Photo Gallery: Iran

Kermanshah, Iran, October 1998

Then-President Muhammad Khatami's advisers confer below a painting of Ayatollah Khomeini before Khatami's speech to a jubilant crowd of thousands.
Jamaran, Iran, June 1998

Children mourn Ayatollah Khomeini's death outside his modest house in a north Tehran suburb.
Tehran, Iran, May 1998

The blood of a sacrificed lamb streaks a north Tehran street during Ashura, the day of mourning for Imam Hussain and the peak of the month of Muharram.
Isfahan, Iran, April 1998

Built by Shah Abbas I at the beginning of the 17th century and completed in 1638 after his death, the Imam Mosque is one of the great architectural works of the Muslim world. It stands among gorgeous neighbors Lotfollah Mosque and the Ali Qapu Palace on Imam Khomeini Square, one of the world’s largest public squares, where kings once watched polo matches. Famed for its beauty, the Imam Mosque embodies the special character of Persian-Islamic architecture. Its splendor lies partly in the masterful glazed tile work, the colors of which change subtly with the light. The mosque is part of a UNESCO World Heritage site. Over the past decade, Isfahan has been an ideological battleground between hard-liners and reformers. Once the capital of Persia, Isfahan sits close to the approximate geographic center of the country. The old Persian expression Isfahan nesf-e-jahan—"Isfahan is half the world"—is still used today to express the greatness of the city in its heyday.
Kish Island, Iran, 1998

An actress on a movie set.
Heris, Iran, September 1990

In Heris, women of the Mahbouban family weave a rug for export.
Isfahan, Iran, March 1998

On Khajou Bridge, an engaged couple enjoys a chaperoned visit out of sight of morality police on the other side of the bridge.
Marivan, Iran, September 1998

Khial Ali, 17, a Kurdish bride at Zarivar Lake.

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