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Neyshabur, Iran

            IMG6689 Mausoleum of Omar Khayyam, Nishabur. Architect Hooshang Seyhoun.

Nishapur or Nishabur  is a city in Razavi Khorasan Province, in northeastern Iran, situated in a fertile plain at the foot of the Binalud Mountains. Nearby are the turquoise mines that have supplied the world with turquoise for at least two millennia. The city was founded in the 3rd century by Shapur I as a Sasanian satrapy capital. From the Abbasid era to the Mongol invasion of Khwarezmia and Eastern Iran, the city evolved into a significant cultural, commercial, and intellectual center within the Islamic world. Nishapur, along with Merv, Herat and Balkh were one of the four great cities of Greater Khorasan and one of the greatest cities in the middle ages, a seat of governmental power in eastern of caliphate, a dwelling place for diverse ethnic and religious groups, a trading stop on commercial routes.

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Taken in: Iran / North Khorasan / Neyshabur (show map)

Taken on: January 28, 2011

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Iran

Neyshabur

Khayyam

Nishabur

Nishapur

Silk Road

Mausoleum

Omar Khayam

Omar Khayyam

Hooshang Seyhoun « less

Sets appears in: • Iran cities

Groups appears in: • Iran • Iranian Beauty more » • "Visit Iran" • World Monuments Watch • Iran - ایران • Heritage and Culture « less

Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II, f/7.1, 1/60 sec, 70mm, ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens:	EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM
Aperture:	f/7.1
Exposure Time:	0.017 sec (1/60)
Focal Length:	70mm
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 7.3 (Macintosh)
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