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12. the Adjara region

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In the Adjara region we find plenty of traces of its Muslim origin, from mosques to old Ottoman bridges. And a range of surprises, high up in the mountains on both sides of the Goderji Pass. Once again we have decided to take the more direct, yet slower, rough road inland from Batumi, instead of [...]
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Cairo

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a few more photos from Cairo in 1992, scanned slides, I am afraid, and some have discoloured somewhat before they got scanned. Back to Egypt.
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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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Masjed-e Vakil

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The large Masjed-e Vakil, next to the bazaar of the same name in Shiraz, is an impressive Zand dynasty structure.
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Mashed-e Sheikh Lutfallah

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The small Sheikh Lutfallah mosque is the modest, but equally spectacular counterpart of the Mashad-e Shah, elsewhere on the Iman square.
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Mashed-e Shah

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The impressive Mashed-e Shah is the mosque that was meant to replace the old Friday mosque of Isfahan; no effort was spared to make it into the most splendid building in town, if not in all of Iran, at the time.
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Masjed-e Jameh

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The Mashed-e Jameh, the Friday mosque in Isfahan, is really an Islamic architectural museum, especially of interest for its Seljuk domed chambers, built of brick, and its beautifully vaulted prayer halls.
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Outside Doha

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And the rest of the country? Plain desert? Mostly, but that doesn’t mean that there is nothing to see. Having a long-standing interest in all matters rock-art, I had to see the petroglyphs of Jebel Jassassiyeh. These rather mysterious rock carvings have not been conclusively dated, neither have they been well-described, it seems. Apparently, there [...]
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25. Yazd

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A wonderful old town, a maze of alleys and arches, with several mildly interesting sights, but mostly of interest because of its badgirs and qanats.
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20. Isfahan

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Brilliant, tree-shaded and clean Esfahan has all the fabulous monuments you can wish for, but outside its evening Eman Square it lacks a bit of atmosphere.
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