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Iran
Places in this region
Chaukhandi Tombs
Reputedly haunted sandstone necropolis with exquisite stone carvings
Band-e Amir Lakes
Splashes of blue in an otherwise monotonous lunar landscape
Eram Garden
Named after a legendary garden called Eram in southern Arabia, built by order of Shaddad, an Arab king who wanted to compete with Paradise.
Sheikh Lotfallah Mosque
17th century mosque for Shah Abbas' harem
Khalid Nabi Cemetery
Iranian tombstones shaped like male and female sexual organs
Zoroastrian Towers of Silence
Putrefaction plateaus in Iran
Tomb of Daniel
Burial site of a Jewish prophet revered in Iran
Troglodyte Village of Kandovan
Modern-day cave dwellers carve elaborate homes out of volcanic debris
3N Cave - The World's Largest Salt Cave
Recently discovered, the worlds largest salt cave is filled with fragile salt sculptures, salt rivers and huge salt megadomes
Pigeon Towers of Iran
These little castles each held thousands of pigeons
