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Iran

Āsh-e Miveh

A sweet-and-sour fruit soup from Iran makes for a comforting one-pot meal.

Pashmak

This hand-pulled cotton candy treat from Iran looks like threads of unspun silk.

This fresco in the palace is said to have inspired the Taj Mahal.

Burhanpur, India

Shahi Qila

A fresco in this magnificent palace is said to have been the first depiction of the Taj Mahal's design.

Lake Urmia as a result of water loss and increased salinity

East Azerbaijan Province, Iran

Lake Urmia

This lake in northwest Iran has started turning from green to red more frequently than scientists are comfortable with.

The end of the line – the final fort on the eastern end, near Kaser-e Pishkamar, hugs the foothills of the eastern Alborz.

Iran's Great Wall Is Now Buried and Forgotten

The Great Wall of Gorgan, once the world's largest fortification, was mysteriously abandoned.

Stuart Denison November 14, 2016