Zeyn od Din Off The Beaten Path

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The mountain scenery around the Caravanserai at Zeyn-od-Din was absolutely stunning. The mountains are best appreciated in the late evening when the sun shines more at an angle, thus creating a less flat-looking landscape with warmer colours. We got there just as the sun was going down over the horizon, and it really was beautiful. The mountains are part of the Zagros Mountains, a chain stretching right across large areas of Iran. The two nearest high peaks are Kuh-e Madvar at 3,600 metres and Shir Kuh at 4,075 metres. Judging by the flat ground between the peaks, I would guess that this was once a sea bottom. It is quite surreal, as the road winds its way for miles and miles without any hills, whilst you are surrounded by majestic peaks.