Attractive Places in Iran
 
Mashhad
Mashhad is located in the north-eastern of the Iran and it is 909 kilometers from Tehran. Two renowned mountains, Hezar Masjed and Binallod encompass Mashhad and giving it a warm climate in summer and cold in winters. Mashhad started its extension and flourishing from the year 203, when Imam Reza was martyred by the Mamoon, the Abbasi Caliph and was buried in this place. Since then the place was named "Mashhad" meaning the location of " martyrdom". Near to the burial place of Imam Reza( peace be upon him), a mosque was built in the fourth century and since then the constructions and forts have been added continuously. The entire province of Toose including Sanabad was eradicated during the Mongol invasion of Iran. Consequently the residents of Sanabaad moved to Mashhad making it their new home. In the eighth century, the entire area came to be called " Mashhad" which included the residential Sanabad too. When the Teymoor attacked, this area began drawing a lot of attention and in the ninth century "Goharshad", the wife of "Shahrokh Teymoori" built the well-known " Goharshad Mosque" in the vicinity of Imam Reza's shrine. At the same time, King Tahmasb, the king of Safavi dynasty endeavored to improve Mashhad and to renovate the shrine of Imam Reza (greeting to him). Next to holy shrine, there are a number of historical and interesting sights worth seeing. Goharshad Mosque- the burial places of Sheikh Bahai, Sheikh Horr-e-Ameli, Sheikh Tabarsi.
Hamadaan
Hamadan is one of the oldest cities of Iran located in the Alvand mountain slide. Hamadan has an altitude of 1800 meters from the sea level. The tallest mountain in this area is "Alvand" with a hight of 3.746m. Hamadan is very cold in winter, although very moderate in summer. Ancient artifacts discovered in this area are proof of the great eras the city has experienced.The establishment of Hamadaan is attributed to the Mede King, Diyaecho (about 700 B.C.) who built the city in the shape of a stragely fortified palace consisting of seven labyrinthine castles on the famous Mossalla Hill. This palace had about three hundred to one thousand rooms to each of which eight iron doors opened and was called " Hegmataaneh". Hamadaan was once destroyed by Alexander the Great, at another time by the Arabs, and for the third time during the Mongol period, but it was reconstructed every time. Hamadaan with its old age has many historical sights the most important of which are: Ganj-naameh, Sheer Sagi (stone lion ), the Tomb of Baabaa Taaher-e Oryaan, the Tomb of Avicinna, The Tomb of Astro-mark-khai, Gonbad-e Alaviyaan (late Seljukian period, 13th century A.D.), Borj-e ( the tower of ) Ghorbaan, the Mossalla Hill.

Kashan
Kashan is located at southeast of the holy city of Qom. Its north and east boundries border on the great expanse of dry land called Dashte-Kavir. The weather in Kashan is hot and dry with an average annual rainfall of 138 mm. Kashan's important rivers are the Atrak, Kushkrood, Dehnod, Ghamsar and Ghahrood. For agricultural needs and most of other water consumption, it supplies from underground water. There are 60 underground water canals, locally called qanat or Kariz, still in operation. The four major spring of Fin, Niasar, Jushaghan and Camu also provided water.

Kandowan

Kandowan, An Astonishing Carved in Stiff Rocks Kandowan is a village located 50km south from Tabriz. Almost the whole year it is covered with snow and has several valleys around.and it is situated in one of these valleys. It has a fountain which inhabitants believe to have healing effects and it causes all kidney, liver sediments to be removed. Cone shape rocks of Kandowan have been worn off and have got the recent shape with holes inside which have been rebuilt as dwelling houses.
The rocky architecture with wooden ceiling is one of the rarest in its kind for living. The walls of the houses are all from stone and even the entrance door of the old houses is a single piece stone with a low height which causes to bend while passing through.ndowan's rocky architecture together with beautiful scenery has attracted lots of tourists.