[ May 1999 ] From Hamadan, a city in the western Iran, we visited Kermanshah just for a day. Kermanshah is the capital city of the province of the same name which has the border…

These are my photos of Daran in Iran and surrounding area taken in 1999.

[ May 1999 ] On the way to Hamadan in Iran, we stopped at the town called Bijar for lunch. Bijar is another famous place for carpet weaving. For me, the name of the town…

[ May 1999 ] We stayed one night in a town called Takab in West Azerbaijan province in the north west of Iran. It is situated about 250 km north west of Hamadan, the largest…

[ May,1999 ] On the day we met Shahsavan people in Iran, we went and stayed in Tabriz, a city not far from the Turkish border. This is another famous place for carpet making and…

These are my photos of Hamadan and the surrounding area in Iran taken in 1999.

[ May 1999 ] We left Ardabil in Iran and went towards Mount Sabalan whose height is more than 4800 metres. The highlands at the foot of this mountain was the area where the nomadic…

[ May 1999 ] From Astara, the border town in Iran close to Azerbaijan, we headed for Ardabil and stayed there for one night. The hotel here was terrible, though they said it was three…

[ May 1999 ] From Astara, the border town in Iran close to Azerbaijan, we headed for Ardabil and stayed there for one night. The hotel here was terrible, though they said it was three…