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Train - Zig-Zag in Iran

122 images Created 1 Feb 2021

Hopping on sleeper trains across the length of Iran, mixing it with late night check-in at guesthouses and daily invitations by random strangers into their homes.
The construction of this railway line was once the prestige project of the Shah of Persia.
Taking it slow, a journey for retired men, students, itinerary traders, pilgrims, farmers and businessmen etc.

Shot for National Geographic (unpublished)
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  • On the local train from Dorud town to Bisheh waterfall. <br />
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Travelling over 4000km by train across Iran. An opportunity to enjoy Persian hospitality, discover Iran's ancient cities and its varied landscapes, from deserts to mountains.
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  • Train station in Dorud, Lorestan province.<br />
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Travelling over 4000km by train across Iran. An opportunity to enjoy Persian hospitality, discover Iran's ancient cities and its varied landscapes, from deserts to mountains.
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  • Train station in Dorud, Lorestan province.<br />
<br />
Travelling over 4000km by train across Iran. An opportunity to enjoy Persian hospitality, discover Iran's ancient cities and its varied landscapes, from deserts to mountains.
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  • Train station in Dorud city, Lorestan province.<br />
<br />
Travelling over 4000km by train across Iran. An opportunity to enjoy Persian hospitality, discover Iran's ancient cities and its varied landscapes, from deserts to mountains.
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  • During Prayer break, the train stops and people hurry up to a mosque in the station. <br />
Views from the restaurant carriage. Overnight train from the holy city of Mashhad to the desert city of Yazd, known for its  zoroastrian community and wind towers.<br />
<br />
Travelling over 4000km by train across Iran. An opportunity to enjoy Persian hospitality, discover Iran's ancient cities and its varied landscapes, from deserts to mountains.
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  • Rail tracks at night. Overnight train from the holy city of Mashhad to the desert city of Yazd, known for its  zoroastrian community and wind towers.<br />
<br />
Travelling over 4000km by train across Iran. An opportunity to enjoy Persian hospitality, discover Iran's ancient cities and its varied landscapes, from deserts to mountains.
    TA0025_180807_2459.jpg
  • Train station in Yazd city,  famous for its architecure, its wind towers and its traditional zoroastrian community of fire worshippers.  <br />
<br />
Travelling over 4000km by train across Iran. An opportunity to enjoy Persian hospitality, discover Iran's ancient cities and its varied landscapes, from deserts to mountains.
    TA0025_180810_3313.jpg
  • During the prayer break, in front of the women section. In the train from Tehran, capital of Iran, to the holy city of Mashhad (8 hours).<br />
<br />
Travelling over 4000km by train across Iran. An opportunity to enjoy Persian hospitality, discover Iran's ancient cities and its varied landscapes, from deserts to mountains.
    TA0025_180806_2045.jpg
  • During the prayer break, in front of the women section. In the train from Tehran, capital of Iran, to the holy city of Mashhad (8 hours).<br />
<br />
Travelling over 4000km by train across Iran. An opportunity to enjoy Persian hospitality, discover Iran's ancient cities and its varied landscapes, from deserts to mountains.
    TA0025_180806_2047.jpg
  • Bakhtiari nomads. Train station in Dorud, Lorestan province.<br />
<br />
Travelling over 4000km by train across Iran. An opportunity to enjoy Persian hospitality, discover Iran's ancient cities and its varied landscapes, from deserts to mountains.
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  • Desert landscape by the window. In the train from Tehran, capital of Iran, to the holy city of Mashhad (8 hours).<br />
<br />
Travelling over 4000km by train across Iran. An opportunity to enjoy Persian hospitality, discover Iran's ancient cities and its varied landscapes, from deserts to mountains.
    TA0025_180806_2202.jpg
  • Views of Ahvaz, a city in the southwest of Iran and the capital of Khuzestan province. Ahvaz has some of the worst air pollution in the world. <br />
<br />
Travelling over 4000km by train across Iran. An opportunity to enjoy Persian hospitality, discover Iran's ancient cities and its varied landscapes, from deserts to mountains.
    TA0025_180803_0055.jpg
  • Overnight train from the holy city of Mashhad to the desert city of Yazd, known for its  zoroastrian community and wind towers.<br />
<br />
Travelling over 4000km by train across Iran. An opportunity to enjoy Persian hospitality, discover Iran's ancient cities and its varied landscapes, from deserts to mountains.
    TA0025_180807_2585.jpg
  • Mecanician taking a night shift at a car repair shop in Dorud city, Lorestan. <br />
<br />
Travelling over 4000km by train across Iran. An opportunity to enjoy Persian hospitality, discover Iran's ancient cities and its varied landscapes, from deserts to mountains.
    TA0025_180805_1711.jpg
  • Watermelong cooling in a pool in yazd. Surrounded by desert, the city of Yazd is famous for its architecure, its wind towers and its traditional zoroastrian community of fire worshippers.  <br />
<br />
Travelling over 4000km by train across Iran. An opportunity to enjoy Persian hospitality, discover Iran's ancient cities and its varied landscapes, from deserts to mountains.
    TA0025_180809_3119.jpg
  • Train station in Yazd city,  famous for its architecure, its wind towers and its traditional zoroastrian community of fire worshippers.  <br />
<br />
Travelling over 4000km by train across Iran. An opportunity to enjoy Persian hospitality, discover Iran's ancient cities and its varied landscapes, from deserts to mountains.
    TA0025_180810_3316.jpg
  • Overnight train ride from Dorud city to Tehran, capital of Iran, in the North of the country.<br />
<br />
Travelling over 4000km by train across Iran. An opportunity to enjoy Persian hospitality, discover Iran's ancient cities and its varied landscapes, from deserts to mountains.
    TA0025_180806_1827.jpg
  • In the train from Tehran, capital of Iran, to the holy city of Mashhad (8 hours).<br />
<br />
Travelling over 4000km by train across Iran. An opportunity to enjoy Persian hospitality, discover Iran's ancient cities and its varied landscapes, from deserts to mountains.
    TA0025_180806_2037.jpg
  • Train staff. Overnight train from the holy city of Mashhad to the desert city of Yazd, known for its  zoroastrian community and wind towers.<br />
<br />
Travelling over 4000km by train across Iran. An opportunity to enjoy Persian hospitality, discover Iran's ancient cities and its varied landscapes, from deserts to mountains.
    TA0025_180808_2699.jpg
  • Through the desert in the morning. Overnight train ride from Yazd city, in central Iran, to Zahedan city, in south east Iran, on the border with Afghanistan and on the edge of teh Lut Desert.<br />
<br />
Travelling over 4000km by train across Iran. An opportunity to enjoy Persian hospitality, discover Iran's ancient cities and its varied landscapes, from deserts to mountains.
    TA0025_180811_3539.jpg
  • Views of Ahvaz, a city in the southwest of Iran and the capital of Khuzestan province. Ahvaz has some of the worst air pollution in the world. <br />
<br />
Travelling over 4000km by train across Iran. An opportunity to enjoy Persian hospitality, discover Iran's ancient cities and its varied landscapes, from deserts to mountains.
    TA0025_180803_0034.jpg
  • Patrons at a restaurant. Surrounded by desert, the city of Yazd is famous for its architecure, its wind towers and its traditional zoroastrian community of fire worshippers.  <br />
<br />
Travelling over 4000km by train across Iran. An opportunity to enjoy Persian hospitality, discover Iran's ancient cities and its varied landscapes, from deserts to mountains.
    TA0025_180809_3124.jpg
  • Invited at the home of a Baluch man. In Zahedan city, capital of Sistan Baluchistan province in south east Iran, near the border with Afghanistan. <br />
<br />
Travelling over 4000km by train across Iran. An opportunity to enjoy Persian hospitality, discover Iran's ancient cities and its varied landscapes, from deserts to mountains.
    TA0025_180811_3708.jpg
  • Afghans. In Zahedan city, capital of Sistan Baluchistan province in south east Iran, near the border with Afghanistan. <br />
<br />
Travelling over 4000km by train across Iran. An opportunity to enjoy Persian hospitality, discover Iran's ancient cities and its varied landscapes, from deserts to mountains.
    TA0025_180812_3796.jpg
  • Train ride from Andimeshk, Khorestan Province to Dorud city, Lorestan province, across the Zagros mountains a long mountain range that has a total length of 1,600 km (990 mi). The Zagros mountain range begins in northwestern Iran and roughly follows Iran's western border, while covering much of southeastern Turkey and northeastern Iraq.<br />
<br />
Travelling over 4000km by train across Iran. An opportunity to enjoy Persian hospitality, discover Iran's ancient cities and its varied landscapes, from deserts to mountains.
    TA0025_180804_0892.jpg
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