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Top 10 Things Turkey is Famous for

Aspendos Theatre Aspendos boasts one of the best preserved ancient theatres of antiquity. The theatre of Aspendos was build in 155 AD during the rule of the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius and could seat between 15,000 and 20,000 spectators. Because the stage area was later used as a caravanserai (a roadside inn) in Seljuk times, it was continuously repaired and ...

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Tehran’s Top Confectioneries to Buy your Norooz Delights

Hans Bakery If you didn’t notice the sign on the green door, you’d mistake it for another home. From the kitchen comes the sound of banging pots and pans. The sweet smells of caramel, vanilla and cake lead the way. The claim to fame of Hans is the delicious sponge cake layered with vanilla cream and strawberries. To get your hands ...

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Some Imamzadeh with strange names

Imamzadeh Ein & Ghein An Imāmzādeh is a word found in both the Persian, Azerbaijani, and Urdulanguages, that refers to an immediate descendant of a Shi’i Imam.Imamzadeh means “offspring” or descendent of an imam. There are many other different ways of spelling this term.Some of these are imamzada, imamzadah, and emamzadah.These all have the same meanings. Imamzadeh are basically the ...

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