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Esfahan lies at the heart of Iran, 414 km south of Tehran, in the lush Zayandeh-Rood plain, at the foothill of Zagros mountain range. The city enjoys temperate climate and four equal seasons. No obstacles exist as far as 90 km north of Esfahan and cool northern winds blow in this direction. It stands at an average elevation of  1500 meters above see level and it's neighboring mountains run northwest to southeast

 Esfahan province has a population of around  4 million, of which 1.6 million live in the city of Esfahan.This city has many historical places some of them belong to after Islam, mostly to the Safavid era.

 MEYDAN EMAM : Built by Shah Abbas I the Great at the beginning of the 17th century, and bordered on all sides by monumental buildings linked by a series of two-storeyed arcades, the site is known for the Royal Mosque, the Mosque of Sheykh Lotfollah, the magnificent Portico of Qaysariyyeh and the 15th-century Timurid palace. They are an impressive testimony to the level of social and cultural life in Persia during the Safavid era.

 Sheikh-Lotfollah Mosque: One of the most attractive squares in the world as describe by Chardin, the 17th century French traveler,  is Naqsh-e-Jahan square. In this square there is one palace (Ali-Qapu Palace) and two mosques. One of them is Sheikh-Lotfollah Mosque built for women of Royal family. 

 Chehel Sotun Palace  : This historical monument was built for royal audiences and official receptions. It was built under Shah Abbas II in 1647. The reflection of the palace's 20 forfront pillars in the pool stretching before it, has given the name- Chehel sotun = 40 pillars- to it.      

Khaju Bridge   :   This is the most beautiful bridge left behind from the Safavid period. Measuring 132 meter in length and 12 meter in width, this is one of the world's interesting bridges.

the Garden Bird:  situated amoung the very big Garden to visit through to 2000 genres of wild/Domestic bird,Then go back to visit the Flower Garden to watching Amazing Plant for the lovers plants.

Flower Garden :

 Vank Church : The most famous and beautiful Iranian church is "Vank". In addition to various wall paintings it possesses a great number of tableaus with religious themes, most of which have been brought here by the Armenian businessmen from Europe. The tableaus about Christ's (A.S.) arrest, the Last Supper etc. have decorated the walls of this church. There is a museum near this church , which has about 700 hand-written Armenian manuscripts. Also the first printed book in Iran can be found in this museum. In addition to Vank , other churches such as the churches of holy Mary and Jolfa can be found in Isfahan .

Hasht Behesht (8 paradise) palace was built in the middle of Bagh-e Bolbol (Nightingale Garden) and inside the imperial residential complex of Safavid dynasty in the 17th AD. century during the reign of King Soleiman of Safavid. According to the reports of tourists who had visited Isfahan in those ages, the Palace had been built to be used for residence purposes of the princess of the King's Harem. Hasht Behesht conveys the meaning of entrance gate of Paradise and this name was chosen to atribute the elegance of this Palace to supernatural and supersecular aspects. This building had been built in two storeys, all surfaces of porches, Verandas, Central hall, rooms and corridors being decorated with various methods and miscellaneous styles.