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Images from the deserts of Iran

:: 17 NOV 2003 :: Iran

These images are from an abandonned town just out Murheh Kort. The walls are made of dried mud, and the whole ensemble is probably 200 or 300 years old:

abandonned city at Murcheh Kort abandonned city at Murcheh Kort abandonned city at Murcheh Kort abandonned city at Murcheh Kort abandonned city at Murcheh Kort

More shots of the road on the way to the small village of Abyaneh:

Desert between Murcheh Kort and Natanz Desert towards Abyaneh Oasis in the desert around Abyaneh

Abyaneh Abyaneh Mosque Abyaneh

Another abandonned village between Esfahan and Naeen:

Abandonned town Abandonned town Abandonned town Shahriar, Isabelle, Jean-Luc

Crossing the Kavir-é (desert) Abarkuh:

Kavir-é (Desert) Abarkuh This tree is supposed to be 4500-5000 years old

From Shiraz to Bushehr on the Persian Gulf:

Between Shiraz and Bushehr Between Shiraz and Bushehr Bakhtiars and cattle on the move South for winter Bakhtiars and cattle on the move South for winter

From Shiraz to Esfahan via Yasuj and Semirom:

Can anyone identify this tree? Fields around Yasuj Semirom Waterfall

around Tang-eahan around Tang-eahan... around Tang-eahan


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