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A Boeing 727 that once belonged to the sister of the Shah.

Tehran, Iran

Tehran Aerospace Exhibition Center

A graveyard of old and rare planes that once were the glory of Persian aviation.

The entrance to the underground city

Nushabad, Iran

Nushabad Underground City

A 1,500-year-old, 3-story subterranean city where ancient Persians took refuge in times of war.

Badab-e Surt.

Orost, Iran

Badab-e Surt

Iran's colorful terraces are a rare geological masterpiece.

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.

Ebrat Museum

Tehran, Iran

Ebrat Museum

This circular Iranian jail was once a political prison run by the country's secret police.

Windcatcher of Dolat Abad in Yazd.

Yazd, Iran

Dolat Abad Windcatcher

Long before air conditioning, Persian architects found an ingenious way to cool off.

Sar Yazd Castle

Saryazd, Iran

Sar Yazd Castle

This ancient fortress in Iran was once the oldest and largest treasury in the world.

Lush green hills in the background of a phallic headstone

Iran

Khalid Nabi Cemetery

Iranian tombstones shaped like male and female sexual organs.

Kharanaq.

Iran

Kharānaq

The tower in this 1,000-year-old mud-brick village seems to vibrate for no apparent reason.

The caravanserai.

Iran

Deir-e Gachin Caravanserai

One of the largest and oldest caravansaries in Persia.

A forest of stone trees

Sirjan, Iran

Stone Garden

Hundreds of stones dangle from barren trees in the middle of the desert.

Maymand

Meymand, Iran

Maymand

This 12,000 year old Iranian cave village has been continuously inhabited for over 3,000 years.

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