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Stars Valley, Qeshm Island | Underground City of Nooshabad | A Day in Cactus Farm, Mahallat | Historic Attractions in Kerman | Mystic Cemetery with Genitalic Stonegraves | Arg -e- Rayen ( Rayen Citadel ) | Historic Attractions in Kashan

Arg -e- Rayen ( Rayen Citadel )

Rayen Citadel (Arg-e Rayen) is an adobe castle in Kerman province, Iran. The medieval mudbrick city of Rayen is similar to the Arg-é Bam (Bam Citadel) which was destroyed in an earthquake in December 2003. Rayen Citadel appears extremely to be well preserved, considering the numerous natural disasters that have been destroying similar structures nearby.
Rayen Citadel was inhabited until 150 years ago and, although believed to be at least 1,000 years old, may in fact have been founded from the pre-Islamic Sassanid era.
Rayen Citadel is one of the main tourist attractions in Kerman Province.
29° 35' 35.79" N 57° 26' 18.28" E
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Denise J T Lee PM reply 21-Feb-2012 05:47
It seems like a place that only exists in a fairy tale. Really beautiful.
Paola Saetti PM reply 14-Feb-2012 19:17
Stunning gallery, i really would like to visit your Persia, you portraited very well your evocative place, congrats!
Dara Su PM reply 03-Dec-2010 17:12
Wonderful place, great gallery.V.
slhoornstra PM reply 02-Dec-2010 21:38
The wonderful , particular color of these walls is beautiful. Each shot is fascinating and the gallery is excellent. BV
Azlin Ahmad PM reply 11-Nov-2010 11:32
I'm amazed at what Iran has to offer, each of your galleries shows a facet of this little known country. Thanks for sharing. V
Denise J T Lee PM reply 08-Nov-2010 15:23
Fascinating place, exquisite architecture, and you have captured it so artistically ~V~.
Miguel Vila PM reply 06-Nov-2010 20:58
Voted!.., without doubts..
Gilles Navet PM reply 06-Nov-2010 15:49
Pureté absolue des lignes, des courbes, de la lumière.
ton regard d'artiste associé à un gros travail de recherche des composition font une galerie rare
V
Gilles
Jola Dziubinska PM reply 06-Nov-2010 14:00
Outstanding photos, great ancient world. Thank you for sharing, Ali. V.
Thomas Bernhardsson PM reply 05-Nov-2010 08:13
Beautiful gallery! V
Flora PM reply 04-Nov-2010 16:55
An outstanding gallery, Ali. V
Dan Greenberg PM reply 04-Nov-2010 14:43
This looks like a fantastic place and your pictures of it are magnificent. Thanks as always for your very informative narrative. I had never previously heard of the Rayen Citadel and would now want to visit it. ~BV~
Mihai PM reply 04-Nov-2010 04:28
Excellent gallery ! V
Ashraf Kabil PM reply 04-Nov-2010 02:38
Really beautiful.V
Kim PM reply 03-Nov-2010 19:11
Amazing architecture and very well captured! BV
parallaxes PM reply 02-Nov-2010 21:31
An amazing architecture wonderfully highlighted throug your eye, bravo Ali :^)
Raphael_E PM reply 02-Nov-2010 20:05
Wonderful gallery with an historical interest ! This citadelle seems greatly preserved ! V.
Bracciodiferro PM reply 02-Nov-2010 14:42
LUV tis series.Interesting color tone that you have adopted here.VOTE+
Ciao Ali.
Paolo
Zane Paxton PM reply 02-Nov-2010 09:16
Such an interesting place!
Blandine Mangin PM reply 01-Nov-2010 20:13
very beautiful gallery ! v
Hans-Peter Henriksen starman PM reply 01-Nov-2010 19:33
Very fine documentation and excellent shots. I had been following your pictures for some years and see that you develop as a better and better photograph. v
pepe_carmona2000 PM reply 01-Nov-2010 19:13
Fantastica galeria, gran voto
Hodero PM reply 01-Nov-2010 15:12
So much culture around the old Persia,
Thanks for sharing this with the world.
=V=
Marcia Rules PM reply 01-Nov-2010 14:41
very visual gallery of history & art. V
Jean D PM reply 31-Oct-2010 23:29
Awesome gallery and captioned remarks. Well done,Ali! ~V
Sharon Payette PM reply 31-Oct-2010 22:52
Exceptional and interesting gallery. V
Claude Martin PM reply 31-Oct-2010 20:10
Superb documentary report in a very coordinated colour harmony. V
Sofia Solomennikova PM reply 31-Oct-2010 16:29
wonderful captures, so wonderful, now they will be preserved in your works! superb compositions, V
William Barletta PM reply 30-Oct-2010 23:48
An amazing visit to a marvelous cultural site. Bravo and ~vote~
marie-jose wolff PM reply 30-Oct-2010 21:11
thank you to show us this wonderful citadelle,
excellent presentation and fine work! V
jean-yves chamberland PM reply 30-Oct-2010 19:36
wonderful gallery! thanks for sharing those beautiful images.
Fernando Peres Rodrigues PM reply 30-Oct-2010 19:10
Very interesting gallery with great photos. I just visited Arg-è Bam, I didn't knew this citadel.
Hugh Rooney PM reply 30-Oct-2010 15:30
Lovely gallery of a very interesting looking place Ali VVV
Pat PM reply 30-Oct-2010 13:26
Encore une magnifique galerie, tant sur le plan archéologique, historique qu'.artistique..
It's really a very good job, Ali. Congretulations. Vote
Bracciodiferro PM reply 30-Oct-2010 08:24
Amazing work Ali,thanks! V+
Paolo
Ieke Vonk PM reply 30-Oct-2010 05:55
An excellent gallery, Ali!
RichardR PM reply 30-Oct-2010 01:28
Outstanding images, with great clarity. I always enjoy taking trips to those historical sites through your photographs.
Best regards,
Dick:)
Mike PM reply 29-Oct-2010 23:26
Thx for sharing these images!
Dave Hein PM reply 29-Oct-2010 20:17
Still in very good condition. Thanks also for the geographic coordinates, Ali. Surprisingly it's not identified on Google Earth
Nestor PM reply 29-Oct-2010 18:46
An extensice phtographic gallery of images, nice compositions , nice perspecitive in many of your compositions.
Excellent photograpic work.
Vote
Marjan Schavemaker PM reply 29-Oct-2010 13:38
Very interesting gallery, Ali, excellent photography! V
Tom Payne PM reply 29-Oct-2010 12:54
Voted. Very well done, thanks for the tour
Martha Albuquerque PM reply 29-Oct-2010 10:48
Stunning Collection !! <3
Michel CORBOZ PM reply 29-Oct-2010 09:51
Thanks for sharing such beauties... V
Dan Opdal PM reply 29-Oct-2010 07:11
A wonderful collection Ali, very nicely captured shots of this old fortress. V
s reeves PM reply 28-Oct-2010 23:58
Stunning shots - well composed and exposed
Blandine Mangin PM reply 28-Oct-2010 18:50
very beautiful gallery ! v
Norbert Fortelny PM reply 28-Oct-2010 18:39
Quite an extraordinary and impressive place.
Excellent presentation too.
Jim & Josefina PM reply 28-Oct-2010 18:36
Amazing images! V!... Josefina
PauloCGama PM reply 28-Oct-2010 18:05
Nicely presented gallery, Ali. Wonderful images.
endre novak PM reply 27-Oct-2010 20:52
excellent set.
Gervan PM reply 27-Oct-2010 18:53
Thanks for the memory. V. (pse view: http://www. pbase/gervan/Rayen Citadel)
Richard Calmes PM reply 27-Oct-2010 18:20
Excellent work documenting the interest and beauty of this site! V
eye2see PM reply 27-Oct-2010 14:14
congratulation and compliments so such a beautiful collection and thanks for the background! ~V
Zoltán Balogh PM reply 27-Oct-2010 07:39
Very nice and interesting presentation Ali! V
Giancarlo Guzzardi PM reply 27-Oct-2010 07:18
really a breathtaking place and marvellouse ancient art works. Amazing adobe work very well preserved!
Paco López PM reply 27-Oct-2010 04:20
Excellent collection!! V!
an nguyen PM reply 27-Oct-2010 01:14
Excellent work,
Thanks for sharing .
Colin Storey PM reply 26-Oct-2010 20:07
Fantastic gallery, wonderful light in all of them. v
Raymond Ma PM reply 26-Oct-2010 03:10
Wonderful set Ali with terrific compositions. Would love to visit this place one day...looks fascinating! V
Gill Kopy PM reply 26-Oct-2010 00:57
Amazing - an adobe castle that is so old - beautiful shots Ali V
princess PM reply 25-Oct-2010 21:13
Excellent presentation. Looking forward for more pictures. V.
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