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 which was famous in the Achaemenian times. It is not very clear whether the town of Ahvaz was founded...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 1218. But Semnan again bounced back to prosperity when the Safavid and Qajar kings came to the throne....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 proof of why it is called land of Gods and Goddesses. Be it the northernmost state of Jammu and Kashmir...more
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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 renamed this region as Qom. Umar ibn al-Khattab was the caliph during the invasion by the Arabs. Abu Musa Ash'ari also sent his soldiers to help Arabs fight this town in 645 AD. This resulted in a fierce war between the two sides. The place came into prominence when the Seljuk dynasty ruled here too. When the Mongols entered this region, there was destruction everywhere. When Oljeitu ruled over Iran, the ruling Mongol dynasty called the Ilkhanate converted to Islam. The city then became very popular and underwent a revival. Popularity of Shia IslamHistory of Qom shows that Tamerlane again plundered the city in the 14th century and many people were killed. But when the town again came under the rule of Qara Koyunlu and Aq Koyunlu tribes, followed by the Safavid kings, it again regained its previous glory. The religious shrine in the place became the major cause of the popularity of Qom. By a quick search on the web, you can learn about...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
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