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A resident of Abyaneh, one of the oldest cities in Iran.
Date: 10/06/2009
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Abyunaki women do not wear the typically dark chador or hejab (manteau, or trench coat and headscarf) but instead wear a white long scarf with a colorful floral pattern. Men wear blousy black trousers.
Date: 10/06/2009
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The small mountain village is constructed almost completely of red adobe mud brick.
Date: 10/06/2009
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One of the many steep alleyways in the 1,500 year old village of Abyaneh.
Date: 10/06/2009
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Since the village is at a higher elevation, it is cooler here, and gets quite cold in winter. Houses are two-story where most people live on the bottom in the summer, and on the top in winter, according to LP.
Date: 10/06/2009
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An ancient door on the Friday Mosque in Abyaneh, Iran
Date: 10/06/2009
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The little mountain village of Abyaneh, elevation 7,300 ft is built into the side of the mountain to shield from the winter winds.
Date: 10/07/2009
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Mariana (Romania,) Coco (New York,) and me enjoying the cool mountain air and the warm morning sun before breakfast in the Abyaneh Hotel courtyard.
Date: 10/07/2009
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Beautiful roses and bright sun! -- Courtyard of the Abyaneh Hotel
Date: 10/07/2009
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The Abyaneh Hotel where we stayed for one night -- great views of the stars over the mountains from my third floor room!
Date: 10/07/2009
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Driving through the city of Natanz in between Kershan and Esfahan, a city known for it's ceramics, NOT it's nuclear enrichment plant. ("Pay no attention to those anti-aircraft missiles on the left.")
Date: 10/07/2009
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The gate surrounding the Chehel Sotun Palace was lined with billboards, each with a verse from the Holy Qu'ran. This one was my favorite. ;-)
Date: 10/07/2009
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