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Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka

Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi

This sacred fig tree with a link to the Buddha is one of the oldest human-planted trees in the world.
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Meymand, Iran

Maymand

This 12,000 year old Iranian cave village has been continuously inhabited for over 3,000 years.
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East Azerbaijan Province, Iran

Lake Urmia

This lake in northwest Iran has started turning from green to red more frequently than scientists are comfortable with.
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Iran

Khalid Nabi Cemetery

Iranian tombstones shaped like male and female sexual organs.
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Ramhormoz, Iran

Tashkooh Burning Hill

Leaking natural gas never stops burning on this hill, making it an infinite inferno.
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Viyar, Iran

Dashkasan Dragon Temple

Two Chinese dragons guard the caves of this medieval temple in Iran.
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Sirjan, Iran

Stone Garden

Hundreds of stones dangle from barren trees in the middle of the desert.
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Kerman, Iran

Lut Desert (Dasht-e Lut)

The hottest, driest, and most scenic desert on Earth.
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Zanjān, Iran

Salt Men of Iran

Salt cured mummies continue to turn up in this Iranian mine.
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Shush, Iran

Tomb of Daniel

Burial site of a Jewish prophet revered in Iran.
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Iran

Kharānaq

The tower in this 1,000-year-old mud-brick village seems to vibrate for no apparent reason.
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Saryazd, Iran

Sar Yazd Castle

This ancient fortress in Iran was once the oldest and largest treasury in the world.
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Qeshm, Iran

Namakdan Salt Cave

One of the world's largest salt caves is filled with fragile salt sculptures, salt rivers, and huge salt megadomes.
Orost, Iran

Badab-e Surt

Iran's colorful terraces are a rare geological masterpiece.
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Nushabad, Iran

Nushabad Underground City

A 1,500-year-old, 3-story subterranean city where ancient Persians took refuge in times of war.
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Nashtifan, Iran

Nashtifan Windmills

The vertical-axis windmills of ancient Persia have been grinding flour for 1,000 years and counting.
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Shooshtar, Iran

Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System

This beautiful system of tunnels built into natural rock serves as a centuries old plumbing system.
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Ali Sadr, Iran

Ali Sadr Cave

This vast, water-filled underground labyrinth can only be toured by boat.
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Hamedan, Iran

Alavian Dome

This mosque turned crypt is an amazing display of Persian-Islamic architecture.
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Hormuz, Iran

Hormuz Island

The colorful soil of Iran’s "Rainbow Island" attracts artists and nature lovers.
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Iran

Radkan Tower

A sophisticated astronomical tower built by one of the greatest Persian scholars of the Islamic Golden Age.
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Iran

Pir-e-Sabz Fire Temple (Chak Chak)

This remote mountain shrine is one of the most sacred Zoroastrian temples remaining in the world.
Max Cortesi Added by Max Cortesi
Hamedan, Iran

Tomb of Esther and Mordechai

The most sacred Jewish shrine in Iran and a fine example of restoration works gone wrong.
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Tehran, Iran

Iran Mall

One of the world's largest shopping malls covers an area of 15 million square feet—and it's still set to grow.
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