Iran Attractions
Sultan Sanjar Mount in Azerbaijan
This volcanic mountain is located 15 km far from east of Zenur. Its height is about 3255 meters. It is snowy for most of the year.
Misho Mountain is located in the north of Urmia and separates Mard watershed from Shabestar watershed and Urmia Lake. Marand County is located in north and Shabestar County in the south of this mount. The maximum height of this Misho is about 2855 meter and its famous mounts are Falak Daqi, Ali Alamdar, Koose Baba, Ozonbil. The extension of the south mounts of Marand and Mishodaq mount end in Morodaq Mountains.
Beautiful alluvial valleys and villages in Sahand foothill make pastures and other wonderful views of the place. Bayander Valley, Shah Yorde Valley, Qirakh Boolakh and Mamad Dare Si valley are some of the most important Sahand’s valleys which are located in west, east, south, and north of Sahand foothill respectively. All of these valleys are grazing valleys and the place where seven tribes of Sahand lived. its nature in summer is really wonderful and eye-catching.
It is located 2km far from Tabriz-Tehran road. Its broad pastures and great gardens beside Seyed Avachay River make the valley one of the best camping places for holidays.
It is a big valley extended from north to the south of kaleybar and Peiqam river crossing. There is a historic castle near this valley. This valley attracts tourists in summers much more than other seasons. Its green fields, easy access, broad pastures, different kinds of trees and fruits are some of its prominent tourist attractions.
Turamin is a destroyed village which is located between Ilkhchi and Mamqan in Azarashahr County. A cave with a natural entrance in the foothill of a mountain, upper than a pool is one of Turamin eye-catching places to visit. There is a cemetery in front of this cave which has so many old stoned rams statues, cases, shrines, nicely carved tombstones and its interesting lines and designs that attract too much attention of visitors. Unfortunately, some of its epitaphs had been destroyed and stole by illegal antique dealers.
This cemetery is located on a hillside of the eastern part of Kejan River. It is one of the best in sculpture, calligraphy, curving, and designing. In this cemetery, Khaje Mohammad Kejani, Khaje Ahmad Shah, Khaje Ali, Qazi Omar Khorasani, Khaje Avaz, Amir Qiasodin Mohammad, Kejani’s own family and other important figures of politics, mystic, had been buried. Khaje Mohammad kejani was the son of Haji Sadiq ibn Haji Mohammad and Imam Ali was one of his ancestors. He was one of the great and virtuous mystics of his own time.
Akhmaqiyeh village is located 13km far from Osku. This village has an old big cemetery which many carved tombstones and rams statues attract the attention. The biggest tombstone has belonged to Khaje Aminodin Sadaqe which has nice Sols calligraphy on top of its edges. Some believe that he is Khaje Aminodin in Sultan Mohammad’s court because he was with sultan Mohammad Qazan.
Hiq is one of the Khanamrud villages in Heris County. It has been located about two miles far from Khangah and has two cemeteries; one of them is Islamic which old cases and stoned rams had been put on them. The other belongs to ancient times. Its graves are scattered and destroyed and are called Cobra Cemetery (means huge cemetery) among inhabitants. There was a tunnel that was being used to smuggle before the Islamic revolution. So, many earthen casserole dishes, weapons and ornaments had been found there due to the activity of antique dealers at the time.