Kashan
Kashan is a small oasis city in central Iran lying 180 km south of Tehran on the edges of the Dasht-e Kavir desert. The area has been settled since at least the 4th millenium BC and was one of the main centres of civilisation in pre-historic ages. Kashan is believed to be the origin of the Three Wise Men, the Biblical Magi, who followed the star to Betlehem. Kashan has been destroyed twice by invading armies and was leveled in 1778 by a major earthquake. Kashan receives relatively few tourists. The main attractions are the traditional houses, mansions built by wealthy people during the Qajar era in the 19th century. Examples of these houses are the Abbasi, Ameriha and Tabatabei traditional houses.
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32 photos of the Tabatabei traditional house, the most magnificent of the traditional houses in Kashan
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19 photos of the Abbasian traditional house in Kashan, which consists of six buildings and six courtyards
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10 photos of the Ameriha traditional house, the largest of the traditional houses in Kashan
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21 photos of the Amir Ahmad historical bathhouse, a 16th century public bathhouse in Kashan
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14 miscellaneous photos of Kashan
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9 photos of the Fin garden in Kashan, a pleasant Persian style garden and a UNESCO world heritage site
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Gallery with all images
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