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One of the most scenic railway lines of the world is the Transiranian railway that connects ports of the Caspean Sea with the Persian Gulf running through the mountain ranges of Zagros and Elburs.
On the southern half of the line a freight train is enroute from Sepid Dasht to Dorud and crosses one of the unnumbered stone trestles.
Iran was the first visited place of a mainly rail-based Trans-Asia trip. More from this trip in my blog at middle2fareast.wordpress.com/
From mid-March to April 2019, widespread flash flooding affected large parts of Iran, most severely in Golestan, Fars, Khuzestan, Lorestan, and other provinces. ,Unfortunately 76 people died , and about 750 historic and ancient sites between 10-75% has been damaged .
In north of the city resides the remains of an ancient huge bridge (Pol Dokhtar : means the Maiden Bridge or bridge of the daughter), which, along with other ancient bridges in this area, has been submitted as a potential UNESCO World Heritage site - Lorestan Ostan (Province) - Iran
This bridge was built in Sassanid period (224 to 651 AD)
The name of the bridge implies it was dedicated to the Goddess Anāhitā , Anāhid , Anāhit , Nāhid (Anahita is the Zoroastrian goddess of water and fertility)
در مسیر خرم آباد به خوزستان شهری به نام پلدختر وجود دارد . نام این شهر از نام پل بزرگ و محکمی که از روزگار ساسانیان به جا مانده گرفته شدهاست. هماکنون ستونهای تخریب شده از این پل که بر روی رودخانه زده شده قابل رویت بوده و کنگره آن که جاده سراسری از زیر آن رد میشود همچنان پا بر جاست.
این پل به دلیل اهمیت مکانی اش در قرون بعد از اسلام نیز مرمت شده ومورد استفاده قرار می گرفته ...تخریب پایه های بزرگ میانی پل نشاندهند میزان شدت جریان آب در آن ناحیه می باشد ...بقایای این پل هر بیننده ای را جذب خود می کند .....متاسفانه در شروع سال جدید و بعد از نزدیک به یکدهه خشکسالی به ناگهان بارندگی های زیادی در کشور رخ داد که بسیاری از استانها را درگیر خودش کرد که بیشترین خسارات و تلفات به استانهای گلستان ، فارس ، لرستان و خوزستان و تعدادی دیگر از استانهای کشورمان وارد شدند . تعدادی از هموطنانمان متاسفانه در این سیل کشته شدند و خسارات زیادی به بخشهایی از کشور مان و از جمله به 750 اثر تاریخی و باستانی وارد شدند
امیدوارم با یاری مردم و توجه بیشتر مسئولان دوباره این نواحی به حالت اول و حتی بهتر از قبل از سیل برگردد
تقدیم به مردمان آسیب دیده از سیلهای اخیر در کشورمان
Earth ..Paintings in Yellow
Dorud Region "Dorood", Lorestan Province, Iran
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What Is It About A Solitary Tree That Captures One's Gaze and Imagination?
No matter where you live, you have seen one. And I'm betting when you did, you allowed your gaze to linger for awhile. If you are a camera bug, you may even have pulled over while driving down some road, and shot a picture or two. Sometimes it is a majestic, old oak tree in the middle of a farmer's field...surrounded by acres of plowed field. Why did they leave just that one tree? Surely there must have been many others at some time.
A forest is lush. Dense. But while a forest has its own charms, it can sometimes seem impenetrable. Uninviting, even. A lone tree holds a completely different kind of allure. It is somehow mysterious. It's almost magnetic, especially when the cleared land around it is expansive. You ask yourself how that one tree, and only that tree, managed to escape the axe and survive. You sometimes may even feel compelled to walk across the field to look at it from a closer perspective. Stand in its shade. It provokes contemplation. The trees in a stand of woods lose their individuality and become almost indistinguishable from one another, at least until fall. But a lonesome tree? It calls out to you. "Look at me. I'm still here!"
Special Thanks to Keith930, Daily News - Mar 20, 2013
— All of Nature is a Divine Harmony, Wonderful Symphony that invites all Creatures that Accompany their Developments and Progress.
Dorud Region "Dorood", Lorestan Province, Iran
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Dorud Region "Dorood", Lorestan Province, Iran
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— All of Nature is a Divine Harmony, Wonderful Symphony that invites all Creatures that Accompany their Developments and Progress.
Dorud Region "Dorood", Lorestan Province, Iran
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“Light thinks it travels faster than anything but it is wrong. No matter how fast light travels, it finds the darkness has always got there first, and is waiting for it.” ― Terry Pratchett, Reaper Man
Koohdasht Area, Lorestan Province, Iran
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“Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.”
— Dr. Carl Sagan 1934-1996
Notes for Life - Symphony
Khorramabad City, Lorestan Province, Iran
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5 Line...Nature Notes &...a Beautiful Music.
Spring 2012, after a rainy day in a old city in west of Iran i saw a wonderful and beautiful concert of birds over the 5 line of electricity wires...singing birds.
Maybe this is just a accidence, but we all well know in music notes book's each row consists of 5 lines and when this happened in a completely different environment for me was an interesting idea for take pictures of this beautiful moments.
I hope you enjoy visit this shots...Best Regards, Vafa.
If you like see other photos of that day please visit this shots :
1.Band Conductor & Orchestra .. Notes for Life - Orchestra :
www.flickr.com/photos/110038330@N03/13020330313/
2.The Sound of Music .. Notes for Life - End of Concert :
In het laatste zonlicht rijdt locomotief 1514 met zijn 10 rijtuigen de hoofdstad Teheran tegemoet. Aan de opkomende nevel in het rivierdal is duidelijk te zien dat de dag ten einde is. Hoewel het officiële tijdstip van de zonsondergang tijdens het maken van de foto nog eventjes op zich liet wachten, kwam de trein hier geen moment te vroeg; binnen enkele seconden na de opname was de nog slechts onder een hoek van 8 graden staande zon achter de bergen verdwenen.
Over enkele kilometers zal de trein het station van Doroud binnenrijden. Daarna zal de trein verder gaan voor de 470 resterende kilometers naar de hoofdstad. Tegen de tijd dat Teheran wordt bereikt zal de kleine wijzer van de stationsklok het getal 3 aanwijzen.
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Datum en tijd: 20-04-2018 - 18.49 uur / 20-04-1397 - 18.49 uur
Locatie: Cheshmeh Sarnajeh (چشمه سرنجه)
Maatschappij: RAI (Islamic Republic of Iran Railways)
Materieel: IR22/ER 24 PC (RAI 1514)
Trein: Ahvaz - Tehran
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HISTORY.. BRIDGE.. CIVILIZATION
Kashkan Bridge, Kūhdasht Road, Lorestan Province, Iran
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Sasanian Empire / 224 BC - 651 AD
Sasanian civilization one of the best architectures in all of the world. They were successful in making hundreds palace, bridge, road, temple and fire temple in throughout of persian empire between 224 BC - 651 AD. They were known to the construction of very large bridges.
This photo is remainder famous bridge history name is "Kashkan" build about 1400 years ago over the Kashkan and Seimareh rivers between road Khoramabad city capital of Lorestan province and Kūhdasht town in the northwest of Iran and a part of important way for sasanian kings in western area.
I want to tell you a short story..
A story from Iran..
It’s a historical story..
Story of empire of the Sun..
Sasanian empire..
1300 years ago..
There was a guy..
The name of “Pardiyaas” ..
He was a Soldier Iran..
Held the bridge alone..
Against a whole of alien army..
And what “Pardiyaas” said was..,
“How can a man die better then facing fearful odds..
For the land of his Fathers..
and..
The temple of his Gods.”
Woman in Khorramabad , Iran.
Every year to mark the death of Imam Hussein, Shia muslims mourn for 10 days. In Khorramabad women walk through the streets and light candles.It is a time to also make wishes of health, money or about any problem, so the women cover their face to remain anonymous.
Zojuist is de afwas bij de dorpsbron gedaan. Als laatste zijn de witte emmers omgespoeld waar even tevoren de melk van de rond de boerderij scharrelende koe is opgevangen. Tijd voor een praatje tussen twee van de weinige bewoners van het buurtschap Amirabad. Ogenschijnlijk is er verder niet veel te beleven in het dorp. Voor de drukte moet je in het 15 kilometer verderop gelegen Doroud zijn. Dat - vanwege de slechte wegen - met de auto toch nog zo’n 45 minuten gaans is.
Hoewel het passeren van een trein hier één van de hoogtepunten lijkt, kan ook dit de twee vrouwen niet van hun praatje afhouden. Ook aan de twee fotografen die uit het verre Nederland hierheen zijn gereisd om het hele tafereel vast te kunnen leggen wordt geen aandacht geschonken. De foto toont de passage van een langeafstandstrein van de Perzische Golf naar de hoofdstad Teheran. Achter de locomotief van het type ‘Iranrunner’, bevindt zich onmiskenbaar het generatorrijtuig voor het leveren van de stroom aan de zeven rijtuigen daarachter. Daarbij zal het restauratierijtuig (het vierde rijtuig van voren) ongetwijfeld het meeste stroom gebruiken om iedereen rond dit tijdstip - het is vijf uur in de middag - van een warme avondmaal te kunnen voorzien. Waarschijnlijk staat er ook vandaag Iraanse saffraanrijst met kip op het menu.
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Datum en tijd: 20-04-2018 - 17.02 uur / 19-04-1397 - 17.02 uur
Locatie: Amirabad (امیر آباد)
Maatschappij: RAI (Islamic Republic of Iran Railways)
Materieel: IR22/ER 24 PC (RAI 1645)
Trein: Ahvaz - Tehran
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Koohdasht Area, Lorestan Province, Iran
© Vafa Nematzadeh. All rights reserved. Thank you very much for your visits, faves and comments here.
Nature's first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf's a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.
— Robert Frost
De ‘8 van Sepid Dasht’ is in de wereld van de Iraanse spoorwegen een begrip: Hier wint de spoorlijn hoogte met twee grote lussen als in het cijfer 8. Dit alles tegen een fraaie achtergrond van een landschap van uitgesleten valleien met mooie, ruige doorgangen waar het spoor zich kronkelend een weg zoekt. De sneeuw op de 3000 meter hoge bergtoppen verraden dat het nog vrij vroeg in het jaar is. Het landschap toont zich op deze hogere delen van Iran dan ook nog vrij groen. Het zal echter een kwestie van enkele weken zijn voordat het landschap ook hier volledig bruin kleurt.
De foto toont een langeafstandstrein vanuit Teheran, bestaande uit een locomotief van het type Eurorunner/Iranrunner met negen rijtuigen aan de haak. De trein bevindt zich hier op het laagste niveau van de 8. Een goede minuut later zal de trein - die dan inmiddels 20 hoogtemeters heeft gewonnen - op het voorste spoor voorbij rollen om weer een goede minuut later het station van Sepid Dasht binnen te rijden, dat zich achter de rug van de fotograaf bevindt. In het station wacht reeds een goederentrein op de kruising…
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Datum en tijd: 19-04-2018 - 16.26 uur / 19-04-1397 - 16.26 uur
Locatie: Sepid Dasht (سپید دشت)
Maatschappij: RAI (Islamic Republic of Iran Railways)
Materieel: IR22/ER 24 PC (RAI 1506)
Trein: Tehran - Andimesshk - …)
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On this very special day of celebration, the women, and even some men, yes, men, cover their faces with a veil. Some say it is because on this day they make wishes about job, health etc, and want to stay anonymous... All the women were ok for the pics, do not beleive it is an extremist clothig sign!
In daily life you will never see iranian women with this very nice veil.
Only in the south, some women wear a kind of mask.
40 Manbar Ritual, KhoramAbad City, Lorestan Province, Iran
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City and Religion Rituals
This is a tradition in Khoramabad, Iran. Tasoa, the 9th day of Moharam. Women commemorate Imam Hussein by walking bare feet with the veil and with 40 candles along 40 Manbar, which are specific places. They believe their wishes come true.
Kid with face covered during Khorromabad celebrations of muharram before ashura in iran
Taken with Sony a7r
Notes for Life - End of Concert
Khorramabad City, Lorestan Province, Iran
© Vafa Nematzadeh. All rights reserved. Thank you very much for your visits, faves and comments here.
5 Line...Nature Notes &...a Beautiful Music.
Spring 2012, after a rainy day in a old city in west of Iran i saw a wonderful and beautiful concert of birds over the 5 line of electricity wires...singing birds.
Maybe this is just a accidence, but we all well know in music notes book's each row consists of 5 lines and when this happened in a completely different environment for me was an interesting idea for take pictures of this beautiful moments.
I hope you enjoy visit this shots...Best Regards, Vafa.
If you like see other photos of that day please visit this shots :
1.The Sound of Nature .. Notes for Life - Symphony :
www.flickr.com/photos/110038330@N03/12868649434/
2.Band Conductor & Orchestra .. Notes for Life - Orchestra :
Notes for Life - Orchestra
Khorramabad City, Lorestan Province, Iran
© Vafa Nematzadeh. All rights reserved. Thank you very much for your visits, faves and comments here.
5 Line...Nature Notes &...a Beautiful Music.
Spring 2012, after a rainy day in a old city in west of Iran i saw a wonderful and beautiful concert of birds over the 5 line of electricity wires...singing birds.
Maybe this is just a accidence, but we all well know in music notes book's each row consists of 5 lines and when this happened in a completely different environment for me was an interesting idea for take pictures of this beautiful moments.
I hope you enjoy visit this shots...Best Regards, Vafa.
If you like see other photos of that day please visit this shots :
1.The Sound of Nature .. Notes for Life - Symphony :
www.flickr.com/photos/110038330@N03/12868649434/
2.The Sound of Music .. Notes for Life - End of Concert :
Khorramabad City, Lorestan Province, Iran
© Vafa Nematzadeh. All rights reserved. Thank you very much for your visits, faves and comments here.
Angels are like diamonds. They can't be made, you have to find them and i found the last angel in a historical old city in western Iran on a holy day in 2015.!!
Along with ..Stanley Kubrick :
“How could we possibly appreciate the Mona Lisa if Leonardo had written at the bottom of the canvas: ‘The lady is smiling because she is hiding a secret from her lover.’ This would shackle the viewer to reality, ..and i don’t want this to happen for "my shots".”
It is not yet 5am, and already, the most devout have come to take a mud bath in the pools to celebrate Ashura. It is cold, not more than 10 degrees, as the town is located at 1,200m high and it is wintertime.
After the bath, shivering men gather in a circle around a huge wood fire to dry off for long minutes. On the pavement, an old man covered with dried cracked mud looks like a statue in the pale flashing lights of the storefronts. He cries heavily while invoking Hussein’s name. He struggles to walk despite his cane. Passers-by stop to embrace and console him. Some cannot hold back their tears and sincerely share his sorrow.
© Eric Lafforgue
کنار جاده ای بی رهگذر
درختان، سالهاست به انتظار ایستاده اند
آیا مردمانِ سرگردان، راهِ "آبادی" را خواهند یافت؟!
لرستان – بهار 1403
Salvation Through Art
Dreamy Sunset, Lorestan Nature, Iran
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How the old mountains drip with sunset,
And the brake of dun!
How the hemlocks are tipped in tinsel
By the wizard sun!
How the old steeples hand the scarlet,
Till the ball is full, --
Have I the lip of the flamingo
That I dare to tell?
Then, how the fire ebbs like billows,
Touching all the grass
With a departing, sapphire feature,
As if a duchess pass!
How a small dusk crawls on the village
Till the houses blot;
And the odd flambeaux no men carry
Glimmer on the spot!
Now it is night in nest and kennel,
And where was the wood,
Just a dome of abyss is nodding
Into solitude! --
These are the visions baffled Guido;
Titian never told;
Domenichino dropped the pencil,
Powerless to unfold.
— Emily Dickinson - The Coming of Night
Woman in Khorramabad , Iran.
Every year to mark the death of Imam Hussein, Shia muslims mourn for 10 days. In Khorramabad women walk through the streets and light candles.It is a time to also make wishes of health, money or about any problem, so the women cover their face to remain anonymous.
Ashura is famous around the world for the men who whip themselves, with lot of blood everywhere, as it happens every year in Kerbala... in Iran, many villages have special celebrations. In Khorramabad , the shia people mourn the death of Iman Hussein, and on the early morning of Ashura day, they enter a mud pool mixed with rose water. The mud is a symbol to honorate the death of someone you loved a lot. Some kids and some girls also cover with mud. Iran.Very few tourists come to see those ceremonies (i met just one, french), as foreigners do not undersand the meaning of Ashura and many i met thought it was dangerous to attend it... This is a time of sharingand mourning , so all the foreigners are welcomed. The iranian governement tries to promote Asura with huge billboards in english, but it does not work at all!
Taken with Sony a7r2
Hiervoor zijn enige foto’s getoond van het noordelijk deel van de Trans-Iraanse Spoorlijn; de belangrijke verbinding tussen de Perzische Golf, Teheran en de Kaspische Zee. Ook het zuidelijk deel van de lijn is landschappelijk meer dan de moeite waard. Op weg van de Perzische Golf naar Teheran baant de spoorlijn zich een weg door het Zagrosgebergte. Net als op het noordelijk deel van de Trans-Iraanse Spoorlijn wordt ook hier de spoorlijn vooral voor het goederenvervoer gebruikt. Het aantal personentreinen is beperkt tot acht treinparen per dag, waarvan er slechts twee treinparen zich overdag in het Zagrosgebergte laten zien. De overige zes treinparen rijden in de nacht. Dit is erg praktisch voor het overgrote deel van de reizigers die ongeveer 15 uur in de trein zitten om de 937 kilometer tussen Teheran en Ahvaz afleggen.
Er moet vroeg opgestaan worden om de bij daglicht rijdende personentreinen vast te kunnen leggen. Zo vertrekt trein 940 al om 06.20 vanuit Doroud. Om 07.52 uur laat de zon zich net over de toppen van de bergen zien als de trein kortstondig door de zon belicht wordt voordat deze weer één van de vele tunnels induikt. Deze fotolocatie - gelegen aan de hier woest kolkende rivier Dez - biedt één van de weinige mogelijkheden om de trein in de zon vast te leggen en is alleen via het spoor en een hoop klauterwerk te bereiken.
De trein wordt getrokken door een locomotief van de Class 60 en bestaat verder uit een generatorwagen en drie personenrijtuigen, waarvan in ieder geval het voorste en achterste ex-Deense rijtuigen van de Danske Statsbaner (Deense Staatsspoorwegen) betreffen.
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Datum en tijd: 19-04-2018 - 07.52 uur / 19-04-1397 – 07.52 uur
Locatie: Keshvar (ایستگاه کشور)
Maatschappij: RAI (Islamic Republic of Iran Railways)
Materieel: RAI 60 / EMD GT26CW
Trein: Doroud - Keshvar - ... (Tr 940)
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