ISFAHAN

Geography and history

Covering an area of 105,937 square kilometers, Isfahan province 17 townships which are: Isfahan, Ardestan, Barkhar and Maymeh, Khomaini-shahr, Khansar, Semirom, Shahreza (Ghomsheh), Faridan,Freydoon-shahr, Falavarjan, kashan, Golpayehgan, Lanjan, Mobarakeh, Naeen, Nadjafabad and Natanz. Isfahan, being the capital
city of the province, is the most populated city of the province.
The most important tourist attractions of Isfahan province are various and significant historical and architectural monument specially in Isfahan city which mostly belong to Saljoughi and Safavid periods. Most of these historical monuments have international value reflecting their antiquity and historical ups and downs in this territory. Among these monuments, it can be pointed out to some of them like Ali - Qapoo edifice, Chelel-Sotoon palace, Siosehpol (33 arches) bridge, Khajoo bridge, Shahrestan bridge, Menar Jonban (shaking minaret), Isfahan and Kashan Bazaars, imam (Naghsh-e-Jahan) square, Boroujerdis' house and tens of other historical and architetural valuable sites scattered all around the province each of them are unique and eye-catching as far as art and beauty are concerned.

Imam Square

Siose Pol Bridge

Ali Ghapoo

Historical

The most important tourist attractions of Isfahan province are various and significant historical and architectural monument specially in Isfahan city which mostly belong to Saljoughi and Safavid periods. Most of these historical monuments have international value reflecting their antiquity and historical ups and downs in this territory.

Among these monuments, it can be pointed out to some of them like Ali - Qapoo edifice, Chelel-Sotoon palace, Siosehpol (33 arches) bridge, Khajoo bridge, Shahrestan bridge, Menar Jonban (shaking minaret), Isfahan and Kashan Bazaars, imam (Naghsh-e-Jahan) square, Boroujerdis' house and tens of other historical and architetural valuable sites scattered all around the
province each of them are unique and eye-catching as far as art and beauty are concerned.

The most important eye-pleasing places of Isfahan are as follows:
Semirom, Shaloora and Kord Olya waterfalls, Vertoon, Khoor Biabanak, Abshar Shah, Deymeh, Molad Ladezh and hot mineral water springs, Ghameshloo and Kolah Ghazi Protected Areas, Several caves,
Ali-Ghapoo, Chehel-Sotoon, Hasht-Behesht palaces and edifices.

Maymeh, Moorcheh-Khort, Maal, and historical villages, Marfa-An, Deeve, and Torshak castles,
Allahverdikhan, Khajoo, Shahrestan, Farnan, and Saadat-Abad histirical bridges, Sheik Alikhan, Mahyar, Sarayeh Sefid, Mirza Koochek-Khan, Khansariha and caravansaries, Jonban (shaking), Chehel Dokhtar, Sareban, Zyar, Rahrowan, Atashkhaneh, Atashkhaneh, Darolzyah, Ghaar, Shaaya, and Goldasteh minarets.

Several historical inscriptions, Old schools of Chaharbagh, Baba ghasem, Molah Abdollah, Mirza
Hasan, Kaseh Garan, Nimavard, Jalalyeh, Shams Abad, and Heydar, Isfahan Bazaars and their appendages, Akhavan, Kharrazi, Pirnya, Jamal, Ghodsieh, Sheikhol-Islam, and houses.
Several Pigeon houses, Imam (Naghsh-e-Jahan)square, Baaz dome, Several eye-catching mosques with amazing architecture and tile -worke, Kooh Sangi fire-temple, Several mausoleums of Iranian Gnostics and poets, Several Imamzadehs, Historical churches in Jolfa.

Khajoo Bridge

Handicrafts Of Isfahan