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Tabriz; Must-See Capital of Islamic Tourism in 2018

Tabriz, the capital of the northwestern Iranian province of East Azarbaijan, is one of the country’s megacities with outstanding tourist attractions which helped it become the tourism capital of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in 2018.

Tabriz is the largest city in northwest of the country and regarded as the administrative, industrial, trade, military, communications, commercial and cultural hub of that region. Tabriz used to be one of the longest-serving capitals of Iran. It was Iran’s political capital during the rules of Atabaks, Khwarazmians, the Ilkhanate, Safavids, etc., and was the capital of crown princes during the Qajar era.

Tabriz’s development and progress peaked during the Ilkhanate rule when the city served as the capital of a vast territory spanning all the way from Nile to Central Asia. Tabriz was the world’s fifth most populated city in 1500 BC during the Safavid era when its population was as large as that of Istanbul, the capital of the Ottoman empire.

Tabriz was named by the OIC as the tourism capital of Muslim World in 2018.

The following pictures retrieved from ILNA depict some of the city’s historical and natural tourist attractions as well as the city’s bazaar.

An aerial view of Tabriz
The Tabriz Bazaar, one of the largest and most important roofed markets in the world / The Tabriz Bazaar was registered on UNESCO’s List of World Heritage Sites in 2010
The Tabriz Bazaar is comprised of numerous corridors, chambers and caravanserais.
The rug is one of the most important handicrafts of Tabriz
The Great Mosque of Tabriz dates back to an era spanning from the Seljuk empire to the Qajar rule
The historical Tarbiat path, one of the old and famous streets of Tabriz
The entrance to the Tarbiat path
The Amand Dam, an embankment dam in northwestern Tabriz
The view of a traditional restaurant in Tabriz
Kofta, one of the famous foods of Tabriz
Rob-e-Rashidi, a historical monument belonging to the Mongols’ rule in Iran
The Kaboud Mosque of Tabriz, which dates back to the Qara Qoyunlu rule in the 14th-15th century
The Statue of Shahriyar, the late renowned Iranian poet born in Tabriz, opposite the Tabriz Conference Centre
The first Iranian home built in one of the historical houses of Tabriz
The first Iranian home built in one of the historical houses of Tabriz
The Ajichai Bridge, one of the historical bridges of Tabriz
The Municipality Palace (The Clock Tower) of Tabriz, one of the city’s exquisite, robust and interesting buildings
The Municipality (Clock) Square located in front of the Municipality Palace also known as the Clock Building
The Alishah Fortress, one of the oldest landmarks of Tabriz and a historical attraction dating back to the Ilkhanate era
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