Iran - Isfahan (Esfahan), capital of the province with the Chadschu Bridge in the background. Dry river bed of Zayandeh Rud downstream. The once richest river in central Iran today is mostly dried up due to lack of rain and the diversion of the water in favor of the city of Yazd. Taken on 26.10.2018. Photo: Rolf Zimmermann | usage worldwide

Iran - Isfahan (Esfahan), capital of the province of the same name. Colorful pedal boats lie left on the sand. The river Zayandeh Rud, once the richest river in central Iran, is today mostly dried out due to lack of rainfall and the diversion of the water in favor of the city of Yazd. Taken on 26.10.2018. Photo: Rolf Zimmermann | usage worldwide

Iran - Isfahan (Esfahan), capital of the province of the same name, interior view of the 33-arch bridge. The bridge is 290 meters long and was built as a two-storey viaduct to connect the Armenian Quarter with the magnificent boulevard Four Garden. It is one of eleven bridges over the river Zayandeh Rud and closed to traffic. The once richest river in central Iran today is mostly dried up due to lack of rain and the diversion of the water in favor of the city of Yazd. Taken on 26.10.2018. Photo: Rolf Zimmermann | usage worldwide

Iran - Yazd, also Jasd, is one of the oldest cities of Iran and capital of the province of the same name. Street scene, on the street corner a blue / yellow donation box in support of the needy, in the background the mosque Amir Chakhm ? gh (Amir-Chakmak). Taken on 24.10.2018. Photo: Rolf Zimmermann | usage worldwide

Iran - Yazd, also Jasd, is one of the oldest cities of Iran and capital of the province of the same name. The wood skeleton symbolizes a palm frond for the Shiite Passion plays (Muharram Passion celebrations), which is brought in procession. The Muharram Passion Celebrations are a ten-day mourning ceremony in which the Shiites express their grief over the death of the third Imam al-Husain ibn 'Al? print in the Schlaughs of Kerbela. In the background dome of the Seyed Rokn Addin mausoleum. Taken on 24.10.2018. Photo: Rolf Zimmermann | usage worldwide

Iran - Yazd, also Jasd, is one of the oldest cities of Iran and capital of the province of the same name. The wood skeleton symbolizes a palm frond for the Shiite Passion plays (Muharram Passion celebrations), which is brought in procession. The Muharram Passion Celebrations are a ten-day mourning ceremony in which the Shiites express their grief over the death of the third Imam al-Husain ibn 'Al? print in the Schlaughs of Kerbela. In the background parts of the mosque Amir Chakhm ? gh (Amir-Chakmak) and the Seyed Rokn Addin mausoleum. Taken on 24.10.2018. Photo: Rolf Zimmermann | usage worldwide

Iran - Yazd, also Jasd, is one of the oldest cities of Iran and capital of the province of the same name. View over the roofs of the old city with the mosque Amir Chakhm ? gh (Amir-Chakmak) and the Seyed Rokn Addin Mausoleum. Taken on 24.10.2018. Photo: Rolf Zimmermann | usage worldwide

Iran - Nain, oasis city in the province of Isfahan. The Friday Mosque is the oldest surviving mosque in Persian space and the city's most significant building. The mosque dates back to the beginning of the Abbasid period. She has only a minaret. Under the rectangular courtyard there is a powerful cellar vault as prayer place. Taken on 24.10.2018. Photo: Rolf Zimmermann | usage worldwide

Iran - Mahamadiyeh, village in Isfahan province, traditional weaving mill, workers preparing bobbins. Taken on 24.10.2018. Photo: Rolf Zimmermann | usage worldwide

Iran - Yazd, also Jasd, is one of the oldest cities of Iran and capital of the province, Mosque Amir Chakhm ‰ gh (Amir-Chakmak), has no function today, serves as a so-called Friday Mosque (Jameh Mosque) and also as a meeting mosque of the City. The mosque is an excellent example of the Azari style within Persian architecture. It is crowned by a pair of minarets, the tallest in Iran, and the faзade of the portal is decorated with dazzling tiles from top to bottom, mainly in blue .. Taken on 24.10.2018. Photo: Rolf Zimmermann | usage worldwide

Iran - Yazd, also Jasd, is one of the oldest cities of Iran and capital of the province of the same name. View over the roofs, construction worker on the roof of an old town house. In the background parts of the mosque Amir Chakhm ? gh (Amir-Chakmak) and the Seyed Rokn Addin mausoleum. Taken on 24.10.2018. Photo: Rolf Zimmermann | usage worldwide

Iran - Yazd, also Jasd, is one of the oldest cities of Iran and capital of the province of the same name. View into a courtyard with cauldrons serving food preparation in the Islamic month of mourning Muharram. Taken on 24.10.2018. Photo: Rolf Zimmermann | usage worldwide

Iran - system of garbage separation, public street in the city of Yazd, capital of the province of the same name. Taken on 24.10.2018. Photo: Rolf Zimmermann | usage worldwide

Iran - Street scene on a driveway to the city of Yazd, capital of the province of the same name. Taken on 24.10.2018. Photo: Rolf Zimmermann | usage worldwide

Iran - tourist group in front of the mosque Amir Chakhm ‰ gh (Amir-Chakmak) in Yazd. The mosque no longer functions today, serving as the so-called "Friday Mosque" (Jameh Mosque) and also as the city's assembly mosque. The mosque is an excellent example of the Azari style within Persian architecture. It is crowned by a pair of minarets, the tallest in Iran, and the faзade of the portal is decorated with dazzling tiles from top to bottom, mainly in blue. Yazd, also Jasd, is one of the oldest cities of Iran and capital of the province of the same name. Taken on 24.10.2018. Photo: Rolf Zimmermann | usage worldwide

Iran - Yazd, also Jasd, is one of the oldest cities of Iran and capital of the province, evening atmosphere at the mosque Amir Chakhm ‰ gh (Amir-Chakmak), it has no longer function, serves as a meeting mosque of the city as well as for mourning ceremonies (Shiite Day of Ashura). The mosque is an excellent example of the Azari style within Persian architecture. The faзade of the portal is decorated with dazzling tiles from top to bottom, mainly in blue. Taken on 23.10.2018. Photo: Rolf Zimmermann | usage worldwide

Iran - Yazd, also called Jasd, is one of the oldest cities in Iran and the capital of the province of the same name. The evening atmosphere in the square in front of the Amir Khakhmg Mosque, with wind towers in the background serving to cool and ventilate a cistern. Taken on 23.10.2018. Photo: Rolf Zimmermann | usage worldwide

Iran - Yazd, also Jasd, is one of the oldest cities of Iran and capital of the province of the same name, fire temple of Zoroastrianism (entrance front). Faravahar symbol above the entrance. For Zoroastrianism, the sacred fire temples are of central importance. Taken on 23.10.2018. Photo: Rolf Zimmermann | usage worldwide

Iran - Yazd, also Jasd, is one of the oldest cities of Iran and capital of the province, evening atmosphere at the mosque Amir Chakhm ‰ gh (Amir-Chakmak), it has no longer function, serves as a meeting mosque of the city as well as for mourning ceremonies (Shiite Day of Ashura). The mosque is an excellent example of the Azari style within Persian architecture. The faзade of the portal is decorated with dazzling tiles from top to bottom, mainly in blue. Taken on 23.10.2018. Photo: Rolf Zimmermann | usage worldwide

Iran - Yazd, also Jasd, is one of the oldest cities of Iran and capital of the province of the same name, fire temple of Zoroastrianism (window in mudbrick architecture with elaborate ornamentation). For Zoroastrianism, the sacred fire temples are of central importance. Taken on 23.10.2018. Photo: Rolf Zimmermann | usage worldwide

Iran - Yazd, also Jasd, is one of the oldest cities of Iran and capital of the province, Zoroastrian Tower of Silence on the outskirts of Yazd, served the Zoroastrians as a burial place, in the foreground accommodation for grieving families.Taken on 23.10.2018. Photo: Rolf Zimmermann | usage worldwide

Iran - Yazd, also Jasd, is one of the oldest cities of Iran and capital of the province of the same name, fire temple of Zoroastrianism (entrance front). For Zoroastrianism, the sacred fire temples are of central importance. Detail of the front entrance - Sign Ahura Mazda (God of Creation in Zoroastrianism), so-called Faravahar symbol. In the Achamenid kingdom, the Faravahar symbol also represented a national emblem engraved in palaces and monuments, and is still regarded by many Persians as the "ancestral symbol of the ancestors." Faravahar, in the Zoroastrian faith, is a symbol of the spirit that continues even before the birth and after the death of a human being exist, which symbolizes the circle (ring) around the trunk of the Faravahar. Taken on 23.10.2018. Photo: Rolf Zimmermann | usage worldwide

Iran - scene on a motorway rest area near the city of Yazd, capital of the province of the same name. Taken on 23.10.2018. Photo: Rolf Zimmermann | usage worldwide

Iran - tourist group on the ascent to the Zoroastrian Tower of Silence on the edge of Yazd. The tower was used by the Zoroastrians as a place of heavenly burial, in the background: accommodation houses for mourning families, functional buildings and a Zoroastrian cemetery. Yazd, also Jasd, is one of the oldest cities of Iran and capital of the province of the same name. Taken on 23.10.2018. Photo: Rolf Zimmermann | usage worldwide