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Tabriz Bazaar is included on UNESCO World Heritage List. In Iran, bazaar is heart and soul of every city. Let's explore!
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Bazaar encompasses numerous streets, blocks and neighbourhoods. It is often hard to tell where the bazaar ends
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The core of Tabriz bazaar are century-old covered alleys. They stay cool in summer due to the domed construction. Bazaar is a pleasant place to spend a hot summer afternoon
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Here seen inside a jewelry dep't
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Bazaar is divided into areas. Here the clothing section is seen with male traders. Trade is an exclusively male enterprise in Iran
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Trade is a male profession in Iran. Even women's clothing is sold by men
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Women must cover their head in public, but not necessarily hide their whole body underneath a chador. Chadors are more popular in the rural areas and among elderly generation
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Many women don't feel offended by the islamic dress code. Girls from the age of 13 must wear a head scarf too, but many families enforce this rule even earlier
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Tight clothes are allowed in Iran, as long as women cover their heads. Jeans are popular among the young generation
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Some more conservative women fashion
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Women may carry a head scarf of any color and fashion. Outside of cities, the more conservative black scarf and whole-body hijabs are common
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Street vendor hiding from midday sun
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King Solomon
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Lunch break
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Waiting in the company of friends
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Bazaar is a place to see and be seen. Many people come here to chat to friends and acquiantances, drink tea and discuss the neighbors
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Drinking tea from samovar is a popular pastime in Iran. Samovar is a Russian word that found its way into Farsi
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Tea break at work, Tabriz Bazaar, Iran
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Kids having fun at bazaar where fathers work
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Cat's lunch. No worries - the car's parked! But the fish's gone
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Carrier is a popular duty at all Iranian bazaars. The trading area is often located in narrow by-streets, so that cars can't go there. Bringing stuff there and back is the work of manual carriers, may of them old and extremely poor
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Upstairs
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A carrier
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Bazaar includes covered trade area, but also streets and alleys. Tabriz bazaar has no end
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Bazaar carrier
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Bazaar runs through endless covered and open air alleys
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Covered bazaar rows are connected to a number of mosques and hamams. A small door leads to a mosque. You can't miss it thanks to mulla's singing
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Lunch break
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Fashion ranges from convervative islamic clothing to kitch pop
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Cloth section at Tabriz bazaar
