Iran Day 8

Day 8- 17th November 2018



Nasirolmolk mosque


The VIDEO


This is the one with the stained-glass windows.


Fortune shone upon us this morning. Indeed sunlight was abundant and we were at the mosque at the right time when the light rays penetrated at a nice angle.


We weren’t the only ones. Many visitors, some Japanese, several Europeans and other Iranians shared the same idea of capturing the lights at the same time this morning.



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Sepide (taller one)



Ali Ibn Haresh shrine



This next shrine was a small one. The shrine caretakers, a man and a lady, were so hospitable. They actually welcomed us in, and donned the ladies with the long hijabs.


The level of intimacy we had with those in prayer within the shrine was really high. The shrouded ladies behind the frosted glass panels and the older men kneeling with the walls to their backs, palms facing up, in deep silent chanting.


They weren’t disturbed by us, despite being descended upon by a whole host of photographers.


With respect, the whole group of us shot in hushed silence. I was so impressed with the discipline exhibited by the group.



Iran land area is 1685 million square km. Most of Iran is desert. The northern part bear the Caspian Sea has a totally different climate from the rest of the desert. Over the past years, climate changes have resulted in many lakes rivers drying up and as we passed the southern-central parts the dried lake beds were apparent. The Pink Lake (or known as the Salt Lake) is another one of these. Soheila explained in the past, birds used to migrate from Siberia to these lakes during winter but as they have all dried up, the migrations no longer take place. When David asked why was it that we hadn’t seen any oil fields so far on our trip, she explained that the oil fields in Iran are mostly located among the southern coast near the Persian Gulf.



There are two major mountain ranges in Iran. The Alborz Ranges from the north west to the north east. And the Zagros ranges from the north West to the south east. Because of the Alborz, the rain catchment area is confined to the northern parts which leaves these lands green whereas the southern parts of the inland are all arid.

Kerman



Known for its cold winter and hot summers.


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