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Naqsh-e Jahan Square, Isfahan

Iran Isfahan Isfahan

Naqsh-e Jahan Square, Isfahan
Photo: احمد جمالی مقدم, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

One of the largest city squares in the world, built by Shah Abbas around 1600, surrounded by the blue-tiled Shah Mosque, the exquisite Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque, the Ali Qapu palace and the bazaar, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.


Walk to the Si-o-se Pol and Khaju bridges at night. Many governments currently advise against travel to Iran; check your government's travel advice first.

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