own and industrialized at a breathtaking pace. today, the metropolitan area is home to 15000000 people. the city is the economic and political heart of the country. it also boasts that iran landmark, the as a d o freedom tower, and not far from its historic district religious monuments and the bazaar. a vibrant urban district has emerged. the tubby outs bridge is another emblem of the fresh wind blowing in iran. the pedestrian bridge links the abraham and the tale. honey forest parks. the tubby ut, oh, nature bridge acts as an extension of the 2 parks merging into the landscape. the bold, multi level design does more than connect to parks it buses with life and draws

people from across the city to it's many leisure activities. what may come as a surprise. the tubby at bridge was designed by a young woman architect layla iraq in was just 26 and still a student when construction began in 2010. ah, like layla, rocky on shiva, norbish also embodies the rainy and women of today. she is educated, speak several languages, is socially engaged and is quietly determined to break boundaries. to day, iran has more female than male students in its universities. access to holly education has expanded opportunities for women. live until saturday on sunday mac wanna. this is val gordon has been living in

tehran. i'm close to the mountains, the elbows mountain range, and mount amazon as the highest peak in the country. the popular climbing is my passion, and i have access to all the best climbing sites. no, all right, charlotte and also south of taura. filial does wonderful crisis and near my city. hm. i think about this so i can indulge in my passion, my favorite sporting falsity, vice versus for bob's shiva often goes, climbing with her friend zebra. shes haven't one of the rounds 1st, women professional climate level number one is that if you don't even take it by the name, as an iranian my choice is my way of life. the path i've traveled might be regarded as unconventional. so most within my generation left was that the william might have of course it was sometimes hard because i had to go against the flow of the valley. back to get some

a reassign gain when you're climbing. when you touched the rock, the energy you feel is incredible. you see about how my climbing demand so much concentration that are really close to your head quality. so when you go back home, you're full of energy, not exhausted, he has the magic. and as you, as best of us ah ah land i am she roba, my dear tal hot. i want um. i started climbing as a hobby, just like shiva fine, but i couldn't restrain myself. i know i got to day climbing is my life and i'm a professional climber, auto restore, found. so about climbing has let me travel the world just last summer i was in for

to climb the ag do me deal and mom blown our design. and i was part of the 1st independent rainy and team and the 1st iranian woman to climb the goals rojas following the war, casper. that's when i be out in joe robins, i my german colleagues were quite surprised that an iranian woman could climb, that rock face entry on fire. now i've been going cheever, and i to iranian women, are both professional level climbers and as my burns are so corny rehab, we can climb the same rock faces as men pay them going. jonathan is the other to think aloe. a lot of girls are interested in mountain climbing, mostly listen, it's growing sport and i hope it will become more accessible to more people. they, me as it man, i hope so too. the topography of iran shaped of rocket landscape travelled by hordes of warriors through the ages as early as the late 9th century persian poet fed those c sang the exploits of this histories heroes through the

60000 versus of his shawna may the book of kings he chronicles the adventures of these mythical warriors and a faithful mouse. to day ali good. she an ex horseback. all tree bolt champion revives these legendary fees. no, no, thank all of our joint, your family, which all of this is shorter, brooklyn. im in a kim month. the place we are right now where our world renown training center is located, but it is in the elbows range yet ish has. i'll these mountains once had military significance and man all to the more he alamo to and telecom. we're 2 of the fortresses located hiroshima jangle goodies, high change. oh, dear, wholesale have all that. how about your hair? alamba. this is so much at holidays to whom we know that iranians were one of the

1st people was to domesticate horses. and now that i'm alone, buddy on chicken was shocked. basine can eat on us. we have various breeds of horse to talk to wendy. accordingly i ron's best known breed is the caspian which was rediscovered 56 years ago when it was thought to have been extinct. what today's sca snazzy been name of adam impish? nobody cash flows picnic. it's the common ancestor to many other breeds. of course, around the world, v shiver been or it just definitely has asked why don't yos, parking lot to get recent studies have shown that every other breed, of course, in the world, is somehow related to the caspian. y'all yet could maggie of pony as us. why you rhonda who says play an important role any ron's history and culture to day early? good. she on a will champion in horseback. archery teaches the technique to his students. ah,

as i'm unique, isabella cause a lot on kasey kid in late, historical representations, paintings or miniatures, often show indistinctly. a man or a woman riding a horse as ensemble, whether to hunt travel or fight. ah, i saw on your back straight and your head high. ah, this is a side stretch and back bend during the parthian period in the 2nd century b. c. horse women would ambush the enemy by hiding their bel under their clothes and they quiver under their long hair. they would leave the soldiers off to them before swiveling around on their saddle at full gallop and killing them with a fatal arrows. this is the parthian shot, one of the age old disciplines that ali good chance still teaches today.

any tissue then come on a hearty side it i wish all my father foster you draw the bow, the better will don't bother mclennan never lose sight of the target was actually understood. twin my sita, all musician english. there are many. she's like, the 1st thing i teach my students is to know themselves other than that comes 1st traditional fan only then can they get on a horse back the mean and we asked hollow van next. they need to get to know the whole switch to and think about how they will work together. that's. i'm only about it's on our jewel on that, on all that takes time and bit, but eventually they already and as the teacher, i trust them enough to hold the target in my hand and let them shoot at it will only then all my students reading bishop as amanda adeline

man, i mean my name is ali graciano, and i am determined to keep this age or discipline alive in our modern world unless we come. the elbows, mountains are a natural bull work, but they were not enough to repel the mongol invasion. in 1220 the city of ardor beale, which lies nestled in the mountains, was raised to the ground 300 years later otter beale rose from the ashes and became one of the bastions of surface m. a mystical form of islam. ah ah ah,

one of the most beautiful sophie monasteries in iran was built by chic sophie alden, the founder of the so far weed dynasty. the sheik was a spiritual leader of both the poor and the powerful. but he also drew his career. mom from the city's location the natural beauty and mountain springs brought disciples from across iran, anatolia, and even india. the most spectacular room and the complex is the chimney. her ne, the porcelain gallery, the hundreds of alcoves were originally designed to display the royal porcelain collection gift, sent by the chinese empress. much of the collection was transported to the state hermitage museum in saint petersburg. after russia invaded iran in 1828. ah.

further west mount sutherland overlooks iran's, as i shan region. at 4811 meters. it's a pass as the tallest mountain in the alps, mor blah. but it's still only the 3rd highest peak in iran. not salon is an active volcano with a crazy lake at its summit. there are many hot springs on its slopes, said to have healing powers. the thermal springs have always drawn many visitors, even during the days of the old silk road. ah, one of the most important trading posts was ta breeze, which drew people from far and wide. situated in

a valley overlooked by mountain ranges, tub breeze grew into a commercial hub and multicultural city. the bazaar here is one of the world's oldest largest and most beautiful unesco world heritage site. the complex houses several old mosques. the great jar may most is next door, and then they are all the thousands of market stores. it's passages link, many former caravans arise and ins, in which travellers and merchants would stop and stay for the night. ah amelia jeffery comes from a family of carpets said his, but he decided to run a restaurant. ah.

although composition, the bazaar is central to the cities identity up, is it any one who wants to discover the city has to visit it? where it's a breeze? when we want to meet with friends, we meet here. ah daughter. bizarre. bert, i'm sure will. sure numbers. it's a covered space, but you don't feel wold in or toyota. this is when you come to the bazaar. you feel at home. we love your store to levels are the largest this or no minister somewhere to pull. this is where i buy all the spices i use in my restaurant signature dish. no, this one is delivered viola my final off to order because of shoes in this restaurant. chef amelia dishes draw on a blend of iranian and as they are by johnny influences up gushed, for example, as to you made of lamb and chick piece of which to leave

a mission or us that there are 5 ingredients in this dish was fun, beat potatoes, chick peas, tomatoes and bits of egg planted on the 5 ingredients made latinos chick peas, tomatoes and bits of egg plans are simon for 8 hours a month. we only use high quality ingredients to get a quality dish valley under our little chip. this culinary and cultural diversity is that the core of the cities identity to this day to breeze is the commercial hub that helps bring together different communities and that exchange has helped make iran the ethnic and linguistic patchwork. it is today. and evelyn, of several of them were so much shopkeepers here i speaking turkish of elizabeth, surely la hon, milan still. i'm iranian, which oh,

but i am proud to still be able to speak my native language turkish marshall. and that below is how we've been able to hold on to our language and culture on the missouri. that's what they've totally new to truth global to sure, more than a year that should have his little trish into breeds. we all help each other almost into home, which you won't see any beggars here through the chat with the other probably heard of them on the should i, ron is a big country with many different languages and nationalities that all get along very well to big on the liberal, the tooth syndrome. ah ah. outside seabreeze, the ancient silk road that linked peoples and cultures continues to cross the

mountains to the southwest. the mountains also offered an unusual refuge to people fleeing the mongol army some 700 years ago. they took to the caves to hide over the generations. they called the entire village of condo van, into the volcanic rock at the foot of the sa hunt volcano. the homes are now known as cut on the word for bee hive in the local turkish dialect. over the years, the villagers extended their dwellings today most are between $2.00 and $4.00 stories and include living space, storage rooms and shelter for animals. while some found refuge in the lava cave, others found peace and even more forbidding and remote mountain landscapes. in the far north west of the country,

the monastery of saint to deus was established on a barren plateau. at an elevation of almost 2000 meters, the monastery complex dates mainly from the 13th century. but according to armenian tradition, sent a deus is to build a church here and found at the monastery around the years. 66, same to deus, also known as judas to days. oh jude. the apostle is said to be buried here. ah, and armenians who fled the genocide in turkey for iran, also sought refuge here. ah, to day the orthodox monastery has a new neighbor, a muslim, sunny village,

another symbol of the peaceful coexistence of religious communities in iran. a young muslim man from the village, tense to the monastery. ah, monday rou, salanda. i work for the iranian cultural heritage organization. forum of a job career. how them i'm a technician. i tend to the renovation us and maintaining the building. it was a goes by basically do i make all the necessary repairs to the masonry and the electric scholar, my one that i also tend to the cleaning about the banner john's army. kelly saw how church is the heart of our village who saw him out of the church, the village and the villagers are bound to each other. like the links of a chain, i'm getting horvath blue.

once a year the church takes over daily life in the village. the monastery is a place of pilgrimage for orthodox armenian christians, adomonion because had assault was assured that at armenians gather here from around the world, michelle to celebrate the in a bursary of st. today of his martyrdom, it was a 3 day ceremony with baptisms blessings, wedding shy and processions around the church upward when they also sacrifice a land. jo, machine man with a sound that can associate. i remember when i was little and we children were afraid to enter the church. at the 1st time i was really inside the church was when i was 8. i did katie so thus, ah, char, the church in the village or my home, i feel responsible to both of them because i grew up with them maybe. ah,

any math or the ambitious kid is subtle. jojo kelly, so i'm 23 and i've always lived here madness by the indoor a so, so mass will yet that was all you, dora and then be so says so send out, i mean, jumbled most of my childhood friends, the people i went to school with have left to loose so that they had other dreams way to have. how much and all my little years, without them who still for them will know the meat we eat, comes from our herds, the animals we raise ourselves, she hits excellent dogs. the same goes for the milk on him out though by women of this village work alongside their husband said to call back one of either noon. even the bread is made with flour from our whitfield yard on the far then we cannot . we chose this light dead of june and we want to live it to the fullest even put him to the shadow. ah,

well the alberta must cease stretches across the north of yvonne. does that cross mountains, fulman natural buddha, to iraq on the west? these craggy peaks and remote valleys, a home to the iranian province of kurdistan. the kurtz, or iran, 2nd largest minority after the other by johnny turks. the region has its own distinct cultural and political identity, which it owes in part to its isolated geography. villages are scattered in the mountains with unspoiled nature. as far as the i can see, the province is known for its forests, one of the rounds largest 2nd only to the forest at the caspian sea. the fertile

soil helps sustain a bounty of oak trees, fruit, trees, and precious woods. a singular environment that helps give birth to an old tradition. ah, ah, ah, i'm sure good natured and both. i used to think that when a tree is felled, it dies. believe ross, but now i know michelle the what is in the you the what a vish. but she did, when a tree becomes the musical instrument, it lives on the new ah ah, ah, in the past,

these instruments made of high quality local woods, were played by traveling bars and showmen, music and song preserved, the old traditions. and music itself is passed down from one generation to the next . but they are pioneers, like rockmart, a ye, me, the 1st in his family to become an artist and craftsman, here in the regional capital of son and dutch. it as much builds and repairs musical instruments using the finest natural materials in the kurdish tradition. i love him. and the last thought i was already working with would be,

but it was mainly my interest in music that led me to start building taz and other musical instruments made of wood home. i decided to dedicate myself to making instrument stringed instruments because of my love for music or latin was i need that us is along originally. i wanted to be a musician myself, a whole bunch. but i couldn't find a good instrument here. that's when i started becoming interested in making instrumentals in love. and finally i became a lute, make myself ah, jim, on jazz. this command is made with inlaid would love to restore the i could imagine there are a 140 strips of wood, different woods. she done and she got a letter of credit yet to me about it. but the mom is arranging the strips on this

round surface that they fit together perfectly is very challenging about job situation of cardboard. and all this wood that i used was much you and orange tree has fish not inch has fish the neck is decorated with ebony by its magnificent instrument message then ah with to that rudy shape, quote this on us that hewick is something we could have in our blood, a hot air in my home, i to, to my, to my mom has this such a variety of melodies in curtis don. every region has its own musical style,

a young pylon pi topic with . 7 further, a cliff, hundreds of mesas high overlooks the neighboring plain. mm. these are touring, is located on the royal road that once lengthy iranian plateau to mesopotamia, king doris the 1st to build the commercial route in the 5th century b. e. more than 2500 kilometers long,

it was intended to facilitate communication across his vast empire. with this bass relief more than 15 meters high and 25 meters wide, depicts doris holding a bow with his foot on the chest of a man lying on his back in front of him. roughly 1200 lines long. the inscription tells the story of how doris defeated the 9 lying kings who had tried to divide the persian empire. the monumental relief carved on the cliff about 60 meters above the plain was meant to send a message to his subjects. i'm to future generations embracing past and

present the people of iran live in harmony with their changing landscapes. ah . how to eat without feeling guilty about the impact on the atlanta? according to german food pioneers, if possible, they are creating environmentally friendly alternatives for popular foods in the

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