As Iran begins to open its doors to tourism, Hong Kong Free Press revisits the country’s markets, villages and landmarks. 

See also: Part 1 – The incredible architecture of Iran.

Esfahan - Imam Square
A woman shops at Esfahan bazaar near Imam Square.
A park in Tehran
A park in Tehran.
Esfahan bazaar
Spices for sale at Esfahan bazaar.
Lotfollah Mosque
Esfahan’s intricate Lotfollah Mosque.
Toudeshk
Sand dunes near Toudeshk.
Esfahan - Jameh Mosque
Detail at Esfahan’s Jameh Mosque.
Kharanaq
The ancient abandoned cave houses in the village of Kharanaq.
esfahan
Items for sale at Esfahan bazaar.
Esfahan's Chehel Sotoun Palace
Esfahan’s Chehel Sotoun Palace.
Esfahan's Jameh Mosque
Esfahan’s Jameh Mosque.
The Siosepol Bridge
The famous Siosepol Bridge in Esfahan.
Vank Cathedral
Esfahan’s Vank Cathedral
Toudeshk
A woman bakes bread in the rural desert village of Toudeshk.
yazd Khomeini
Imam Khomeini and Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei adorn a mosque in Yazd.
us consulate tehran
A mural outside the former-US consulate in Tehran.
Meybod carpet
A woman weaving a carpet in Meybod.
Persepolis
Nash-E Rajab, Persepolis.
The tomb of popular Iranian poet Hafez in Shiraz.
yazd market
A bazaar in the conservative desert town of Yazd.
Yazd Zoroastrian Towers of Silence
The Zoroastrian Towers of Silence near Yazd.
Nasir-ol-Molk Mosque
Sunrise at Nasir-ol-Molk Mosque, Shiraz.
Azadi Tower tehran
The iconic Azadi Tower in Tehran.
Jameh Mosque in Yazd
Jameh Mosque in Yazd.
US consulate emblem tehran
A defaced US seal outside the former embassy in Tehran.
mosaic work yazd
Mohammad Jarad works to restore mosaics at a mosque in Yazd.
Zurkhaneh Gym
A traditional men’s Zurkhaneh Gym in Yazd.
mosque prayer
A prayer mat at a mosque in Yazd.
Yazd
A rooftop view of Yazd, including windcatchers and the Jameh Mosque.
Persepolis
Persepolis heritage site, near Shiraz.
Graves of martyrs
Graves of martyrs from the Iran-Iraq war.
Tehran's Golestan Palace
Tehran’s Golestan Palace.
nose job iran
Iran – the official “nose job” capital of the world.

See also: Part 1 – The incredible architecture of Iran.

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Tom founded Hong Kong Free Press in 2015 as the city's first crowdfunded newspaper. He has a BA in Communications and New Media from Leeds University and an MA in Journalism from the University of Hong Kong. He previously founded an NGO advocating for domestic worker rights, and has contributed to the BBC, Deutsche Welle, Al-Jazeera and others.

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