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Ashura: rouwen om de Imam in Iran

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Met ferme stappen komen de in het zwart geklede mannen op me af. Alle drie hebben ze in iedere hand een ketting, of eigenlijk een bos kettingen, aan een houten handvat. Van die dingen waar je lekker mee kunt zwiepen. “Oh, oh”, denk ik, “there comes trouble”. Ik kijk om me heen, wat te doen? [...]

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Hamman-e Sultan Mir Ahmad

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The Hamman-e Sultan Mir Ahmad in Kashan is one of the best examples of an Iranian bathhouse, beautifully restored

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Khan-e Boroujerdi

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Khan-e Boroujerdi is one of the most ostentatiously decorated merchant houses in Kashan

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Khan-e Tabatabei

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One of the bigger of the Kashan merchant houses, Khan-e Tabatabei is decorated with elaborate stained glass windows, as well as the other usual decorations

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Khan-e Abbasian

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Easily the largest of the Kashan merchant houses, Khan-e Abbasian is a very impressive structure across several courtyards and multiple floors

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Bagh-e Eram

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The peaceful Bagh-e Eram, a garden with a Qajar place inside, is a wonderful place for an afternoon.

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Masjed-e Nasir al-Molk

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The Masjed-e Nasir al-Molk, or Pink Mosque, of Shiraz provides not only beautifully mosaiced decoration of iwans and ceilings, but also spectacular colours through its stained-glass windows.

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Khan-e Zinat ol-Molk

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Khan-e Zinat ol-Molk is another Qajar-era Shiraz home, full of mirrors and stained glass.

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Naranjestan-e Qavam

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Naranjestan-e Qavam is one of those fabulous, lavishly decorated Qajar-era houses.

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Madraseh-ye Khan

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The Madraseh-ye Khan is a Safavid-era religious school, seemingly the perfectly peaceful surrounding for teaching

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