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Central Iran Voyage Tips and guide

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    Central Iran lies at the heart of the country, home to major cities and travel destinations like Shiraz and Isfahan, the capital Tehran, and the holy city of Qom.

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    Map of Central Iran


      Fars
    the original homeland of the Persian people
      Isfahan (province)
      Kerman (province)
    a paradise for palaeontologists
      Semnan (province)
      Qom (province)
      Tehran (province)
    Iran's most densely populated region, with Mount Damavand reaching 5,678 m
      Yazd (province)
    situated at an oasis where the deserts Dasht-e Kavir and Dasht-e Lut meet

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    • 1 Pasargad — the first capital of the Achaemenid Empire, and home to the Tomb of Cyrus.
    • 2 Persepolis — a historical site 60 km north of Shiraz that used to be a ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire. The earliest remains of Persepolis date back to 515 BC.

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    Two great deserts extend over much of central Iran: the Dasht-e Lut is covered largely with sand and rocks, and the Dasht-e Kavir is covered mainly with salt. Both deserts are inhospitable and virtually uninhabited. The city of Yazd is in an oasis between the two.

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