Persian

A recent acquisition. More low-lying than regular catmint (Nepeta × faassenii) and already in bloom, same rich catmint aroma that drives this human kitty nuts. Closeup of a bloom.

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Behind me is Maiden’s Tower. Maiden’s Tower sits on a small islet located at the southern entrance of Bosphorus strait 200m off the coast of Üsküdar in Istanbul, Turkey. Maiden’s Tower was first built by the ancient Athenian general Alcibiades in 408 BC to control the movements of the Persian …

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this is a multi-exposure of the San Bruno fire by an unknown news reporter overlaid in my dining room with persian carpets

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Leila Milani Iranian super model- The Persian girl !!

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As a friend of a friend on facebook said, "You know you’ve finally moved in when you’ve gotten around to hanging up your weapons."

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Sassanian bas-relief at Naqsh-e Rajab, near Persepolis.

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A passage at the Jami Masjid at Mandu/Mandav near Indore, India. —————————————————– Inspired by the great mosque of Damascus, the Jami Masjid was conceived on a grand scale, with a high plinth and a huge domed porch projecting in the centre, the background dominated by similar imposing domes with the …

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The rock tombs of Naqsh-e Rostam, near Persepolis, believed to be where Darius I and II, Artaxerxes I and Xeres I were entombed.

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lama betul rasanya tak singgah ke kedai karpet afghan ni. dulu masa mula2 masuk rumah dan perlu beli karpet memang aku selalu singgah sini. memang berkualiti karpet kat sini. dedign pun lawa. mostly semua karpet sutera asli dari iran. iran pun memang terkenal dengan design2 karpet yang cun2 ni kan.

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پوستر بزرگی که بوسیله بنیاد احمد شاه مسعود در جاده پنجشیر نصب است. یگانه پوستری با نقل قول واقعی مسعود که عمق دیدش را نسبت به حقوق بشر بیان میدارد: "ما به حقوق بشر به حیث یک اصل امکان ناپذیر احترام داریم."!! – احمد شاه مسعود A poster of Ahmad …

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