This is the wrong place to finish that class paper on Satanic Verses and shouldn't be on your A-list for an all-over tan, but Iran does have a vast amount to offer the traveller who doesn't mind cover
July 15, 2006 (Press Release) --
Intro
This is the wrong place to finish that class paper on Satanic Verses and shouldn't be on your A-list for an all-over tan, but Iran does have a vast amount to offer the traveller who doesn't mind covering up (preferably not in that Reagan poncho), and eschewing ale and heartfelt feminist discourse. Visitors will find it hard to reconcile their own experiences with the pronouncements that Iran is part of an "axis of evil". For culture seekers, Iran has magnificent ruins of ancient cities, plus glorious mosques and mausoleums, and museums so interesting they're bound to leave your feet sore. The more adventurous can enjoy trekking, budget-priced skiing, or shocking Iranian picnickers by swooping off cliffs strapped to a hang-glider cannily concealed in a backpack.
Warning
Iran is considered safe and secure for travellers, although it's best to keep abreast of world events that might have repercussions in Iran and to avoid political demonstrations and gatherings wherever possible.
Visitors wishing to travel to Bam and Kerman are advised to travel with tour groups organised by travel agencies approved by the Iranian government. Potentially perilous areas in Iran include the western border with Iraq and the eastern borders with Afghanistan and Pakistan. Overland travel to Pakistan is not recommended.
Destination Facts
Area: 1,648,000 sq km (642,720 sq mi)
Population: 66 million
Capital city: Tehran (pop 12 million)
People: Persian (Farsis) (65%), Azari (25%), Arab (4%), Lors (2%), Turkmen (2%), Kurdish, Armenian, Jewish
Language: Persian
Religion: Shi'ite Muslim (89%), Sunni Muslim (10%), Zoroastrian, Jewish, Christian, Baha'i (1%)
Government: Islamic Republic
Spiritual leader: Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei
President: Hojjat-ol-Eslam Seyed Mohammed Khatami
Source: http://www.yahoo.com
This is the wrong place to finish that class paper on Satanic Verses and shouldn't be on your A-list for an all-over tan, but Iran does have a vast amount to offer the traveller who doesn't mind covering up (preferably not in that Reagan poncho), and eschewing ale and heartfelt feminist discourse. Visitors will find it hard to reconcile their own experiences with the pronouncements that Iran is part of an "axis of evil". For culture seekers, Iran has magnificent ruins of ancient cities, plus glorious mosques and mausoleums, and museums so interesting they're bound to leave your feet sore. The more adventurous can enjoy trekking, budget-priced skiing, or shocking Iranian picnickers by swooping off cliffs strapped to a hang-glider cannily concealed in a backpack.
Warning
Iran is considered safe and secure for travellers, although it's best to keep abreast of world events that might have repercussions in Iran and to avoid political demonstrations and gatherings wherever possible.
Visitors wishing to travel to Bam and Kerman are advised to travel with tour groups organised by travel agencies approved by the Iranian government. Potentially perilous areas in Iran include the western border with Iraq and the eastern borders with Afghanistan and Pakistan. Overland travel to Pakistan is not recommended.
Destination Facts
Area: 1,648,000 sq km (642,720 sq mi)
Population: 66 million
Capital city: Tehran (pop 12 million)
People: Persian (Farsis) (65%), Azari (25%), Arab (4%), Lors (2%), Turkmen (2%), Kurdish, Armenian, Jewish
Language: Persian
Religion: Shi'ite Muslim (89%), Sunni Muslim (10%), Zoroastrian, Jewish, Christian, Baha'i (1%)
Government: Islamic Republic
Spiritual leader: Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei
President: Hojjat-ol-Eslam Seyed Mohammed Khatami
Source: http://www.yahoo.com
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