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Tehran traffic
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View of north Tehran, the Telecom tower and the Alborz Mountains from my hotel room
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My hotel room at the Laleh hotel
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Mesopotamian pottery, National Museum of Iran, Tehran
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Mithras bull statue, National Museum of Iran, Tehran
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Laws of Hammurabi stele (replica), National Museum of Iran, Tehran
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Laws of Hammurabi stele (replica) (close up), National Museum of Iran, Tehran
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Laws of Hammurabi stele (replica) (top), National Museum of Iran, Tehran
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Bronze plaque with Gilgamesh motif, National Museum of Iran, Tehran
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Darius holds court - limestone bas relief from the Audience Hall at Persepolis, National Museum of Iran, Tehran
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Darius's courtiers, head of the army and chief priest - limestone bas relief from the Audience Hall at Persepolis, National Museum of Iran, Tehran
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Chief architecht approaches Darius at court - limestone bas relief from the Audience Hall at Persepolis, National Museum of Iran, Tehran
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Medean bodyguards at court - limestone bas relief from the Audience Hall at Persepolis, National Museum of Iran, Tehran
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Headless statue of Darius, from Persepolis, National Museum of Iran, Tehran
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Inscription by Xerxes, cuneform, from Persepolis, National Museum of Iran, Tehran
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Replica of bull's head capital for columns at Persepolis, National Museum of Iran, Tehran
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Farsi inscription at the entrance to the National Museum of Iran, Tehran
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Persian carpet, at the National Carpet Museum, Tehran (1)
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Persian carpet, at the National Carpet Museum, Tehran (2)
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Zodiac motif persian carpet, at the National Carpet Museum, Tehran (3)
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Shah Abbas (with a fine moustache) persian carpet, at the National Carpet Museum, Tehran (4)
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Borj-e Milad - Tehran's telecom tower, with the Alborz mountains in the background
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Fruitseller stall, just off the motorway from Tehran to Hamadan
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Futuristic power station, just off the motorway from Tehran to Hamadan
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Tea sellers with tea kettle, at our tea stop on the road to Hamadan
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Mehran makes a call / View from the tea stop on the road to Hamadan
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The tea house on the way to Hamadan
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That's snow in them thar hills
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Petrol station with a message at the lunch stop en route to Hamadan
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USD 100 chocolate bar, imported from Turkey