Itinerary
- IRAN
- Orumieh: ++Kara Kelina (Armenian church of St Taddeus, earliest church in the world), +Takht Suleiman (pre-Mongol fort)
- +Tabriz (+Blue Mosque, villages, eg Kandovan)
- +Mauselum in Sultaniyeh (nortwestern Iran)
- Kermanshan: +Tag-e Bostan (4th AD), ++Tablet of Darius and sculpture on Bisotun mountain (5th BC), Anubanini sculptures (2800 BC)
- Ahwaz: +++Chogha Zanbil (Elamite 1250-500 BC), +Susa (3000-320 BC)
- Hamadan
- Caspian Sea
- +Mashhad (near border with Turkmenistan): ++Gawhar Shad mosque (1400), Ferdousi tomb, museum Harooneih, Ghazali tombs, shrine of Imam Reza
- Sultaniya: +Mongol mausoleum of Oljeyetu (1317)
- IRAQ
- Ctesiphon
- Ur
- Nineveh
- Nimrud
- Babylon
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Notes
Trip difficulty: moderate to strenuous
Length: 15 days
Season: Spring/Fall
Approximate cost: $2,500
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