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MalenaN Says: Tabriz has long been a trading centre and the first constructions of the bazaar begun over 1000 years ago. It is one of the oldest and largest in the Middle East. Of what you can see today much is from the 15th century. The bazaar is a labyrinth of passages and covers an...
MalenaN Says: The Blue Mosque in Tabriz was constructed in the 15th century, and it was long known for its beautiful blue tile work and calligraphy. Unfortunately the mosque was destroyed in an earthquake in 1773 and largely lay in a pile of rubble until the 1950s when reconstruction of...
MalenaN Says: In down town Tabriz is the Municipality Hall, a building constructed in 1934 over an ancient graveyard and under German supervision. It has a tower with a four sided clock (Sa’at Tower) and the clock rings every 15 minutes.
MalenaN Says: Azarbayjan Museum, which was inaugurated in 1962, is not a large museum but have some fine artefacts, especially on the ground floor. There are a lot of pottery, bronze items, coins and jewellery from excavations in Iranian Azerbaijan. For example the bronze helmet on the...
omidamini Says: There are more than a dozen of restaurants and places to eat in Tabriz One of the bestchelo kababis of Tabriz is Ulduz (not marked in English) on the south side of Imam Khomeini Ave, which has good veal schnitzel as well as steaks and some other Continental dishes. In...
Qannadi Tashrifat: Non-stiff buiscuit
Bashir-1 Says: When you visit Tabriz, you should eat this soft buiscuit, called "Qurrabiyah". Eat it in the same day otherwise it will be exsiccated, stiff cookies. Don't miss it. QURRABIYAH (a kind of soft buiscuit with nuts topping)
To Tabriz from Yerevan (Armenia), part II
MalenaN Says: ... At 20.30 we arrived to the border, where it took two hours on the Armenian side. I was the last one to be ready as the Russian controller took long time to check my passport. Not until everyone was seated in the bus and we crossed a bridge all women took their scarves...
To Tabriz from Yerevan (Armenia), part I
MalenaN Says: I went to Tabriz by bus from Yerevan, Armenia. A few weeks before leaving home I booked a ticket via email through Tatev Travel, but not until I picked it up I had to pay for it, 17 000 drams (about 40 dollars). I was going to Tabriz, but the price was the same for Tehran,...
MalenaN Says: To go to the bus station in Tabriz I wanted to take a shared taxi from the corner of Imam Khomeini Street and Shariati Street, but there was no other passengers when I came there in the morning. So, in the end I took a taxi on my own and paid IR 10 000. Arriving at the bus...
WITH A VERY RICH HISTORY, TABRIZ...
vahiddavoodi Says: With a very rich history, Tabriz used to house many historical monuments. Unfortunately, many of them were destroyed in repeated invasions and attacks of foreign forces, negligence of the ruling governments, as well natural disasters such as earthquakes and floods. What...
farimas Says: Due to Islamic culture and kind moral of our people, amount of crime and Unsafety is absolutely low and you will have quiet and pleasure vacation. One important point that every tourist should consider is observance and preservation of Islamic rules such as veiling women's...
Bashir-1 Says: If you stay at Tabreez, you should visit this "Sindibad!!" village, which is called "Kandovan".You may view amazing pictures of this village, you may go to my pics that I uploaded.http://www.virtualtourist.com/m/tt/56e36/#TLPeople are still live there inside ROCKs !!
Bashir-1 Says: So simple: just excavate a conical rock and make your rooms, and make even more than one floor. Do not believe; it was so difficult when the first people did it before 1000 years as the history books say.
MalenaN Says: The Armenian church and monastery St Stephanos is situated about 50 km west of Jolfa in the Aros River valley, with a beautiful mountain scenery around. On the other side of the river is Azerbaijan (Nakhchivan).The church has a typical Armenian architecture with a tall bell...
MalenaN Says: Kandovan is a small picturesque village about 50 km south of Tabriz. The landscape reminds a bit of Cappadoccia in Turkey, but the cone formed rocks cover a much smaller area. The volcanic rocks has been eroded to strange formations and houses have been carved into the...
Kandovan: exploring the village
hydronetta Says: Sightseeing Kandovan means walking at you own leisure around the narrow paths within the village where you can release the photo maniac beast inside you. Scrolling around the ascending and descending paths doesn’t take too much time (about an hour is enough) but you have to...
hydronetta Says: Iran has its own equivalent to Cappadokia in Turkey though in relatively smaller scale: Kandovan. This fairy tale little village lies just 50km from Tabriz..In our case in order to save up time we rented a taxi car from Tabriz (the taxi driver was happy enough to earn good...
omidamini Says: The Blue Mosque (or Masjid-e Kabud) on the north side of Imam Khomeini Avenue, is a 15th-century structure destroyed by one of Tabriz's recurrent earthquakes Despite showing a sorry ruin, it was recently restored with the utmost skill. Because of the blue tiles used in the...
omidamini Says: Azarbaijan Museum, constructed in 1957 and inaugurated in 1962, is on Imam Khomeini Ave (next to the Blue Mosque). With an area of 3000 square meters, it consists of the following three main sections: A} Ethnological Section, representing costumes and characteristics of...
omidamini Says: Before you leave Tabriz, do not miss El Goli or the National Park (former Shah Goli), a pleasant hillside garden and park around an artificial lake to the area of 54,675 square meters in the style of the much smaller Bagh-e Takht north of Shiraz or the Qasr-e Qajar north of...
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Here is Tabriz where my heart pit a pat on it ! - Here is my birthplace. It is Historic city, revolution city, and zealous city, with 3000 years antiquity which is the centre of east azarbydjan shire. It is in the north-west of Iran, near to Urmieh...
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Q: Is there any way (by bus, or train) to enter Armenia from Tabriz, or Tehran. My destination is Yerevan. Thanks
A: I travelled the opposite way round 2,5 years ago by bus, from Yerevan to Tabriz. The journey was supposed to take about 14 hours but it took over 18 hours and we arrived...
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The city of Tabriz is situated 619 km. northwest of Tehran and 150 km. from the borders of Iran and the Republic of Azarbayjan. This city is generally cold but due to its environment the climate is...
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I've got some interesting experiences in Tabriz. I'd love to share with you the 11 tips I've written, the 37 photos uploaded, and 3 travelogues I've created.
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Here is Tabriz where my heart pit a pat on it !
Here is my birthplace. It is Historic city, revolution city, and zealous city, with 3000 years antiquity which is the centre of east azarbydjan shire. It is in the north-west of Iran, near to Urmieh...
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TABRIZ , THE LAND OF NOBILITY AND GALLANTRY
TABRIZ Is the capital of one of the most famous provinces of Iran, The Azarbaijan or Aturpatgan. It is the land of Azargoshnasp temple; The fire temple of the Kings and the Nobles of Iran. It is...
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Tabriz is the 2nd city of Iran. Nevertheless it has a quite provincial and calm atmosphere. There aren't as many modern buildings as in Tehran. The ethnic majority in this city aren't the Iranis but...
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