Iranian Leopards are very hard to see. After 6 months try for photography of this very hard subject, in early morning of November 2005 in one quick sighting, I shot the photo. (November 2005)

Tandoureh National Park and Protected Area (Northeastern of Iran)
Daregaz City, Razavi Khorasan Province
Photo: Seyed Babak Musavi

The Shooshtar Waterfalls are considered to be an attractive historical site. They are located alongside a branch of the Gerger, near Sika. These waterfalls were constructed in the year 1233 AH, in order to protect the Mizan Dam. In the same year in order to prevent the destruction of the dam, another dike was constructed. Thence outlets of the Mizan Dam was blocked and the course of Gerger River dried up.

The Gerger Dam was also constructed on the course of this river and some holes were constructed on the top of this dam, between the two scarps of the river overlooking the valley of Gerger River in the midst of the rocks in order to conduct the water to flow through the holes, thus creating the present waterfalls.

In this way the probability of the destruction of dam decreased. Since the construction of the Koohrang Tunnel which transfers the water from the Karoon to the Zayandeh Rood River, and with the construction of Shahid Abbaspour Dam, the flow of the waterfalls have considerably decreased. But need less to say that these waterfalls are still interesting and wonderful, and account for as one of the most important attractive sites of Shooshtar city.

Photo: Ehsan Mohammadi (picasaweb.google.com/ehsanm1986/)

Photo by Hamed Saber (.flickr.com/photos/hamed/)

Iran enjoys significant potentialities in tourism, with the 70-degree Lout Desert, the world's hottest place, being a case in point.

Some 70 degrees Celsius (158 degrees Fahrenheit) in the shadow is the hottest temperature recorded for a desert - and the spot happens to be in Iran.

The desert is so awe-inspiring that penetrating its unfathomable charm and mystery has turned out to be an unattainable desire of nature travelers. (Photo: Abbas Jafari)

Saraye Moshir, an old caravansary in the Bazaar-e Vakil, at Shiraz, Fars province, Iran
Photo: Ehsan Mohammadi (picasaweb.google.com/ehsanm1986/)

Rishkhar Village, near Kabkan and Darbandi Zhour (Daregaz City, Razavi Khorasan)

Photo: Ehsan Mohammadi (picasaweb.google.com/ehsanm1986/)

Iran enjoys significant potentialities in tourism, with the 70-degree Lout Desert, the world's hottest place, being a case in point.

Some 70 degrees Celsius (158 degrees Fahrenheit) in the shadow is the hottest temperature recorded for a desert - and the spot happens to be in Iran.

The desert is so awe-inspiring that penetrating its unfathomable charm and mystery has turned out to be an unattainable desire of nature travelers. (Photo: Abbas Jafari)

Photo: Alireza Najafian (flickr.com/photos/alirezanajafian/)