Get a Handle on the Holiday Season and the Accompanying Stress by Danny Jackson, Cht. Act Now Wellness Center 11/02/2010 The Holiday Seasons are closing in once again and you're not feeling very cheerful? If merriment sounds a lot more like misery, or you simply don't feel very chipper, even worse you may be feeling anxious, stressed, or just plain blue, this year we have a host of proven solutions for you.Simple, affordable...more
History of Mashad is all about the transformation of a small village to a flourishing city it is today. It dates back to 9th century when it was known by the name of Sanabad. The governor of Khorasan called Hamid ibn Qahtabi had a summer palace in this place. When the Abbasid caliph Harun al-Rashid was passing through this town in 808, he became sick and died. The region under the Hamid ibn Qahtabi palace served as the burial ground of this...more
History of Tabriz tells us that it dates back to 3rd or 4th century when the Sassanid dynasty ruled over Persia. As Arabs' conquest of Iran took place, Tabriz was not given any importance. The Arabs concentrated more on Ardebil instead of this city to get together the Iranian armies in Azerbaijan, which suggests that it was nowhere like the big town it is today. When Muslims took over the control of Iran, the city was populated by the Arab tribe Azd which hailed from Yemen. The development of the town was truly made when Zubaidah, the wife of Harun-al-Rashid, the Abbasid caliph, took over the reconstruction of Tabriz in 791.From Village To CityBefore you order a tour to Iran, you can find out all about the Mongols' invasion, after which Tabriz was made the capital of the Ilkhanid rulers. This ended when Timur attacked in 1392. Arghun Khan of the Ilkhanid dynasty loved this place and made it the capital followed by Ghazan Khan who built many walls, public buildings, caravansaries and educational facilities. It can be known from the history of Tabriz that a Jewish community stayed in the place in the Middle Ages. The city served as the capital of Kara Koyunlu state in Azerbaijan from...more
History of Ahvaz takes you back to the time when the name was coined in Darius' epigraph. The Naqsh-Rostam inscription also carries this word in the form of "Khaja" or "Khooja". Initially, this city was called Ohrmazd-Ardaser and it dates back to the time when the Sassanid dynasty was established. It was built overlaying the old city of Taryana...more
You can travel to Semnan by taking the route connecting Tehran with Khorassan province. The beginning of the 10th century saw the city as an important place under the Al Ziyad dynasty and then the Al Booyeh dynasty. The Turks of Qaz were responsible for the destruction of the town in 1027 which was followed soon after by the Mongol invasion in...more
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Pilgrimage Tour to Himalayas Himalayan region in India is a paradise full of intense spirituality and inhabited by people with faith in Gods and Goddesses. Presence of a large number of holy places and temples in the lap of Himalayas is a...more
Fishing Trip Alaska and You The best destination to go to on your next trip is to go on a fishing trip Alaska. Why? Fishing is known to be a great hobby and it is irresistible. All who tried it has not said one negative word about it. Some...more
History of Qom dates back to the 5th millennium BC when many people resided in the city. There are many ancient buildings, relics and texts which indicate the town was a regional one and named Kum. When the Arabs invaded Iran in the 7th century, they...more
Reginald Dwight, now known as Sir Elton John, has grabbed the headlines once again with the birth of his son, Zachary Jackson Levon Furnish-John. Celebrity gossip suggests that the day of his birth, being Christmas day, 2010 may have been planned as...more
According to Iranian myths, the history of Damghan begins with the construction of this place by Hooshang, who was credited with the establishment of the Pishdadi dynasty in Iran, and was the great grandson of Keyumars. The town had many names and...more
Your travel to Shahroud will take you to the largest city of Semnan province. It is located 410 km from Tehran as well as from Mashad, making a junction with the Gorgan road. It is bordered on the north by the Alborz mountains and in the south, by...more