Iran

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Bradt Travel Guides, 2009 - 262 pages
"Its cities are studded with gilded mosques and blue-mosaic shrines built in honour of some of history's greatest leaders; its people are generous and kind to a fault; and its terrain ranges from the ski slopes of Tehran to the sands of the Caspian Sea. Leave your preconceptions on the plane, take a copy of this expanded third edition on tour, and immerse yourself in the unfamiliar - the rewards will be rich."--Page 4 of cover.
 

Contents

Chapter I
6
Geography and climate 3 Natural history
15
People 17 Language 17 Religion 18 Education
21
Red tape 25 Embassies 27 Getting there and away
27
Health 28 Safety 32 What to take 33 Export and import
35
holidays 41 Shopping 44 Culture and entertainment
45
Media and communications 48 Business 50 Cultural
55
Chapter 3
61
Chapter 4
79
Chapter 6
123
Chapter 8
155
Chapter II
205
Chapter 12
227
Appendix I
245
155
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About the author (2009)

The first and second editions of this guidebook were written by Patricia L Baker PhD, an independent lecturer and researcher specialising in Islamic art, who died in August 2008. This edition is updated by her close friend and colleague, Hilary A Smith MPhil, an independent lecturer and guide who first visited Iran in 1976 and has been returning regularly ever since. Hilary Smith MPhil is a guide and lecturer who first visited Iran in 1976 and has been returning regularly ever since.

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