Iran

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Iran

The fourth group  

 983208009   黃品璇 Nicole       

 983208018   陳嘉雯 Tina Chen 

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 983208036   謝詩涵 Selina       

 983208039   錢廷娟 Jennifer  
 983208086   劉秋儀 Jenny Lin 

Iran introduction

Iran is a long history of ancient civilizations. 1000 years BC Persian settlement in this. 6th century b.c. established the Persian Empire, become across Europe, Asia, Africa and three continents in a powerful Empire. 330 BC after the Empire, one after the establishment of the Sabbath and Shan dynasty. 7th century, the Arabs invaded. After being Turki, Mongolia human occupation. 19 century gradually reduced to Britain, according to semi-colonial. Establishment of Pahlavi dynasty in 1925. 1979 11 February, religious leader Ayatollah Khomeini takeover of power. April 1, announced the establishment of the Islamic Republic of Iran. It is the world's major oil producers and exporters.

Iran in the East and the Mainland is continental subtropical steppe and desert climate, drying and little rain, cold and change. Western mountains mostly Mediterranean climate. Caspian mild, the average annual precipitation over 1000 mm. <:zmkey class=zoomino-searchword anchorType="parent" offset="71" jQuery1289408291875="7"> Central plateau average annual precipitation is 100 mm. The best from October to April, the weather's cooler. 6-8 months, traders more holiday-makers.

Geographical location : Iran is located in Southwest Asia,     the Middle East, North West and West Asia belong to Azerbaijan and Armenia northeast of the adjacent, and Turkmenistan East of the border, Afghanistan and Pakistan, Iraq and Turkey , close to the Caspian Sea in the North , South on the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea

•Terrain: the Northeast and Midwest are thousands of  meters of mountains around the middle of mostly desert.
Capital city: Tehran city.
Important cities: in addition to Tehran city there is Isla French-Chinese, Shiraz

                  Iran Flag

 

 

Top-down by green, white, red, three parallel horizontal strips. In the middle of the white stripes, inlaid with red emblem of Iran. White and green, red, junction, respectively was written with the Arabic " Allah the great " , up and down the 11 sentence, 22 sentence. This is to commemorate the Islamic revolution, — a.d. 1979 years 2 month 11 , Islam Taiyangli as 11 month 22 day. The green represents on the flag, the symbol of life and agriculture; white symbolizes the Holy and pure; red for Iran is rich in mineral resources.

                   Iran  Emblem

 

consists of four Crescent, a Sword and a copy of the Koran. Crescent symbol of the religious — Islam; the Koran is located at the top, the symbol of the Islamic Republic of is above all else, on the basis of the code of conduct; the sword symbolizes the power firmness and, like a giant blade Ferris, force " Devil chopped ". Four Crescent and the composition of the Koran classics " Arabic Allah " (Allah), but the entire pattern round, the symbol of the Earth, " ALA said " of Islamic thought all over the world.

Iran Map

Iran's World Heritage

 

•Meidan Emam, Esfahan

    Built by Shah Abbas I the Great at the beginning of the 17th century, and bordered on all sides by monumental buildings linked by a series of two-storeyed arcades, the site is known for the Royal Mosque, the Mosque of Sheykh Lotfollah, the magnificent Portico of Qaysariyyeh and the 15th-century Timurid palace. They are an impressive testimony to the level of social and cultural life in Persia during the Safavid era.

 

•Soltani yecheng (Soltaniyeh-Mausoleum) Aoli leaf map mausoleum ：

     Completed in 1302-1312 years Mongolia ' son qarakhanids yecheng of capital Soltani. Located in the province of Mulberry ginger, Soltani yecheng is Persian architecture, performance in Islamic architecture model of ㄧ. Octagon of structures with a 50 m high mountain, covering Turkey Blue Dome of pottery, and consists of eight slender Tower of the surrounding CMA ceremony. It is also the oldest of Iran-dome construction, the same outstanding mausoleums of internal, scholars describe the " mausoleum to look forward to Tai Ji " Maha.

 

•Takht-e Soleyman

    The archaeological site of Takht-e Soleyman, in north-western Iran, is situated in a valley set in a volcanic mountain region. The site includes the principal Zoroastrian sanctuary partly rebuilt in the Ilkhanid (Mongol) period (13th century) as well as a temple of the Sasanian period (6th and 7th centuries) dedicated to Anahita. The site has important symbolic significance. The designs of the fire temple, the palace and the general layout have strongly influenced the development of Islamic architecture

 

•Armenian Monastic Ensembles of Iran

     The Armenian Monastic Ensembles of Iran, in the north-west of the country, consists of three monastic ensembles of the Armenian Christian faith: St Thaddeus and St Stepanos and the Chapel of Dzordzor. These edifices - the oldest of which, St Thaddeus, dates back to the 7th century - are examples of outstanding universal value of the Armenian architectural and decorative traditions. They bear testimony to very important interchanges with the other regional cultures, in particular the Byzantine, Orthodox and Persian.Situated on the south-eastern fringe of the main zone of the Armenian cultural space, the monasteries constituted a major centre for the dissemination of that culture in the region. They are the last regional remains of this culture that are still in a satisfactory state of integrity and authenticity. Furthermore, as places of pilgrimage, the monastic ensembles are living witnesses of Armenian religious traditions through the centuries.

 

•Tchogha Zanbil

    The ruins of the holy city of the Kingdom of Elam, surrounded by three huge concentric walls, are found at Tchogha Zanbil. Founded c. 1250 B.C., the city remained unfinished after it was invaded by Ashurbanipal, as shown by the thousands of unused bricks left at the site.

 

•Bam and its Cultural Landscape：

   The city is located in the southeastern part of BAM, Iran Kerman province barez mountain range and Cabo de mountains between Kavir salt desert, away from the capital, Tehran 1000 km around. The ancient city of BAM, 2000 has many years of history, the city, surrounded by a 3 km long wall. Most of the houses in the city 16 built in to 18 century, but there is a 2000 built years ago in the castle is the world's greatest Adobe structure of the building, there is a 1100 have year history of the mosques and a Zoroastrian Temple.