Azerbaijan Museum is the major archaeological and historical museum in Tabriz, in the northwest part of Iran (East Azerbaijan province). It was established on April 1958. The museum consists of three major halls, a side yard, office rooms and a library. It mostly contains objects discovered from excavations in Iranian Azerbaijan, also some artworks and sculptures of artists. Its library contains more than 2500 books, both handwritten and printed, about history, archaeology, art and Iranian culture. Apart from National Museum of Iran in Tehran, Azerbaijan Museum has the largest collection belonging to different periods of Iran's history.

The museum has three galleries. The first gallery bears the oldest remains from 5th millennium BC until Sassanian dynasty (212-656 AD). The museum's monuments include goddesses, Rhytons, two skeletons (male and female) and a carved slab of marble known as Bism Allah-Stone. The second gallery consists of two parts: one for Islamic archeology and another part for coins and seals. Part one involves pottery dated from the 10th to the 19th centuries. The coins of this gallery (part two), began with the Achamenid dynasty and end in the Qajar dynasty. The displayed seals and stamps date from the third millennium BC to Islamic eras.

The third gallery includes some sculptures made by Ahad Hosseini. They are made of plaster and represent the sculptor's own image about the fate of mankind in the 20th century.

In the yard of museum some stone figurines, statues, rams and inscriptions are kept.

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Tabriz has a long and turbulent history with its oldest civilization sites dating back to 1,500 BC. It contains many historical monuments representing the transition of Iranian architecture in its long historical timelines. Most of the preserved historical sites in the city belong to Ilkhanid (of Mongol Empire), Safavid, and Qajar area,[10][11][12] among them is the grand Bazaar of Tabriz which is inscribed as a World Heritage Site in 2010.[13][14] From the early modern era, the city was pivotal in the development, movement, and economy of three neighboring regions, namely that of the Caucasus, Eastern Anatolia, and central Iran.[15] From the 19th century, it became the most important city in the country in numerous respects.

Huge lake Urmia (6000 sq KM) is so super-sulty (460 gr salt per a liter!!!!) That you can't just sink! Even you ca n sit on the water!!! The most important thing is that a kind of worm named "Artimesia" is living inside this super salty lake!!!!!

It is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve since 1976. These days it started to die like Aral sea. It attracts plenty of seasonal migratory birds like flamingos. It will give you best view for photographing specially in sunset. It is one of the special natures in the world.

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There is a village like Kappadocia ( in Turkey ) named Kandovan village in south west of Tabriz. It is a photogenic settlement of troglodyte homes and storage barns carved out of curiously eroded rocks. The most important point is that original native people are living inside that rocky houses yet! Over there is the most popular destination for tourists that traveled to north west of Iran. But natural-historical-oddy houses is not the only subject in this tour. Also you can visit 400 years old tree and historical-under ground houses in the way! I will stop the car for you and you can also visit them for free. You can use fresh air there near Mt Sahand and hicke some! Also the village and green nature around it is very suitable place for photographing. There is many shops for Iranian handcrafts and also special honey for this village. So you can enjoy shopping then! Read more: http://www.synotrip.com/tours/tabriz-0/iran-tour-guide/kavdovan-village#ixzz3MpEit5TC

Kandovan is a village in the Sahand Rural District, in Tabriz, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. This village exemplifies man-made cliff dwellings which are still inhabited. Sugarloaf Village KANDOVAN old houses have the history of 700 years and matchless landscape. The troglodyte homes, excavated inside volcanic rocks and tuffs similar to the dwellings in the Turkish region of Cappadocia, are locally called "Karaan". Karaans were cut into the Lahars (volcanic mudflow or debris flow) of Mount Sahand.

 The world's third largest reef hotel is located in this village. Rocky Hotel KANDOVAN the first type of hotel "Boutique" of Iran, with a variety of rocky and Sugarloaf suites is a place to reconcile human with its surrounding environment. Having established boutique hotel, It enjoys different manifestation and encourage tourists to travel to the good climate in the country on the slope one of the most beautiful mountain ranges.

Qara kilisa or Black church It's the best maintained of all Iran's medieval churches.
It also known as Kalisa-ye Tadi (Church of St Thaddaeus) for St Thaddaeus (aka Tatavoos) who supposedly founded a church here in AD 43. Some say he came with apostle St Bartholomew, others that he was St Bartholomew. Whatever the case, Thaddaeus preaching proved a little too successful and the jealous Armenian king reacted by killing him and massacring his 3000 converts in AD 66. In a curious twist, Armenia later became the world's first Christian nation (AD 301). Thaddaeus memory was revived with a chapel built here at his supposed grave in AD 371. Mostly rebuilt after an earthquake, the smaller black-and-white-striped chapel section dates from 1319-29. The church was much restored and enlarged in 1810 when the main beige-white stone section was added. This is richly carved with saints, angels, kings and crosses, best observed from the chunky fortress-style walls that surround the church site.
The only Christian services are held during a brilliant thready summer pilgrimage; dates vary and are announced shortly beforehand through the Armenian Prelacy office.I can book this pilgrimage for you.

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