Tuesday, May 3, 2011

SHIRAZ

Do you know “Where is the Shiraz?” (What???) Yes I asked where? I will be talk about the city of Shiraz, no about the Shiraz Wine!!
Shiraz is a historic city of Iran (Persia), The Sixth most popular city of Iran and located on the southwest of Iran. Shiraz is center of Art in Iran; poem, storytelling, painting and etc. Shiraz has the famous historical place and building like: tomb and castle of Karim Khan Zand (the king of Iran from 1749 until 1779), Vakil Bazaar and Vakil Bath ( Bath???? Yes; a traditional bath like a modern spa and sauna), The Qur'an Gate ( it is an entrance gate of Shiraz), Eram garden ( with beautiful nature and view in spring)  and thousands of museums and historic place; house and garden.
Very famous historic place in Shiraz are Persepolis, Pasargadae. Pasargadae is the tomb of the Great Cyrus.  Persepolis was the capital of the Persian Empire in Achaemenid kings (around 515 BCE).
Shiraz has a great nature and weather in spring. (The people said “Shiraz is like Paradise” in spring) and Shiraz Wine was famous before the Islamic revolution (in 1978).





















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