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Photo essay: On the road to Kalat Naderi

by Soroor Ghanimati
03-Apr-2008
 
The region around Kalat Naderi in Khorasan, northeastern Iran, is one of the most beautiful yet remote parts of the country. It is home to a number of Kurdish communities that were forcibly settled there during the Pahlavi era. We passed by a group of Kurdish women and children on our way to Kalat Naderi. Nader Shah Afshar (1688-1747) employed Indian artisans from his conquest of parts of the sub-continent to build a personal monument known as "Ghasr-e Khorshid" (Castle of the Sun) but it was left incomplete after his death. Not far away is also an historic Islamic shrine known as Imam Zadeh Imam Zaman.
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Kurds were moved to Khorasan during the Safavid era

by Rostam-e-Dastan (not verified) on Sat Apr 05, 2008 08:05 PM PDT

Ben is right. Kurds were moved to Khorasan during the Safavid era -- more specifically during Shah Abbas era.


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I wish I was there

by urstruly (not verified) on Sat Apr 05, 2008 11:05 AM PDT

Looks like a nice life...


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Simply Magnificent - Thank You!

by Anonymous-2 (not verified) on Fri Apr 04, 2008 05:53 PM PDT

These are some of the most beautiful pictures I have seen!! From its north to its south, east and west each region of Iran is beautiful because of its diversity of people and scenary!

Thank you for giving us a glimpse of yet another amazing region of our country.


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Tafreshi

Soroor Ghanimati: Excellent!

by Tafreshi on Fri Apr 04, 2008 01:12 PM PDT

 

 

These are simple, beautiful pictures. Simple and beautiful like the faces of the women and the landscape in these pictures.
They take me back to the land I left years ago.
This is one of the reasons why I check Iranian website on a daily basis.
Keep more pictures coming. My compliments to the editor/s of this website.


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Ben Madadi

During Pahlavi???

by Ben Madadi on Fri Apr 04, 2008 05:54 AM PDT

I knew they were moved to Khorasan during Safavid and Qajar 9especially Safavid) era, not the Pahlavi era. Am I wrong?


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Majid

Zendo.....

by Majid on Fri Apr 04, 2008 08:25 AM PDT

 

KALAT is , as you know a general name for some specific geographical trails and environments for that part of our "MIHAN"

 

This is the area of "Bakhsh-e Chenaaran", far from sabzevaar.

It's (or KAAR DEH was) about 50-60 Kilometer North East of the city of Mash'had .


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Beautiful and informative

by Zando-Human-Yassan (not verified) on Thu Apr 03, 2008 08:53 PM PDT

Great work, a fresh experience after seeing all those cafe and restaurant of Shemiran that everyone photographs.

MAJID:
I was in Sabzevar during Sepah Danesh! There were also a few Kalats in that area. Can you tell me the proximity of this Kalat to Mashad and or Sabzever?
Funny, it took me to my days of service as well...


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Majid

I can't believe this

by Majid on Thu Apr 03, 2008 07:03 PM PDT

I spent 18 months in this region, (KAAR-DEH to be exact)! as a literacy corp "Sepaah-e daanesh" back in the days!

Seeing this pictures took me back to ...........Holy Moly!

Thanks for this wonderful pics.


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farokh2000

Beautiful

by farokh2000 on Thu Apr 03, 2008 02:00 PM PDT

Thanks for sharing. These are beautiful Pictures.


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