Join us as ESCOM Travel Forum members, Nicki and Ebrahim Azarbakhsh, share their pictures from 2015,  Iran - A Country Under Constant Change.  Learn about the people of Iran.  See magnificent historic architecture, evidence of ancient civilizations.  Visit holy mosques.  Shop the colorful bazaars of Iran at the IVC ESCOM Center, Building 10 on December 9, 2016 at 2:00pm.

Both the terrain and the Iranian people contrast greatly from one end of the country to the the other. There have been many changes since the early days of the 1979 Islamic revolution.  The Revolutionary Guard no longer censure women for not strictly adhering to wearing the black chador and Iranians under 40 make up approximately 2/3 of the country's population of over 80 million. Curiosity of this rapidly changing country is increasing tourism.

This presentation includes Tehran, which is Iran’s largest and busiest city and is the center of the Islamic Republic. Then on to Isfahan, the Garden City, where there is the greatest concentration of Islamic monuments in Iran formerly known as Persia.  In Shiraz we’ll see crowds of excited school girls with chadors flying in the breeze. We’ll visit the UNESCO World Heritage site of Persepolis that embodies the glory as well as the demise of the Persian Empire. Yazd is next on the itinerary where there are remains of the ancient walled city and ancient Zoroastrian sites where we’ll encounter the unique architecture of this area.  A visit to the southern part of Iran enchants as we walk barefoot through vast sand dunes. In complete contrast to the rest of Iran are the beautiful green areas of the Caspian northern provinces. There gaze at just planted rice fields and visit the ancient hillside village of Masouleh.  We’ll also visit a farm in Shaft, and share a welcome by the extensive Azarbakhsh family.