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Most photogenic places and sceneries
The most photogenic places: A very photogenic scenery is the Dámavand volcano rising above the surrounding landscape. The center of Esfahan is also breathtaking, especially at night The most photogenic scenery: In general, there are very nice scenery of desert cities with dozens of turrets and minarets
People photoshoot
In Iran, people's photography is not very colorful, because thanks to strict religious regulations, most women wear black robes or at least with a headscarf.
Photos of nature
The vast majority of the main monuments are illuminated at night, so it pays to pull a tripod and go on city tours not only during the day, but also in the evening.
How to speak here
Official language: Persian. Other languages: Due to the varied ethnic composition, a number of other languages are spoken here (Kurdish, etc.). World languages: You can speak English relatively well here. Scripture: In Iran, it is written in Arabic script. Fortunately, many important and tourist signs are in Latin.
Population
Nation: More than 60% of Iran's population are Persians. Others: Apart from the Persians, there are many other national minorities, Kurds, Baluchs, Azerbaijanis, Turkmen, etc.
Religion
Main religion: Iran is an Islamic theocratic republic. Most of the population are Shiite Muslims. The Kurds (in the west of the country) and the Baluchs (in the east of the country) are Sunnis. Other religions: Zoroastrianism was the original religion of the whole region before it was pushed out by Islam in the seventh century AD.
Local time
GMT: time shift is +3: 30 hours compared to GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) in summer and +2: 30 in winter Time shift compared to the Czech Republic: +1: 30 hours in summer, +1: 30 hours in winter. Attention, summer time ends in Iran on 21.9
Interesting Websites
The official Iranian tourist site HERE.
