Photos from 1964
Entrance to Shah's Palace in Tehran
Ancient
capital of Persepolis,
which was sacked by the invading Alexander the Great
being shown detail
view of the site
Naqsh-i-Rustam
tombs of the Persian Kings
Entrance to a Mosque in Esfahan
waiting for prayer
Royal Square palace in Esfahan
Link to help plan your tour of Iran
Other Middle East countries
The Middle East largely consists of Muslim countries:
 | 
Bahrain |
| 
Egypt |
| 
Iran |
| 
Jordan |
| 
Kuwait |
| 
Oman |
| 
Palestine |
| 
Qatar |
| 
Saudi Arabia |
| 
Syria |
|  The Yemen |
| United
Arab Emirates
|
Some of the exceptions are the Christian country of:
| Georgia |
the Jewish state of:
| Israel |
and a country with 17 different religious communities
| Lebanon |
