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دریاچه ارومیه
دریاچه ارومیه در شمال غربی ایران قرار دارد و در میان دو استان آذربایجان شرقی و آذربایجان غربی بخش شده است. دریاچه ارومیه بزرگ‌ترین دریاچه درونْ سرزمینی ایران و دومین دریاچه آب شور دنیا است . آب این دریاچه بسیار شور بوده و عمدتآ از رودخانه‌های زرینه‌رود، سیمینه‌رود، گدار، باراندوز، شهرچای، نازلو و زولا تغذیه می‌شود.
حوضه آبریز دریاچه ارومیه ۵۱۸۷۶ کیلومتر مربع است که پیرامون ۳٪ مساحت کل کشور ایران را دربر می‌گیرد.این حوضه با داشتن دشت‌هایی مانند دشت پیرانشهر سلماس، ارومیه، تبریز، آذرشهر، مراغه، میاندوآب، مهاباد، نقده و اشنویه یکی از کانون‌های ارزشمند فعالیت کشاورزی و دامداری در ایران بشمار می‌رود.
دریاچه ارومیه بزرگ‌ترین آبگیر دائمی آسیای غربی است که در غرب پشته (فلات) ایران قرار گرفته. پارک ملی دریاچه ارومیه پس از مرداب انزلی از جالب‌ترین و نغزترین زیستگاه‌های طبیعی جانوران در ایران بشمار می‌رود. این دریاچه در حال حاضر ۲۷ گونه پستاندار ،۲۱۲ گونه پرنده ،۴۱ گونه خزنده ،۷ گونه دوزیست و ۲۶ گونه ماهی حیات وحش این دریچه را تشکیل داده است.
دریاچه ارومیه دارای ۱۰۲ جزیره است که همه آنها از سوی سازمان یونسکو به عنوان اندوخته طبیعی جهان به ثبت رسیده است. جزیره اِشک زیستگاه پرندگان زیبای کوچگر از جمله مرغ آتش و تنجه و نیز گوزن زرد ایرانی است. گِل کرانه دریاچه خاصیت درمان برای دردهای بندگاهی (مَفصلی) و بیماری‌های زنان را دارد. برای گشت و گذار در دریاچه و جزیره‌های آن می‌توان از دو کشتی سهند و نوح یا قایق‌های گوناگون در بندر گلمانخانه بهره گرفت.
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نام کهن این دریاچه چیچَست بوده است. این واژه واژه ایست از اوستایی و پارسی باستان و تلفظ آن چَئِچَستَ بوده است. دریاچه چیچست در اسطوره‌های ایرانی نقشی بنیادین دارد. عرصه بسیاری از رویدادهای مهم زندگی کیخسرو، کرانه این دریاچه بوده است. دژ بهمن که کیخسرو در نبردی غول آسا و سهمگین آن را میگشاید و از چنگ دیوان بدر می‌‌آورد در نزدیکی همین دریاچه بوده و بسیاری اسطوره‌های دیگر. نام ارومیه نامیست که آشوریان به آن داده اند. اور در زبان آشوری به معنای شهر است (همان واژه‌ای که در نام اورشلیم (شهر آشتی) هم وجود دارد) و میه به معنای آب است (همریشه با مآء عربی). پس اورمیه یا ارومیه بمعنی شهر آب است.
در دوران پهلوی به مناسبت پادشاهی رضاشاه پهلوی، به این دریاچه نام رضائیه داده شد.
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Lake Urmia
Lake Urmia (Azerbaijani: ارومیه گولو , ارومیه گولی, Persian: دریاچه ارومیه ), Daryacheh-ye Orumieh, ancient name: Lake Matiene) is a salt lake in northwestern Iran near Turkey. The lake is between the provinces of East Azarbaijan and West Azarbaijan, west of the southern portion of the similarly shaped Caspian Sea. It is the largest lake inside Iran, and the second salt water lake on earth, with a surface area of approximately 5,200 km² (2,000 mile²). At its maximum extent, it is about 140 km (87 miles) long, and 55 km (34 miles) wide. Its deepest point is approximately 16 m (52 ft) deep.
History
The lake is named after the provincial capital city of Urmia, originally a Syriac name meaning city of water. It was called Lake Rezaiyeh (Persian: دریاچه رضائیه) in the early 1930s after Reza Shah Pahlavi, but the lake was renamed 'Urmia' in the late 1970s. Its ancient Persian name was Chichast (meaning, "glittering"--a reference to its glittering mineral particles suspended in the lake water and its shores). In the medieval times it came to be known as Lake Kabuda, or "azure," in Persian, (Gabod in Armenian).
Lake Matianus (Latin: Lacus Matianus) is an old name for Lake Urmia. It was known as the Lower Nairi Sea (Lake Van was the Upper Nairi Sea) during the Nairi-Urartu period and as the Lower Armenian Sea after the Armenians displaced the Nairi. It was the center of the Mannaean Kingdom, a potential Mannaean settlement represented by the ruin mound of Hasanlu was on the south side of Lake Matianus. Mannae was overrun by a people who were called Matiani or Matieni, an Iranic people variously identified as Scythian, Saka, Sarmatian, or Cimmerian. It is not clear whether the lake took its name from the people or the people from the lake, but the country came to be called Matiene or Matiane.
The lake is marked by more than a hundred small rocky islands, which are stopover points in the migrations of various kinds of wild bird life (including flamingos, pelicans, spoonbills, ibises, storks, shelducks, avocets, stilts, and gulls). The second largest island, Kaboudi, is the burial place of Hulagu Khan, the grandson of Genghis Khan and the sacker of Baghdad, where he had his treasury.
By virtue of its high levels of salinity, the lake does not sustain any fish species. Nonetheless, Lake Urmia is considered to be one of the largest natural habitats of Artemia, which serve as food source for the migratory birds such flamingos. Most of the area of the lake is considered a national park.
The lake is a major barrier between two of the most important cities in West Azerbaijan and East Azerbaijan provinces, Urmia and Tabriz. A project to build a bridge across the lake was initiated in the 1970s but was abandoned after the Iranian Revolution of 1979. The project was revived in the early 2000s, and is due to finish by the end of 2007.
Lake Urmia has been shrinking for a long time, with an annual evaporation rate of 0.6m to 1m (24 to 39 inches). The lake's salts are considered to have medical effects, especially as a cure for rheumatism. Lake Urmia is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.
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گردهمایی گروه ایرانیان در تبریز
Iranian Group`s Gathering - Tabriz
This shot belong to a set called "Iran Beauty"
Kumba
Busch Gardens Africa
Tampa, Florida
July 2008
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My spouse got herself a nice new little camera and she snapped this pic up at the “Burgess Shale - Walcott Quarry”. The very knowledgeable guides were asked a question regarding a new theory, and since I had already spent a day with the scientist in question, I found that I was adding my own two bits worth to their answer. Here, I'm caught in the act.
That is Mount Wapta on the right. We have basically hiked over a pass and along scree slopes under the peak to get here. Michael Peak and Emerald Glacier in the background.
in a half-timbered house in Strümpfelbach (Weinstadt), a town in the Rems-Murr district (Baden-Württemberg, Germany). Located about 15 km east of Stuttgart.
Das Heimatmuseum im Fachwerkhaus in Weinstadt Strümpfelbach (Baden-Württemberg) ca. 15 km östlich von Stuttgart.
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◘ Local: Parque Farroupilha / Redenção - Espelho D'água
◘ Informações adicionais: Localizado no centro da Avenida dos Estados, o espelho d'água sugere tranqüilidade e paz aos visitantes que podem ver refletido em sua superfície a imagem do céu azul, das árvores floridas e dos pássaros que cantam no parque. fonte
◘ Cidade / Estado: Porto Alegre / Rio Grande do Sul
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View from Rochers de Naye, mountain (2042 m) above Montreux, Switzerland.
The Alps (French: Alpes; German: Alpen; Italian: Alpi; Romansh: Alps; Slovene: Alpe) is the name for one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east, through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany to France in the west. The word "Alps" was taken via French from Latin Alpes (meaning "the Alps"), which may be influenced by the Latin words albus (white) or altus (high) or more likely a Latin rendering of a Celtic or Ligurian original.
The highest mountain in the Alps is Mont Blanc, at 4,808 metres (15,774 ft), on the Italian-French border. All the main peaks of the Alps can be found in the list of mountains of the Alps and list of Alpine peaks by prominence.
The Alps are generally divided into the Western Alps and the Eastern Alps. The division is along the line between Lake Constance and Lake Como, following the Rhine. The Western Alps are higher, but their central chain is shorter and curved; they are located in Italy, France and Switzerland. The Eastern Alps (main ridge system elongated and broad) belong to Austria, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Slovenia and Switzerland.
The Alps are a classic example of what happens when a temperate area at lower altitude gives way to higher elevation terrain. Elevations around the world which have cold climates similar to those found in polar areas have been called alpine. A rise from sea level into the upper regions of the atmosphere causes the temperature to decrease. The effect of mountain chains on prevailing winds is to carry warm air belonging to the lower region into an upper zone, where it expands in volume at the cost of a proportionate loss of heat, often accompanied by the precipitation of moisture in the form of snow or rain.
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◘ Informação Adicional: O porto de Porto Alegre é o maior porto fluvial do País, em extensão. Mantém oito quilômetros de cais acostável, dividido entre os cais Mauá, Navegantes e Marcílio Dias. Sua estrutura envolve 25 armazéns com 70 mil m², numa área total de 450 mil m². (fonte: SPH)
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"Travel, in the younger sort, is a part of education; in the elder, a part of experience."
Francis Bacon
Nikon FA, Sigma 24mm f.2, Ilford HP5
Explore Front Page: #30 Saturday, July 5, 2008
At an archery competition… she made her own bow and came 3rd in her first outdoor competition :) (The next year, with the same bow, she was first, the Champion)
Here she is just moments before the final set, which she entered in second place, after a long day of a variety of sets.
Áo dài
The áo dài is a Vietnamese national costume for women. In its current form, it is a tight-fitting silk dress worn over pantaloons. Together with a nón lá hat, it creates an ensemble that is instantly recognizable as Vietnamese. Áo dài is pronounced "ow yai" in the South, and "ow zai" in the North. Áo is derived from a Middle Chinese word meaning "padded coat" (襖).[1] In modern Vietnamese, áo refers to an item of clothing that covers from the neck down. Dài means "long."
The word áo dài was applied to various garments historically, including the five-paneled áo ngũ thân or "traditional áo dài," a 19th century aristocratic gown. Inspired by Paris fashions, Hanoi artist Nguyễn Cát Tường redesigned this gown as a dress in 1930.[2] In the 1950s, Saigon designers tightened the fit to produce the version worn by Vietnamese women today.[3] The communists, who have ruled all of Vietnam since 1975, generally disapproved of the dress and argued for utilitarian clothing.[4] In the 1990s, the áo dài regained popularity.[4] The equivalent garment for men, called an áo gấm ("brocade robe"), is also worn on occasion, such as at a wedding or a death anniversary.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%c3%81o_d%c3%a0i
in japan kyudo (archery) is "the way of the bow."
In its most pure form, kyūdō is practiced as an art and as a means of moral and spiritual development. Many archers practice kyūdō as a sport, with marksmanship being paramount. However, the goal most devotees of kyūdō seek is seisha seichu, "correct shooting is correct hitting". In kyūdō the unique action of expansion (nobiai) that results in a natural release, is strived for. When the spirit and balance of the shooting is correct the result will be for the arrow to arrive in the target. To give oneself completely to the shooting is the spiritual goal. In this respect, many kyūdō practitioners believe that competition, examination, and any opportunity that places the archer in this uncompromising situation is important, while other practitioners will avoid competitions or examinations of any kind.
(from wikipedia)
kleine Schlösserrunde mit Luzzzelmann
Haus Vögeding, Haus Rüschhaus und Schloss Wikinghege
Explore, Jun 29, 2008 #483
“...En cuanto aprendí a domar,
me alcé con una tropilla,
la madrina era tordilla,
nunca la pude enfrenar ...
Muchos años he pasado
cantando por los fogones,
ensillando redomones,
jineteando reservados...”
Trecho de “India cruda”, de Orozco
San Antonio de Areco, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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ZLATIBOR is a mountain of exquisite beauty. It has pleasant and mild climate, large clearings, exuberant pastures intersected with mountains with mountain streams and pine trees - which this mountain is named for.
The average hight is about 1000m above sea level.
Mountain and sea gulfs encounter here which speed up the curing and the recovering from large number of lung and heart illnesses, especially from illnesses of thyroid gland and anemia.
The Balkans is the historical name of a geographic region of southeastern Europe. The region takes its name from the Balkan Mountains, which run through the centre of Bulgaria into eastern Serbia. The region has a combined area of 550,000 km2 (212,000 sq mi) and a population of about 55 million people.
The ancient Greek name for the Balkan Peninsula was “the Peninsula of Haemus” (Χερσόνησος του Αίμου, Chersónisos tou Aímou).
The Balkans are adjoined by water on three sides: the Black Sea to the east and branches of the Mediterranean Sea to the south and west (including the Adriatic, Ionian, Aegean and Marmara seas).
The identity of the Balkans is dominated by its geographical position; historically the area was known as a crossroads of various cultures. It has been a juncture between the Latin and Greek bodies of the Roman Empire, the destination of a massive influx of pagan Slavs, an area where Orthodox and Catholic Christianity met, as well as the meeting point between Islam and Christianity.
The Balkans today is a very diverse ethno-linguistic region, being home to multiple Slavic, Romance, and Turkic languages, as well as Greek, Albanian, and others. Through its history many other ethnic groups with their own languages lived in the area, among them Thracians, Illyrians, Romans, Uzes, Pechenegs, Cumans, Avars, Celts, Germans, and various Germanic tribes.
The Balkan region was the first area of Europe to experience the arrival of farming cultures in the Neolithic era. The practices of growing grain and raising livestock arrived in the Balkans from the Fertile Crescent by way of Anatolia, and spread west and north into Pannonia and Central Europe.
In pre-classical and classical antiquity, this region was home to Greek city-states, Illyrians, Paeonians, Thracians, Epirotes, Mollosians, Thessalians, Dacians and other ancient groups. Later the Roman Empire conquered most of the region and spread Roman culture and the Latin language but significant parts still remained under classical Greek influence. During the Middle Ages, the Balkans became the stage for a series of wars between the Byzantine, Bulgarian and Serbian Empires.
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London | Architecture | Night Photography
EXPLORE # 21
A photo of Canary Wharf, to mark its 20th birthday and to celebrate the Festival of Architecture taking place in London.
Canary Wharf is a large business and shopping development in London, located in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, centred on the old West India Docks in the London Docklands.
Rivalling London's traditional financial centre, The Square Mile, Canary Wharf contains the UK's three tallest buildings: One Canada Square (sometimes known as the Canary Wharf Tower) at 771 ft (235.1 m)
London Festival of Architecture 20 June - 20 July
London Festival of Architecture 2008, a celebration and exploration of the city's buildings, streets and spaces - with over 600 exhibitions, lectures, public space installations, guided walks, bicycle rides, boat tours, parties, design workshops and debates.
Black and White London Festival of Architecture
Times Square on a rainy night
Taken: 4/4/06, Posted: 18/6/2008
Single jpg tonemapped in Photomatix
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◘ Local: Em frente a Igreja Nossa Senhora dos Navegantes na praça principal da Vila Itapuã, localizada na cidade de Viamão.
◘ Informação Adicional: A Vila, com sua rua principal de paralelepípedos, conserva ainda, as características de um povoado acolhedor e tranqüilo. Pode-se passear por suas ruas, conhecer a Igrejinha de Nossa Senhora dos Navegantes, observar os barcos dos pescadores atracados ao longo do arroio, caminhar na praia de Itapuã, junto aos molhes, que protegem a marina do Clube Náutico dos ventos e das ondas que, em algumas épocas do ano, são bem fortes. (fonte: Farol de Itapuã)
◘ Cidade / Estado: Viamão/ Rio Grande do Sul
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Taken by ME (2nd, Feb. 2008)
Location: Gold coast, Surfers paradise
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and btw, No tripod.. (remember ß.û Μ.â.Ý.ê.Đ) ;)
(tf tf tf mashaLLaa 3lay,, tripody menny o feeny) lool
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◘ Local: Sentado na jangada, enquanto o Pato Donald arruma a jangada para partir.
◘ Informação Adicional: Quem visita Maracaípe, geralmente também dá uma esticadinha para conhecer o "Pontal". É nesse local que as águas do rio Maracaípe encontram-se com o mar. As atrações daqui são:
- passeios de jangada pelos manguezais;
- passeios de lancha e caiaque;
- caminhadas por trilhas que são oferecidas por alguns hotéis da região;
- águas mornas e calmas para banhistas;
- tranqüilidade;
- Projeto Hippocampus, onde é possível conhecer o habitat do cavalo-marinho;
- almoço na beira do rio, com direito a quiosque.(fonte: Porto de Galinhas - UOL)
◘ Cidade / Estado: Ipojuca / Pernambuco
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1. Ventana muy original, 2. A MI VENTANA, 3. domo, 4. Ventana, 5. Balcones de Guanajuato, 6. Mater Dolorosa - Main Altar Window detail 3, 7. Ventana, 8. Sombras en la ventana, 9. Colours, 10. Guanajuato 2, 11. Ventana, 12. La Ventana, 13. Los Colores de Tlacotalpan, 14. Ventana, 15. La pequeña casa cyan, 16. La Virgen de la Ventana, 17. Los Colores de Tlacotalpan, 18. Caza Azul, 19. vEntana, 20. Antaña Ventanita, 21. Donde el tiempo fue, 22. la puerta de los demonios incestuosos, 23. Afuera, 24. Gatos, 25. Ventana, 26. nublados, 27. Untitled, 28. TEPOZOTLAN, 29. Zacatecas 02, 30. La Ventana, 31. window´s, 32. UASLP Escudo en la fachada - - SLP México 2006, 33. Ventana, 34. Pátzcuaro - Mich México 2008 6461, 35. la ventana, 36. balcón
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Breukelen is a municipality and town in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. It is situated to the north west of Utrecht, along the river Vecht and close to the Loosdrechtse Plassen, an area of lakes and great natural beauty. During the 17th century a number of Amsterdam merchant families built opulent mansions along the river near Breukelen. This park belongs to the castle of Gunterstein next to the river Vecht.
The borough of Brooklyn, New York in the United States, is named after Breukelen.
This photo was taken at the park of Castle Gunterstein. Such a quiet and forgotten park since we didn't met anybody during our 2 hour walk. That's very rare in Holland ;-)
Gunterstein is een kasteel gelegen aan de oostzijde van de Utrechtse Vecht in de Nederlandse gemeente Breukelen in de provincie Utrecht. Het huis werd in 1680 gebouwd nadat het oude kasteel Gunterstein kort na het Rampjaar in 1673 was verwoest door Franse troepen. Rond het kasteel ligt een parkbos. Een deel van het gebied is weiland met houtwallen en het oostelijke deel bestaat uit populierenbos. Vroeger waren delen van het landgoed in gebruik als moestuin, boomgaard en hakhout. In de Franse tijd kwam daar een siertuin bij en zichtlanen om het huis meer aanzien te geven. Vanaf de tijd dat de Engels landschapsstijl in de mode kwam werd het park meer en meer natuurlijk en gebruikt om tot rust te komen. In de binnentuin bevindt zich een schitterende mammoetboom, een Ginkgo biloba en een moerascypres. Nu wordt het nog steeds gebruikt om rustig in te wandelen.
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Thanks to "Shooting the Kids" for publication on digitalphotographyblogs.com/2008/07/22/third-week-contest...: as WINNER of Summer Storms Contest!
Temporale violento, i fulmini cadevano con una frequenza impressionante. Ne ho beccati una decina, ma questo è sicuramente il migliore. Che soddisfazione riuscire a fotografarli, davvero unica.
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This is Mambo number 3(she's the third kitty of my sister's cat)....Since we named Amma's pups The 4 musketeers we had to come up with a nick name for them too so they were named Mambo's cause they were 5(my idea of course,Lol!)!
Thanks everyone for the comments,faves and invites!!!
No es la del Chavo... pero podría ser
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P*che chamaco chismoso :-P, ahí de lado izquierdo, por su culpa no pudimos tomar más fotos de la vecindad.
Explored #01 - Page 1 - 07 June 2008 , WOW , Thank you all
Iran - Tehran - Modarres & Hemmat Junction
ایران - تهران - تقاطع اتوبان مدرس و همت
This shot belong to a set called "Iran Beauty"
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The dunes were formed from sand deposits of the Rio Grande and its tributaries, flowing through the San Luis Valley. Over the ages, westerly winds picked up sand particles from the river flood plain. As the wind lost power before crossing the Sangre de Cristo Range, the sand was deposited on the east edge of the valley. This process continues, and the dunes are slowly growing. The wind changes the shape of the dunes daily.
There are several streams flowing on the perimeter of the dunes. The streams erode the edge of the dune field, and sand is carried downstream. The water disappears into the ground, depositing sand on the surface. Winds pick up the deposits of sand, and blow them up onto the dune field once again.
Digging a few inches into the dunes even at their peaks reveals wet sand. If the streams were to dry up, the dunes would disappear; in fact part of the motivation of turning the Monument into a National Park was the extra protection of the water, which Colorado's cities and agriculture covet. -Wikipedia
More photos from Great Sand Dunes National Park
Vinod is a pehlwan (Indian wrestler) who allowed me to take some pictures during his training last January.
As he was very easy with the camera I asked him to become one of my models for the catalogue of our new collection.
I took this picture a few hours ago at sunrise at the Akhara which is near scindia ghat in Vanarasi (Benaras).
The sun was reflecting from river Ganga and providing this golden light.
We were having a break and Vinod was showing what kind of actor he is.
On this portrait he looks like a victorious Roman general at the time of his triumph, where he would relinquish the title of Imperator as well as his imperium.
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