IRAN

Welcome toIran

Welcome to what could be the friendliest country on earth.

Iran is the jewel in Islam's crown, combining glorious
architecture with a warm-hearted welcome.

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HISTORY
• Iran is home to one of the world's oldest continuous major civilizations, with
historical and urban settlements dating back to 4000 BC.

• The Medes unified Iran as a nation and empire in 625 BC.

• Iran had been a monarchy ruled by a shah, or emperor, almost without

interruption from 1501 until the 1979 Islamic revolution, when Iran officially
became an Islamic Republic on 1 April 1979.

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Pre-Islamic
• Before Iran was called Iran, and before
Iranians lived there, a different group
of people lived in Iran. These people
were called the Elamites.

• The Elamites lived in a kingdom

called Elam.

• Elam was conquered by Iranian

peoples, such as the Medes (a type of
Iranian), because the Elamites became
weak after fighting the Assyrian people
(a different people) for too long. 4
Islamic Persia
• Other people took Persia by fighting, like
the Arabs (7th century), Turks (10th
century) and Mongols (13th century).
However, Iran has always maintained a
distinct culture and continued to
survive.
• Most of Britain's oil was pumped
from Iran at the time. This move was
seen as a danger to Great
Britain's security and empire, so they
tried to overthrow the government but
failed. After this they convinced
the United States
through diplomacy that the government
of Iran was a communist threat. 5
Islamic Republic
• The Shah ruled in Iran for 38 years.
• When he left Iran
the Iranian government was changed to
an Islamic Republic by Islamic Revolution.
• Iran does not recognize Israel as a state.
Iran, along with most Arab countries
believe that Israel does not have
the right to occupy the land of
Palestinians.
• Iran has long borders in common
with Iraq. (The words "Iran" and "Iraq" are
similar only in Latin alphabet.
In Arabic and Persian, they are written
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When to travel to
Iran?
• Considering the vast territory of Iran,
there are different regions in
different times in a given time. The
climate can be according to where
you are. Wet, dry, warm or cold.

• July is the hottest month in Iran.

• In winter, it is also possible to see

significant snowfall in certain areas.

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When to travel to
Iran?
• In general, spring and autumn are the best
time to visit Iran, although the weather may
be slightly driven by winter cold or summer
heat.
• The most accurate time from mid-April to
early June and late September-early
November. You can also experience
charming weather during the months of
January and February in the Gulf.
• These months are the best time for
tourism. In other months of the year, in
some areas, there will be very cold or very
hot air for those who are not familiar with
such widespread weather conditions.
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When to travel to
Iran?
Due to the summer heat and the
weather, the cold and often cold
winter, spring and autumn are
very short seasons in Iran. While
the summer is usually warm, but
the winter temperatures
Especially in the mountains is
often below zero.

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TERHAN
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Tehran
• Tehran is the capital of Iran
• Tehran is the most populous city in Iran and Western
Asia
• Tehran was first chosen as the capital of Iran by Agha
Mohammad Khan of the Qajar dynasty in 1796
• October 6 is marked as Tehran Day based on a 2016
decision by members of the City Council, celebrating
the day when the city was officially chosen as the
capital of Iran by the Qajar dynasty back in 1907.

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Cinema Museum of Iran
• Cinema Museum of Iran is located
inside a Persian garden called Ferdows.
This pleasant garden is nearly at the
end of memorable Vali-e Asr Street.
• Over the years, this mansion had been
experienced so many different
functions, from being a high school to
an art and cultural center. Finally, in
1937, Dr. Afshar Yazdi gradually bought
this garden and surrounding
properties and in 1957 he turned this
place to a cultural center. Since 2002,
this place has served as Cinema
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Cinema Museum of Iran

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Milad Tower
• Milad Tower, also known as the Tehran
Tower, is a multi-purpose tower in
Tehran, Iran. It is the sixth-tallest
tower and the 24th-tallest
freestanding structure in the world.
• It is located between Qarb Town and
the district of Gisha, with the 435
meters from the base to the tip of the
antenna. The head consists of a large
pod with 12 floors, the roof of which is
at 315 meters.

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 Milad Tower
• It is a part of the International Trade
and Convention Center of Tehran
contains a five-star hotel, a convention
center, a world trade center and an IT
park.
• Milad Tower’s antenna mast has a
steel structure with a 6-meter
diameter and its highest part turns
into a 60-centimeter square. And the
zone is a special floor for the times of
crisis and fire. It has a capacity to hold
up to 600 people

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Golestan Palace
• Golestan Palace is of the oldest
historical place in the capital of Iran.
The other name of this Iran’s tourist
attraction is the Palace of Flowers.
• When you enter the Golestan palace
you will feel the successful integration
of earlier Iranian crafts and
architecture of Qajar with Western
influences of 18th century. This
masterpiece was a seat for
government of the family of Qajar that
came into power in 1779 and made
Tehran as the capital of the Iran.
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Golestan Palace

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Shiraz
Shiraz
• The fifth-most-populous city of Iran and the capital
of Fars Province (Old Persian as Pars).
• It has a moderate climate and has been a regional
trade center for over a thousand years. Shiraz is one
of the oldest cities of ancient Persia.
• Shiraz is known as the city of poets, literature, wine
(despite Iran being an Islamic republic since 1979),
and flowers. It is also considered by many Iranians to
be the city of gardens, due to the many gardens and
fruit trees that can be seen in the city, for example
Eram Garden.

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Nasir al-Mulk Mosque
• also known as the Pink Mosque a
traditional mosque in Shiraz, Iran.
• The mosque includes extensive
coloured glass in its facade, and
displays other traditional elements
such as the Panj Kāse ("five concaved")
design.
• It is named in popular culture as the
'Pink Mosque', due to the usage of a
considerable number of pink-colored
tiles for its interior design.
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Nasir al-Mulk Mosque

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Eram Garden
• is a historic Persian garden in
Shiraz, Iran.
• It belonged to the leaders of
Qashqai tribe before being
confiscated by the central
government. The garden, and the
building within it, are located at
the northern shore of the Khoshk
River in the Fars province.

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Eram Garden

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Shapouri House
• Is an early 20th-century Persian
building and garden in the city of
Shiraz, Iran.
• This building is in the old central
region of Shiraz, known as Anvari. This
building is unique and very innovative.
• This nice house is located in city centre
(Anvari Street) of Shiraz and is
recorded as an Iranian national
monument.

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Shapouri House

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Shapouri House
• Is an early 20th-century Persian
building and garden in the city of
Shiraz, Iran.
• This building is in the old central
region of Shiraz, known as Anvari. This
building is unique and very innovative.
• This nice house is located in city centre
(Anvari Street) of Shiraz and is
recorded as an Iranian national
monument.

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Yazd
 Yazd
• The city is located in southeast of Esfahan , and it is
currently the 15th largest city in Iran.
• Because of generations of adaptations to its desert
surroundings, Yazd has a unique Persian architecture.
It is nicknamed the "City of Windcatchers“ from its
many examples.
• Yazd is an important centre of Persian architecture.
Because of its climate, it has one of the largest
networks of qanats in the world, and Yazdi qanat
makers are considered the most skilled in Iran.

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Jameh Mosque
• The Jāmeh Mosque of Isfahān was the
grand, congregational mosque (Jāmeh)
of Isfahān city
• The mosque was the result of
continual construction, reconstruction,
additions and renovations on the site
from around 771 to the end of the
20th century.

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Jameh Mosque

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Amir Chakhmaq
Complex
• The Amir Chakhmaq Complex is a
prominent structure in Yazd, Iran,
noted for its symmetrical sunken
alcoves.
• At night, the building is lit up after
twilight hours after sun set with
orange lighting in the arched alcoves
which makes it a spectacle.

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Amir Chakhmaq
Complex

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IRANIAN ARCHITECTURE
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 IRANIAN ARCHITECTURE
• In this architecture, there are no trivial
buildings; even garden pavilions have
nobility and dignity, and the humblest
caravanserais generally have charm.
• In expressiveness and communicativity,
most Persian buildings are lucid-even
eloquent.
• The combination of intensity
and simplicity of form provides immediacy,
while ornament and, often, subtle
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 IRANIAN ARCHITECTURE
• Iranian architecture makes use of abundant
symbolic geometry, using pure forms such
as the circle and square, and plans are
based on often symmetrical layouts
featuring rectangular courtyards and halls.

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 IRANIAN ARCHITECTURE
• The columned porch, or talar, seen in the
rock-cut tombs near Persepolis, reappear in
Sassanid temples, and in late Islamic times
it was used as the portico of a palace or
mosque, and adapted even to the
architecture of roadside tea-houses.

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Travel Expenses

TRAVEL FEE FOOD HOTEL SHOPPING! PASALUBONG TOTAL

#SELFLOVE

P 34,700.00
MNL TO IRAN

P 3,600.00
DAY 1 P 8,700.00 P 35,000.00 P 50,000.00

P 5,000.00 P 8,700.00
DAY 2

P 18,000.00 P 6,500.00
DAY 3

P 9,400.00 P 6,500.00
DAY 4

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Travel Expenses

FOOD HOTEL SHOPPING! PASALUBONG TOTAL

#SELFLOVE

P 15,000.00 P 7,700.00
DAY 5

P 4,700.00 P 7,700.00 P 30,000.00 P 45,000.00

DAY 6

P 38,700.00
IRAN TO MNL Total:55,000 TOTAL:389,900

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