A journey in Persia
Few travellers have ventured to Iran in recent years.
But as the country marks 25 years since the death of Ayatollah Khomeini, the father of the Islamic revolution, a spectacular series of images reveals what life is like in the second-largest nation in the Middle East.
From the tombs of Achaemenid kings hewn into a cliff to carpet sellers in colourful markets and a remote town built entirely of mud, the amazing photographs show the variety to be found in one of the oldest civilisations in the world.
Ayatollah Khomeini was the leader of the 1979 Iranian Revolution which overthrew Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran. Khomeini then became the country's supreme leader.
Twenty-five years after his death, on June 4, 1989, the country will honour the leader, whose legacy lives on and whose face still gazes across cities and towns from murals painted onto buildings.
The country is expected to come to a standstill for the day, with flights in and out grounded.
But with current president Hassan Rouhani recently declaring the country open for business, this series of photos could inspire intrepid travellers to visit the country.
Animal magic: A shepherd herds goats at sunset near the village of Nasrabad, in central Iran
Ancient and modern: A family rides a motorcycle past the Amir Chakhmaq Hosseinieh worship site, one of the largest such structures in Iran, in Yazd
Making friends: Goats seek out grazing material at sunset near the village of Nasrabad, in central Iran
Live In Peace Love.
Deepak Punjabi
Baguio City
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IRAN - German tourists speak of journey to Iran
Despite warnings from some friends and family members as well the German government about traveling to Iran, the Ivan family, a family of four with German, Romanian and French ancestry, came to Iran and traveled around the country in five months.
The trip has helped them become familiarized with the Iranian culture and the true image of Iran and the Iranian people. Along the way, they have made many friends and learned to speak the Persian language fluently.
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