Iran Attractions
Shalam Mount is located five km far from southeast of Ilam and is 2174 meter high. This mount connected to Sarakab Mount from its southeast part. Kenjan Cham originated from this Mount.
Chehel Sotoun is one of the historical structures of Isfahan. Its area is about 67000 square meter and was built in Shah Abbas I Dynasty. There is a building in the middle of the structure.
This building and the garden contains the middle gallery of Chehel Sotoun and its four corner rooms. This structure has twenty pillars but their specular reflection on water popularize them as Chehel (=forty) Sotoun (= pillar).
There are lots of beautiful paintings on the ceiling and galleries.
There are also some eye-catching miniature paintings, mirror works, stucco works, Naskh calligraphy inscriptions on walls and ceiling.
Chehel Sotoun paintings
Chehel Sottoun Paintings present Iran architecture, design and decoration.
None of the paintings have signature or date except middle painting of the main gallery, Sadeq Naqqash Bashi as “Ya Sadeqalvad”, and a date,1216 AH, in Qajar Dynasty.
Chehel Sotoun is being divided into four categories according to its paintings, which are;
1. Historical scenes of the relationship between the Safavid Dynasty and its eastern neighbors in Baram Gallery.
2. Scenes of the ceremonies and hunting on the upper hallway of the gallery.
3. Scenes of royal ceremonies, in Ghazal and literature concepts, hanged on two side room shelves.
4. Scenes of foreigners in Safavid Crown on side columned galleries.
Sultan Amir Ahmad Bathhouse is one of the most beautiful bathhouses of Iran due to its special architecture and internal ornaments and designs.
It was built in the Safavid Dynasty and its area is about one thousand square meter.
Different parts of this twin bathhouse are; bathroom counter, porch, connected galleries, changing room, king’s room and etc. its ceiling is one of the most interesting dome-shaped ceilings and also has a water well and a water tank of the bathhouse. This bathhouse is located in Sultan Amir Ahmad alley, Alavi St. (in the middle of Kashan). It is registered in Iran National Heritage list (No. 1351).
Borujerdis House is one of the most famous and beautiful traditional houses of Tabriz.
It belonged to the Qajar Dynasty and was built from 1280 till 1296 AH.
Its area which consists of external and internal yards is about 3500 square meter.
This house was built by Seyyed Hassan Natanzi, one of Ksahn well-known businessmen. Its named drives from a businessman who transfer goods from Borujerd City, so he was called Aqa Hassan Borujerdi.
The outside view of the house has lights, dome-shaped windcatchers, which astonish visitors and make them admire its unknown architect creativity and skills.
This beautiful building is located in the center of Kashan City, Soltan Mir Ahmad district.
Jolfa County is located in the northwest of Azerbaijan Province between Marand, Ahar, Maku, and Kaleybar. Aras River located in Iran, Azerbaijan and Armenia’s borders, passes north of the county. The center of this County is a border town named Jolfa located 150 km far from Tabriz. Its weather is special. It has sunny summers and mild winters. Due to its high mountains, the Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean winds could not penetrate so it rarely rain and has low vegetation.
Shabestar is one of the old cities. Its name is written in old and historical books. Hamdollah in Nazhatolqolub (740 AH) admired the prosperity of this city and said: “ the forth part of Orunaq is located in the west of Tabriz. Its entrance is three leagues far from Tabriz and has extended to fifteen leagues. Its width is five leagues. Its products are fruits, grapes, and cereal. Each Its thirty parts has its own district like Sis Shabestar, Iqan KuzeKanan.”
The most significant reason of Shabestar fame is because of Mirza Ali Akbar Mojez Shabestari, the prominent satirist of Azerbaijan and martyr Sheikh Mohammad Khiabani.
This mount is located in the northwest of Azerbaijan and east of Hadi Shahr. Its highest peak reaches 3347 meters. Good weather, enough rainfall, green pastures considered as great factors for settling on its foothill and valleys.