Rose Qom
Imam Khomeini Ave. Qom, Iran
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Un autre Téhéran
... mais de nombreuses peintures murales, parfois gigantesques. En grande partie des images rappelant la patrie, les martyres, des symboles. D'autres plus fleuries, plus innocentes. Quelques pochoirs.
Vente de toutes sortes d'objets sur les trottoirs : vêtements, ustensiles de cuisine et récipients alimentaires, brosses à dent, cigarettes à l'unité... De nombreux étals de fruits et légumes, de livres. Des cireurs de chaussures.
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A flighting visit to Qom
... the usual staring, it wasn't as noticeable as in the car.
We had a quick walk around the main square which had a mosque at each end, one of them containing a shrine to Fatimah, Imam Reza’s sister (who?) who died and was inferred here in the 9th century. At first we were refused entry to the shrine, as we were not muslim, but then we went round to a different entrance and spoke to a security guard who led us back to the original entrance where we were ...
Mammouth city
... biggest in Iran. Made up of 10 kilometres of winding shops and alleys it seemed to go on forever, and the pushing and shoving certainly leant it a feeling of importance. It is not known for its architectural appeal, though it did provide lots of secret passageways and hidden staircases to who knows where that were more than enough to keep me occupied for the relatively short time I spent in there.
The Ebrat prison museum was also very interesting. It was here in the ...
Desert Camping south of Tehran
... of the guys set up their camping mats in some shallow caves at the side of the river bed, although Adam had to do some home renovations with a sledge hammer before he was comfortable. We were expecting a good sunset as we were getting close to the southern deserts, but we were disappointed, although it was a pleasant evening once the wind died ...
The Mothership
If there is an intellectal and spiritual home of Iran's theocratic government then Qom is it.
Set up as a rival to the other Sh'ia seat of high religious though and practice in Najaf, Qom is Iran's Vatican City.
Undoubtedly, its main shrine to Fatimeh ...
