💀 Cursed Places in Iran

Nurabad Tower

💀💀💀💀 4.3/5 Mamasani County

Tower in Mamasani County, Iranian national heritage site. Nurabad Tower is a notable monument site in Mamasani County, I...

The Historical Village of Abyaneh

💀💀💀💀 3.9/5 None

When the Arabs invaded Persia in the 7th century, some followers of the Zoroastrian religion fled to the surrounding mou...

Makhunik: The Village of Dwarves

💀💀💀💀 3.9/5 None

In a remote corner in Iran’s South Khorasan Province, near its border with Afghanistan, is a village that, until a...

Bazaar of Kashan

💀💀💀💀 3.9/5 Kashan

Bazaar of Kashan is a notable architectural project in Kashan, Iran. This hidden gem of architecture showcases unique de...

The Masked Women of Iran

💀💀💀💀 3.9/5 None

Head covering, veils and burqas are common sight among many Muslim communities around the world. There are a lot of diff...

The Colors of Hormuz Island

💀💀💀💀 3.9/5 None

Off the Iranian coast in the Persian Gulf, about 8 km from the mainland, lies Hormuz Island, a small, teardrop shaped mo...

Bagh-e Fin Garden

💀💀💀💀 3.7/5 Kashan

Muslim gardens which have survived into the present: for example, the famous gardens in Granada and Cordoba in Spain, an...

The Historic Village of Masouleh

💀💀💀💀 3.6/5 None

The village of Masouleh is located in Gilan Province, in Iran, perched high on a densely forested mountainside about 60 ...

Tomb of Cyrus: The World’s Oldest Earthquake Resistant Structure

💀💀💀💀 3.5/5 None

Natural calamites like floods, hurricanes, and earthquakes have always been considered “acts of god”, yet fo...

Sultan Amir Ahmad Bathhouse

💀💀💀💀 3.5/5 None

The Sultan Amir Ahmad Bathhouse in Kashan, Iran, is a 16th century public bathhouse built during the time of the Safavid...

The Citadel of Bam: The World’s Largest Mud Building

💀💀💀 3.4/5 None

Sometime between 579 and 323 BC during the Achaemenid Persian period, the Citadel of Bam (in Persian Arg-é Bam) was buil...

The Great Wall of Gorgan

💀💀💀 3.3/5 None

The Great Wall of Gorgan is a series of ancient defensive fortifications located near Gorgan in the Golestān Province of...

Shushtar New Town

💀💀💀 3.2/5 Shushtar

This article is part of Never Modern, a series curated by Hidden Architecture where we explore the conditions of several...

Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System

💀💀💀 3.2/5 None

The Shushtar Hydraulic System in the island city of Shushtar is a complex irrigation system that dates back to the time ...

Villa Namazee

💀💀💀 3.1/5 Tehran

Villa Namazee is a notable architectural project in Tehran, Iran. This hidden gem of architecture showcases unique desig...

Kandovan: An Iranian Village Carved in the Rocks

💀💀💀 3.1/5 None

Tucked away in the remote northwest corner of Iran is the village of Kandovan that is not only famous for its scenic bea...

The Ancient Windmills of Nashtifan

💀💀💀 3.1/5 None

Wind power has been used by humans since antiquity. Great oceans were crossed to explore unknown lands by putting up sai...

Colossal Statue of Shapur I

💀💀💀 3.1/5 Kazerun County

The Colossal statue of Shapur I (Persian: پیکره شاپور یکم) is a monumental sculpture depicting Shapur I (AD 240–272), th...

Khaju Bridge

💀💀💀 3.0/5 Isfahan

The Khaju Bridge is one of the historical bridges on the Zayanderud, the largest river of the Iranian Plateau, in Isfaha...