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edgardavidboshart
Mar 2, 20183 min read
Half of the World: Isfahan
In the wilderness about 200 miles south of Tehran is a place called “Half of the World.” Ishfahan, twice the capital of Persia, was the...
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edgardavidboshart
Feb 5, 20186 min read
Great Monarchs of Persia - Events of Biblical Proportion
Tomb of Cyrus the Great (all photos are my own) “O man, whoever you are and wherever you come from, for I know you will come, I am Cyrus...
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edgardavidboshart
Jan 29, 20183 min read
Windcatchers
The historical vibrations of Persia really begin to hit home in the central desert towns of Iran, especially in the large city of Yazd —...
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edgardavidboshart
Jan 19, 20185 min read
First Town on Earth: Yazd, Iran
One of the oldest towns in the world displays some of the finest Persian architecture in central Asia
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edgardavidboshart
Dec 2, 20173 min read
Goodbye Tehran
While Tehran has much human drama to keep a first-time or umpteenth-time visitor entertained, the heart of Iran still beats in the...
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edgardavidboshart
Nov 3, 20174 min read
Persia's Carpets, Fabrics, Gems and Spices -- Part I (Carpets)
If your Persian rug wasn't made in Iran, then it isn't a Persian carpet. There is mystery woven into each fabric composition that is...
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edgardavidboshart
Oct 27, 20173 min read
The Bazaar of Wares and Religion
Iran/Persia is the torn heart of Central Asia (Asia Minor). Secular China is the body, Byzantine Russia the head, the Hindu Indian...
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edgardavidboshart
Oct 20, 20173 min read
Tehran: The Many Become One
Cosmopolitan Smog - view from Tochal Ski Mountain Tehran, the largest city and capital of the Islamic Republic of Iran, fans out below...
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edgardavidboshart
Oct 12, 20176 min read
Faces of Iran, an Introduction (and Special Comment)
This account of Iran's people, land, arts, and history begins simply with a collection of faces -- of citizens going about their daily...
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edgardavidboshart
Oct 5, 20177 min read
Persia for Americans and Jews
Buckled in a business class seat on a Lufthansa airliner scheduled to depart from Frankfurt, Germany, to Washington D.C. , on September...
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Edgar David Boshart
Sep 7, 20172 min read
Going to Persia
I am travelling to Iran to explore some of the antiquities and historical highlights of the great Persian Empire with a small tour group acc
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