the second-most-populous city in Iran, located in the north-east of the country about 740 kilometres east of Tehran.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: photo.aqr.ir (unknown photographer) (Public domain). Map