Kashan

Kashan is a city in the Isfahan province of Iran. Kashan is the first of the large oasesalong the Qom-Kerman road which runs along the edge of the central deserts ofIran. Its charm is thus mainly due to the contrast between the parched immensitiesof the deserts and the greenery of the well-tended oasis. Archeological discoveries inthe Sialk Hillocks which lie 2.5 miles (4 km) west of Kashan reveal that this regionwas one of the primary centers of civilization in pre-historic ages. Hence Kashandates back to the Elamite period of Iran.The Sialk ziggurat still stands today in thesuburbs of Kashan after 7000 years. After world known Iranian historical cities suchas Isfahan and Shiraz, Kashan is a common destination for foreign tourists due tonumerous historical places.Kashan Province is renowned over the centuries for itsceramic tiles, potter) textiles, carpets and silk, Kashan is an attractive oasis townand also the birthplace of the famous poet Sohrab and the artist Sepehria. Kashan isalso of interest for its connections with Shah Abbas it was favorite town of his, andhe beautified it and asked to be buried here. There are a surprising number of thingsto see in and around Kashan, so it's an ideal place to stop for a day or two

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Tabatabei House

The Borujerdi House is a historic house in Kashan, Iran.

The house was built in 1857 by architect Ustad Ali Maryam, for the wife of SeyyedMehdi Borujerdi, a wealthy merchant. The wife came from the affluent Tabatabaeifamily, which Seyyed Mehdi fall in love with her and built this house for her.

It consists of a rectangular beautiful courtyard, delightful wall paintings by the royalpainter Saniolmolk, and three 40 meter tall wind towers which help cool the house tounusually cool temperatures. It has 3 entrances, and all the classic signatures oftraditional Persian residential architecture, such as a biruni yard (exterior yard) and adaruni yard (andarun) (interior yard). The house took eighteen years to build using150 craftsmen.

Fin Garden

A garden was made near the village of Fin by Shah Abbas 1. Most of the presentgarden, which is in good condition, dates from the nineteenth century. Approx 1.5ha is enclosed by a high curtain wall with circular towers. Water is supplied by aspring and a qanat. The plan is a sophisticated charharbagh with grids of canals andpaths. The canals are lined with blue-green tiles, a colour which contrastswonderfully with the desert outside the garden walls. In her book on Gardens ofPersia (2003, p 94), Penelope Hobhouse comments that the Fin garden can hold itsown 'with the great gardens of the world'.But the Lonely Planet guide to Iran (2001,p 279) reports that some visitors are disappointed. The garden needs a restorationplan and could become a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Donald Newton Wilber wrote (in Persian gardens and pavilions, 2nd edn 1979, p90):'Fin merits close attention because it is an admirable example of the monumentalroyal garden, and because it is the very epitome of the Persian garden - this singleexample displaying all the most desired features and elements... The gardenexpresses a series of accentuared contrasts between the arid, inhospitable landscapeoutside the walls and the lush foliage within. Outside, water is scarce and precious;here it flows with superabundance to produce a dense jubgle of growth. Themonotone of the landscape is replaced by the colors of foliage, of flowers, of bluetiles, of fountains, and of painted plaster and woodwork, Axial symmetry contrastswith areas of almost impenetrable growth. The plan of Fin calls sharply to mind thePersian garden carpet, for all elements of multiple channels, orchards, flowers, andpavilions are present in similar relationship. At Fin, all the channels are lined, sidesand bottom, with blue faience tiles so that the very water seems bright and gay untilit flows into one of the larger pools, lined with great trees. The largest pool mirrorsthe remains of the central pavilion, ascribed to Fath Ali Shah' The garden wasrepaired in 1935 and Wilber called for restoration of the central pavilion, which hasseen been effected.

Borujerdi House

It is located on Alavi Street, district Soltan Amir Ahmad and was built by abusinessman named Hassan Natanzi. The house appellation refers to the businessand profession of Hassan Natanzi as he had great commercial relations withBoroujerd city. According to the inscriptions observed in back yard of the coveredsides skylight, date of this unique construction refers to Qajar era, which is shownon the inscription, it was finished in ١٨٧٣.

The house includes an exterior and two interior yards were all constructed in an areaof about ٣٥٠٠ . The exterior yard which is the most comprehensive house with anarea of ٢٠٠٠ , has been more used for guests and their welcome and holdingceremonies and parties and interior yards were mostly used by the family.

Entrance way into the interior part, is a long sloped corridor which prevents directview to the interior parts of the house. The corridor connects to the belvederelocated on north of the yard. Behind the spacious belvedere there is a five-doorroom which has been the guest reception and three-door rooms are located on itsboth sides. External body of the rooms and the five-door room has been decoratedby delicate artistic stucco (plaster modeling) of plants, flowers and bird designs.

This part of the house has been more used in the winter for its good light-up and isfamous as “winter stay” of the house. The exterior yard was built ٣.٧m lower thanthe alley level, with ٢٠.٣٠*٣٠.٢٠ dimensions and in northeast- to- southwestdirection. A big pool is seen along the yard surrounded by symmetric gardens.

The southern part of the interior yard which was used as the summer stay part, isthe most important and beautiful part of the house and includes a high and prettyvestibule and semi-vestibule porch with two-story rooms and spaces surrounding it.In external view of this façade and on the sides, there are symmetric two-storythree-door rooms and in the middle, there can be seen a high porch with a verybeautiful elegant artistic stucco on its forehead and a unique amazing rhythm of skylights on the round covered dome behind it and also windwards around it, form aproper elegant splendid composition which shows astonishing creativity, genius andartistry of its architect.

Maranjab Desert

Maranjab in the northern city of AranBidgol located in Isfahan province. This desertfrom north to Salt Lake AranBidgol, the West Desert Lakes issue and salt pond anddock Sultan Moreh, from East to desert sand dam and Desert National Park and thesouthern cities of Kashan and AranBidgol limited

SialkZigourats

Sialk is a large ancient archeological site near Kashan, Iran, tucked away in thesuburbs of the city of Kashan, in central Iran, close to Fin Garden. The culture thatinhabited this area has been linked to the ZayandehRud Civilization.

The Sialk ziggurat has 3 platforms, and was built ca. 2900 BC. However, the earliestarcheological remains of the north mound date back to the middle of the 6thmillennium BC, i.e. about 7500 years ago. A joint study between Iran's CulturalHeritage Organization, TheLouvre, and Institute Francais de Recherche en Iran alsoverifies the oldest settlements in Sialk to date back to 5500 BC - 6000 BC.

Sialk is one of four ziggurats built by the Elamite civilization. The other three are:ChoghaZanbil(1250 BC), the Susaziggurat (1800 BC), and Haft Tepe(1375 BC), all inKhuzestan. Sialk is the 32nd and most recent ziggurat to be discovered.

What remains of this 5000-year-old ziggurat is not in a favorable condition like manyother ancient ruins in Iran. At the site, there are actually two structures (necropolis)at Sialk situated several hundred feet from each other. The three platforms of thelarger ziggurat however still remain in place. Not much remains of the smallerstructure. The Louvre has also excavated a cemetery near the structures that havebeen dated as far back as 7500 years.What little is left of the two crumbling Sialkziggurats is now threatened by the encroaching suburbs of the expanding city ofKashan. It is not uncommon to see kids playing soccer amid the ruins, while onlyseveral meters away lie the supposedly "off limit" 5,500 year old skeletonsunearthed at the foot of the ziggurat. The site still remains to be registered as aWorld Heritage Site at UNESCO for protection.

DashteKavir-Salt Desert

Maranjab and Salt Lake AranBidgol a distance of about 35 kilometers northeast ofthe city of Kashan in Isfahan Province Dard.krdAranBidgol functions. The Salt LakeDesert to the north of the West Desert AranBidgol problem and Salt Lake dock anddock-day King of the East Bndryg Desert and Desert National Park and the southerncity of Kashan and AranBidgol is limited. Maranjab has unique natural andhistorical attractions, such as sand dunes, salt lakes, wandering the island, Maranjabinn is hand cut and wells. Wandering Isle and into the salt lake is 10 km from the innMaranjab

Abyaneh

Abyaneh village in the Central District city of Natanz in Isfahan province. The villageis 40 km northwest of Natanz is at the foot of Mount Vulture. The village is one ofthe tallest residential areas in Iran. The village is 2222 meters above sea level. Thevalidity of its diverse vernacular architecture and historic monuments, the famousvillages of Iran.Abyaneh has a temperate climate, with favorable natural position.The village on 30 Persian dateMordad 1354 with registration number 1089 as one ofthe national monuments have already been registered

Niasar cave Kashan

The cave of wonders and rare artefacts. About 1800 to 2000 years ago in themountains vultures over the limestone hills overlooking the NiasarKashan, possiblyfor ritual and religious purposes has been dug tunnels filled with stone zigzaggedwith basic tools.

The cave has a hole or cave president of Weiss known for centuries remainedundiscovered in any of the historical texts and Sarthqyqy recent centuries, anddespite the historical monuments such as temples ZkrsayrNiasar

Qmsrkashan

This area, located about 25 km southwest of Kashan and the surroundingcountryside and good weather Kashan addition to traditional ceremonies Glabgyryworld famous Drqmsr will be held in May each year Miyandeh monuments such asmosques, Pyrdavd Monument, Monument.