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	SalamIran - Province of Esfahan
		One of the largest squares in the world and a majestic example of city planning, it was intended as a polo ground, the Shah’s court having a grandstand view from the Ali Qapu.
		Except for intersections near the entrance to the bazaar on the west and east and an insignificant modern street in the southwest corner, the square is closed by four high walls painted in creamy white with blue outlining the repeated arches.
		It is not as immediately attractive to the external eye as the complex of Maidan-e Imam except for the tile work of fifteenth century in the great courtyard and mehrab of Olijaitu, but the complex harmony of its components makes of it a palimpsest both meaningful in its details and aesthetically pleasing in their super-imposition.
	www.salamiran.org /CT/provinces/esfahan.html (9827 words)

	The introduction of speech number35 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Although Imam Khomeini had spent many years in exile and was now in fact thousands of kilometres away from his homeland, nevertheless he carefully controlled the movement's affairs.
		A characteristic feature of the Islamic Revolution, and one which was always emphasised by Imam both during the period stretching from Khurdad 15, 1963 (June 5, 1342 AHS), until the revolution's triumph, and again from this time until the time of his demise, was the attention society paid to spiritual and moral values.
		Imam Khomeini's movement was more than a political campaign aimed against a particular system of rule, it was essentially a revolution of the values which prevailed in society.
	www.irib.ir /worldservice/imam/speech/in35.htm (827 words)

	SalamIran - Province of Orumieh
		According to popular belief, Imam Reza, heir to the Abbasid Caliphate as well as eighth of the Shiite Imams, died in what was then the village of Sanabad in 817 AD after eating some grapes.
		It covers an area of 720,000 square meters and is equipped with all sorts of recreational facilities, a mosque, and a nice pool.
		Organized by the authorities of Imam Reza Shrine, the Museum of Astan-e Qodss, as one of the richest and the most exquisite museums of the country, is located to the east of Sahn-e Imam Khomeini (a court of the Shrine named after the late Imam Khomeini) and close to Haram Square.
	www.salamiran.org /CT/provinces/mashhad.html (3932 words)

	Meidan Emam, Esfahan
		The central core of the new city was the Imam Square, which is a wide rectangular space (spanning 512 m from north to south and 159 m from east to west), surrounded by uniform two-storied arcades of monumental architecture on all sides.
		At the north end of the square is the entrance to the Bazaar 'Dahrvasa-e-Qaysariya' (built around 1600), and to the west is the entrance to the Royal Palace 'Ali Qapu' (built in early 17th century).
		This main square had undergone dual maintenance and remodeling towards the end of the 16th century, and its form, as we see nowadays, was completed around 1617.
	www.nara.accu.or.jp /english/information/world/heritage/esfahan.html (749 words)

	Tourism attractin in Esfahan Province ::: ITTO.org ::: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The length of this great square, which is actually rectangular, is 500 meters from north to south, and its width about 150 meters from east to west.
		The whole area of the square within the limits of the water channels round it was quite level, while to the north and south stood two goal posts for the game of polo.
		The most noteworthy feature of the square is the way in which in sunshine and shade and the varying lights of the day, the whole wonderful expanse takes on a hundred different aspects each more attractive and lovely.
	www.itto.org /attraction/attraction.asp?status=showattraction&attractid=Na35&prv=esf (646 words)

	Persia Iran tour (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Imam Square, called also Maidan-e Naqsh-e Jahan (Image of the World Square), was the heart of Safavid capital.
		One of the largest squares in the world, it was intended as a polo ground.
		Located on the north east of the Persian Gulf and with an area of 90 square km, Kish is one of the most marvellous Islands in the Persian Gulf, attracting the attention of many tribes and nations since time immemorial.
	www.gaiatravel.com /silkroad/persia_iran.html (2770 words)

	Esfahan by Kamin Mohammadi \| Travel Reviews from Travel Intelligence (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The vast Imam Square (Maidan-e Imam, formerly Royal Square), one the largest such squares in the world, is twice as large as Moscow's Red Square.
		In Shah Abbas' time, the square was used as a polo ground: the Shah and his court would sit on the balcony of the Ali Qapu palace and watch the match; the wooden goalposts can still be seen at either end of the square.
		The main mosque on this square, the Imam Mosque, is generally accepted as being one of the most stunning buildings in the world.
	www.travelintelligence.net /wsd/articles/art_2837.html (2115 words)

	Tours to Uzbekistan - Uzbekistan Tour
		Khazret Imam Square, is ancient square of the 16th century, where are located the Kaffal Shashi Mausoleum, the Barak Khan Madrasah, Namazgokh Mosque and the Tillya Sheikh Mosque.
		The Square "Chorsu" is the centre of an ancient Tashkent.
		Registan Square, known from the 13th century as a bazaar square, was the centre of trade and cultural life in medieval Samarkand.
	www.sitara.com /tours/tour_01.html (3370 words)

	Royal square of Isfahan
		The Royal Square is connected at its northern end to the old city by the monumental entrance of the grand bazaar opening onto miles of vaulted passageways and caravanserais that eventually lead to Friday Mosque (Ja’ame Mosque).
		Opposite, at the far end of the square, is Isfahan’s crowning masterpiece: the immense bulk of the Royal Mosque (Imam Mosque).
		Although the great entrance portal is centered on the end of the square, the mosque itself behind is off to one side, angled at 45 degrees so as to face Mecca.
	www.iranairiatravel.com /travel/maidan.htm (599 words)

	Under A Persian Moon: Three Weeks in the Islamic Republic of Iran
		The rest of the gigantic square is bordered by a two-story row of shops and offices punctuated with two of the most beautiful mosques in all the world, plus the Ali Qapu (“Lofty Gateway”) palace with its elevated portico that offers visitors a wonderful vantage point to take in the entire scene.
		The Imam Mosque on the southern border of the square is a large and imposing structure with turquoise minarets, a massive dome and a magnificent gateway opening onto the square.
		North of Imam Square, in the old quarter of town, is another mosque with yet another design and feel.
	www.on-the-matrix.com /mideast/PersianMoon.htm (6836 words)

	HAMADAN
		Radiating with six straight avenues from a central square (Imam Khomeini), Hamadan is one of the oldest continually inhabited towns, centers of civilization, and numerous capitals of different dynasties that have ruled Iran through the ages.
		Capital of the province of Hamadan, at the foot of Mount Alvand, and located at an altitude of 1,829 m above sea level, it is 400 km to the southwest of Tehran by road via Qazvin, and can be reached by air as well.
		To this day Hamadan is a very popular retreat with Iranians during the warmer months when the climate in autumn and spring is one of the most pleasant in the country, but winters are long and sever.
	www.irantour.org /Iran/city/HAMADAN.html (730 words)

	Iransaga - Historical Cities of Iran, Isfahan
		Isfahan’s main monuments are centred around the following areas; the Imam Square (or Royal Square), the Friday Mosque, and the bridges on the Zayandeh Rud.
		This Square is one of the largest in the world (500m x 160m) and was the symbolic centre of the Safavid Dynasty and its Empire.
		The square is surrounded on all four sides by long walls with the Imam Mosque in the south, the Mosque of Sheikh Lotfollah in the east, the Ali Qapu Palace in the west and the entrance of the great Bazaar in the north.
	www.art-arena.com /esfahan.htm (678 words)

	Islamic Medical Manuscripts: Glosssary of Terms
		A Latin square, known in Arabic as wafq majazi, is a square containing cells in which each row and each column have the same set of symbols in distinction from a magic square in which there is no repetition.
		The numbers were written in the abjad letter-numerals, and because the four corners of this square contained the letters ba', dal, waw [or u], and ha', this particular square became known as the buduh square.
		Magic squares with cells 4x4 or 6x6 or 7x7 were particularly popular, with 10x10 squares being produced by the 13th century.
	www.nlm.nih.gov /hmd/arabic/glossary.html (6377 words)

	Pilot Guides.com: Iran: locations - Tehran and Esfahan
		Spot the goalposts from when the square was called 'Shah Square' and housed the Shah's polo field.
		Many of the sights of Esfahan rim the square - on the northern edge is the bazaar, most of which was built in the 16th Century, although some part are 1,300 years old.
		At the southern end of the square is the Imam's Mosque.
	www.pilotguides.com /destination_guide/middle_east_and_north_africa/iran_iraq_afghanistan/locations.php (414 words)

	Lonely Planet \| Thorn Tree Travel Forum
		At 160 years old, Bastion Square represents the oldest ‘square’ on the west coast of North America (though some San Fransiscans may dispute this).
		Federation Square in Melbourne is impressive as a 21st century take on the 'square'.
		The Arbat - not really a square but the end of it where the buskers and hawkers are has a great buzz.
	thorntree.lonelyplanet.com /messagepost.cfm?postaction=reply&catid=15&threadid=813115&messid=6913580&STARTPAGE=1&parentid=0&from=1 (1240 words)

	Iran News - With Westerners staying home, Iran has Arab tourists (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		A view of the Naghsh-e Jahan square located in the historic city of Isfahan, which is surrounded by several historical monuments including, Aali Ghapu, Masjed-e Shah (Shah Mosque), Masjed-e Sheikh Lotfollah (Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque).
		This square used to be a polo field during the reign of the Safavids, 1501-1722.
		Jafar and his two brothers, along with their wives and children, were among some 100 Saudis gathered at the main Imam square in Isfahan where they were going through the hundreds of shops in the traditional bazaar.
	www.iranmania.com /news/ArticleView?NewsCode=11013&NewsKind=BusinessEconomy&ArchiveNews=Yes (1162 words)

	Great Public Spaces: Imam Square \| Project for Public Spaces (PPS) - Placemaking for Communities (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The great square in Isfahan is 160 meters wide by 560 meters long.
		It is the central square of Isfahan, a city of a million people.
		The square is used both by groups and by individuals.
	www.pps.org /gps/one?public_place_id=672 (346 words)

	Iran Tours Iran Tour 2004 Iran Travel
		This huge Square measures 510 meters long and 165 meters wide, with an area of more than eighty thousand square meters, twice as large as Moscow's Red Square.
		Once the heart of Safavid Capital and scene of maneuvers, procession, games, and especially Polo (the original posts of which still in place at the far end of the square), the Meydan is surrounded by two-storied archades which focus on the recessed portal of the Masjed-e- Imam to the south.
		At the north end of the square, opposite of the Masjed, is the royal carvansaray and bazaar.
	www.directglasgow.co.uk /glasgow-iran/tour-highlights.asp (474 words)

	Kashya Hildebrand \| Current Exhibition
		In the corner of Tehran’s monumental Imam Khomeini Square sits a mini museum complex housing bronzed busts of icons from Iran’s (gloried) past.
		In short, his is an antiquated procedure, a primitive double exposure method in which the photographer takes an image of his subject against a plain background, rolls the film, and then takes an image of the background—usually a poster—of choice.
		Now whether Imam Hossein pasted onto a plastic fruit ensemble signifies a cheapening of the image of the Shia martyr or, in reverse fashion, the canonization of fruit as holy, is up for debate.
	www.kashyahildebrand.org /newyork/pastexhibitions002/playinggod.html (954 words)

	Baha'i News -- Iran's Cautious Non-Muslims
		At the head of this large space at the center of Isfahan, now known as Imam Square, is the Imam Mosque (formerly the Shah Mosque), in which the Friday sermon is delivered each week.
		One corner of the square is marked by a mosque named al-Quds, referring to Jerusalem and an independent Palestine.
		Diagonally across the square sits the David Synagogue, the most important of the city's 20 Jewish houses of worship.
	www.uga.edu /bahai/2002/020531.html (1551 words)

	Viaggiare informati
		On the west side of Isfahan's Imam square (Naqsh-e Jahan square) this six-storey palace was built on the
		This square is 500 meters long and 160 meters wide.
		square used to be the venue for army maneuvers and polo games and the stone polo gates from that period
	www.persia.it /English/html/Citta/Esfahan.htm (1978 words)

	Bradmans MIDDLE EAST / AFRICA 2005 - Tehran
		Tajrish Square Located in the north of the city, the square is famous for its bazaar where people can buy whatever they want from basic things to expensive gifts and luxuries.
		The square is always busy in the daytime but is much less crowded at night.
		With an area of 50,000 square metres, the tower was constructed in 1971 in western Tehran to symbolise the city.
	www.bradmans.com /middleeastafrica/tehran (1993 words)

	Iransaga - Historical Cities of Iran, Imam Square in Isfahan
		At the end of the Imam Square is one of the most stunning buildings in Iran, the Imam Mosque.
		The mosque was once called the Women’s Mosque, because there is apparently a tunnel between this mosque and the Ali Qapu Palace, allowing women from the old dynasties to attend prayers without being seen in public.
		On the north side of the Imam Square lies the Bazaar Qaisarieh (Great Bazaar).
	www.art-arena.com /Imam.html (331 words)

	Travel To Iran - LA Times Article on Tourism in Iran, June 28, 1998
		The river is crossed by several elegant bridges, which teem by night with pedestrians out to enjoy the cool of the evening, perhaps a dollop of ice cream or puff of tobacco on the water pipe.
		Imam Square was built in the 17th century as a polo ground by the ruler Shah Abbas I, and the souvenir shops that line the arcade are full of miniature paintings of 17th century polo matches.
		The Imam Mosque is enormous, the tile work patterns doubled by its reflecting pools.
	www.farsinet.com /travel2iran/tour.html (2907 words)

	Muslims BIG
		Known in Persian history as "half the world", Isfahan is a feast of Islamic architecture, with stunningly beautiful buildings constructed under the auspices of the great Shah Abbas in the 17th century.
		Surrounding the square are walkways housing souvenir shops, while on the fourth side of the square is the vibrant Bazaar.
		The Meydan-Emam, The Emam Square is well known for its Royal Mosque, the Mosque of Sheiykh Lotfollah, the magnificent portico of Qessaryeh and the 15th century timurid palace.
	muslimsbig.com /article.asp?tmpid=2&arid=12 (1123 words)

	Gardeshyaran International Tours and Travel Agency
		Called Maydan-e Shah (the king's square), Shah Abbas built this large huge open square in 1612 on virgin ground where there used to be another square called Naqsh-e Jahan (Image of the world).
		One of the largest squares in the world and a majestic example of city planning, it was intended as a Polo ground, the Shah's court having a grandstand view from Ali Qapu palace.
		Shops line the square many specialize in brass work and there is some interesting stuff among the gimcrack souvenirs and postcards.
	www.gardeshyaran.com /cities/ShowAttract.asp?id=267 (134 words)

	Isfahan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Isfahan is famed as a treasure house of historical monuments and is renowned for its colourful bazaar with its handicrafts such as inlaid work, enamel work, miniatures, carpet, silver and ceramics.
		The 'Imam Mosque' (1612), the 'Jame Mosque' (8th century), and the 'Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque' (1602);
		The 'Ali-Qapu Palace' (a UNESCO cultural heritage monument) located at the 'King's Square', nowadays called 'Imam Square' (520 m.
	www.iran-air.de /eng/tourist/tk_5.htm (165 words)

	Silk Road Tours - Middle East - Iran - Isfahan
		Its golden age was under the Safavid King Shah Abbas I who came to power in 1587 and set out to make Isfahan a great and magnificent capital.
		The main square of Isfahan is Imam Square (formerly a large polo ground) which includes The Imam Mosque, covered inside and out with blue enamelled tiles of great beauty, The Lotfollah Mosque with its exquisite pink dome, The Ali Qapu palace (Shah Abbas's residence) and the Jameh (Friday) mosque.
		In spring and autumn, Isfahan is a delightful place for strolling and exploring and its bazaar is one of the finest in Iran.
	www.silkroadandbeyond.co.uk /isfahan.html (165 words)

	Notes on the Shaykh Lutfallah Mosque (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		It is now called the Imam Square (Maidan-e-Naghsh-e-Jahan) while the old name was The Shah's Square (Maidan-i Shah).
		This is one of the largest open squares in the world at 1700 by 525 ft (520m by 177m)
		In order to have the mihrab of the mosque facing Mecca and the Mosque still positioned as one of the "anchors" of the square, there is an angled corridor into the mosque from the square.
	www.sw-asia.com /Rugs/Rug986.htm (422 words)

	Ayan: The ultimate Travel Agent for Turkmenistan and Central Asia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		We also visit "Chorsu" square, which was once a place for trade.
		The Square houses three very important monuments: the Kukeldash Madrasah, the Jammi Mosque and the Chorsu Bazaar.
		Today is our day to enjoy the wonder that is Samarkand which was known as "Rome of the Orient" and was flourishing as early as the Roman and Babylonian times.
	www.ayan-travel.com /tm_syl_et_comb.html (927 words)

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