The center subject of this photograph, circa 1900,... ..., is Ismat al-Muluk, granddaughter of the King of Persia Nasir al-Din Shah, along with some family members... ...ction to the vast archive, and a glimpse into the Persia of 100 years ago.
https://www.neatorama.com/2018/07/22/Womens-Worlds-in-Qajar-Iran/The ancient architectural feature known as windcat... ...stay inside when the sun is baking the earth. The Persian design spread to Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/12/11/The-Windcatchers-of-Persia/The word assassin comes from an old order of warriors who did a lot more than assassinate their enemies -although they did plenty of that, too. In the year 1090, a charismatic man by the name of Hasan-i Sabbah used his...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/01/25/The-Deadly-History-of-Persias-Ancient-Assassins/A massive army of Persian King Cambyses II was said to be swallowed up by t...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/11/09/lost-persian-army-discovered-almost-2500-years-later/This Persian rug is made of colored sand and is located beside...
https://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/07/worlds-largest-sand-carpet/
