Masjed-e Jameh

Mud Brick City of Yazd

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February 24th 2016
<em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Day 33 Saturday 20th February 2016 Up with the sparrows and out the door in the dark to the Tehran Railway Station. We walked over to information and before we spoke the man said “Yazd through there”, guess the other trains are not going to any tourist destinations and we obviously look like tourists. As we went to enter ... read more

Middle East » Iran » East » Yazd

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Known as Persia until 1935, Iran became an Islamic republic in 1979 after the ruling monarchy was overthrown and the shah was forced into exile. Conservative clerical forces established a theocratic system of government with ultimate political author... ... read more