Abyaneh

The village of Abyaneh lies at an altitude of 2235m in the mountains of central Iran, about 50km southeast of Kashan. The village is at least 1500 years old and consists of red mud brick houses with lattice windows and narrow alleys, located in a valley around a small river. It is a popular tourist destination and receives many Iranian and foreign visitors every year. The old women in Abyaneh still wear the traditional dress consisting of a long white scarf and a skirt. Abyaneh stayed Zoroastrian until the Safavid dinasty, when the village was forcibly converted to Islam.


01 Narrow alley	02 View of Abyaneh	03 Plants	04 Red mud brick house	05 Red mud brick house


06 Red mud brick house	07 Traditional red mud brick houses	08 Red mud brick house	09 Narrow alley	10 Door	11 Narrow alley


12 Red roof with wooden beams	13 Old women in traditional dress	14 House with ornamental window	15 Inner court	16 Ornamental wooden door	17 Ornamental wooden door

18 Iranian tourist taking photo

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