tv Iran From Above Deutsche Welle September 17, 2022 2:15pm-3:01pm CEST
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dominance. get us to behave with the w business beyond. ah, ah iran. a vast country often called the cradle of civilization. from the persian gulf to the caspian sea, from snow kept mountain ranges to arid desert. it's the country both fertile and astir. a study in contrast, as is the culture and way of life, of its 80000000 inhabitants. a country and its people. a run at the intersection of tradition and change a country with few outside visitors. for many foreigners, yvonne is the place of paradox and myth. but it is home to
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a 1000 year old culture in which a variety of lifestyles, traditions, and religions co exist. mountain ranges, deserts plateaus, the plains and valleys of be filmed from above. this spectacular landscape surf as a lens on to the country's history and its people. ah, the mountains, wild and untouched, tamed and domesticated cover. one 3rd of iran's territory, their distant peaks have played an important role in the country's history.
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heading west towards the airport massif, the mountains have long served as a safe haven for many communities and a bulwark of resistance to invade us. and near to run the majestic mount dumber vance dance as the natural defense in front of the iranian capital. heading south parallel to the border with iraq. the zag ross mountain range coincides with a stretch of the fabled silk road. near the tuchman and afghan border and its mountain range is much hot. the capital of the region a famous pilgrimage destination for the she i it's the mamma is thus shrine,
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and its pilgrim donations have ensured much hearts development. for centuries. thanks to the inflow of craftsman, pilgrims and afghani she i'd much had, has become the 2nd largest eroni city and one of the wealthier, once the complex of the shrine is of real tone within the town. sheltering one of the largest mosques in the world. molson turn key works there as a volunteer dedicated to the visitors and pilgrims,
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he embodies the tradition of his lands, hospitality and solidarity. mambo chanda says, am i tried to adapt to my lifestyle, to e martinez. i was teaching, just refresh my memory as i said, don't get mad at people be kind to every was just don't ask for anything but don't get tired of others requests. what you wish for yourself, what we should also for others. some of the tim of the mom is a must visit for old she i it's as to most and turkey a mom reza is older, more popular because he's the only islam religious leader to be buried in iran. ah, pull that up with that cuz i want to get rid of all the wadded in about as a child. i came here with my parents. that's when i decided to volunteer at the memories, a shrine for
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them by depression and get out of that job role. normally that a shot, the most important task of a volunteer is to guide the pilgrimage. ask your telling by way from all your house . there's good morning, i'm ruble also you shall, as it is, a religious sized main mission is to ensure their security at all. but in case i didn't want to amber aud on with an m that all has evolved but valuable. as a sean that you have more to man, i'm a law he with the number for the help with this from rose on y'all's phone up ah, about 20 to 30000000 people visit the site every year on holy days. up to 2000 fallen tears. i called for back up to inform and guide the visitors
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most and knows how to manage the crowds that flood in for the maitre islamic celebrations. ah ah ah ah angel this shrine is open to all my soul, minorities, and faith out on the outside of your mouth, catholic muslin. christian soon i she i saw all religions are welcome here and wanted to hold on mission.
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when the evening cool, so prayer resounds the most important of the day. the venue fills up not only was pilgrims, but with mush hut. citizens who come off to work move in a place of worship. it's also a place of hospitality sharing and above all solidarity. it's a gathering point, a place of contemplation and mindfulness for the cities inhabitants more than 12 centuries old. the charitable foundation that runs the shrine is the oldest in iran thanks to the foundations,
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health care campaigns more than 1000000 people are said to have received medical care. ah, not far from to iran is the highest peak of both the elbows range and the entire country mount dumb avant. ah, it's the iranian mount fuji, an ancient volcano dormant for 7000 years, believe to have magical powers. at a height of 5671 meters, it dominates the landscape. over the centuries, poets and writers have made mount dumb of and a symbol of resistance to foreign rule. often called the sacred mountain. its peak is high enough that it remains snow topped even in the summer. the lar, national park lies at the foot of the mountain. it boasts one of the richest
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natural habitats of all of iran's nature reserve. the soil near the ancient volcano is unusually rich. over the millennia, volcanic eruptions have deposited minerals in the earth. this natural fertilizer and the warm and humid climate allow plant life to flourish here. the slopes of mount dumb of aunt our home to countless flowering plants. the most famous iranian honey is produced here. blue man dodged armine. as a beekeeper, he followed in his father's footsteps, who passed on his love for bees and honey to him as a young boy. he's now been keeping bes, for 30 years. more will do an around the
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1st of june. you said we're given a permit that lets us stay in lar park, but until september, 1st of that year, we'll chavez, we can set up a camp top, but with tense only hum solely jody. when we do the most, in hudson cabins, are forbidden. here on the road when we set up one or 2 tents go live here and 12 are behind you, dog, mum. ah, i said, the water, the bees make honey from time you milk. fetch giant fennel and other flowers as you wish. it's an excellent honey but. busy do we have such a diversity of flowers here with the honey we make also has medicinal properties. i said ill be sham, acidic govern thanks to its diverse climate and its abundance of flowering plant species. iran is the world's 3rd largest honey producer. be keeping flourished here in the region even at the dawn of islam.
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honey is already described as the source of healing in the koran. in the 11th century, the persian philosopher and physician avi center praised honey for its therapeutic properties. ah, the hon. i'm yet being a beekeeper takes love jumble duty. it's a passion issue and it captures you just like a drug. it was the hum, gotta go to man. but some times i take the frames out of the hives to kiss them. that's how much i love my b sato amanda simba. ah,
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i don't mean to sound them all with us. 01. when i go back to my tent, because all my tiredness and fatigue disappear planner you were laid out, i listened to the dumb avant river of on before the holiday, enjoying mount dumb yvonne's beauty. all your rang and the magnificent flowers and the nature that surrounds me. here in the outdoors. ah, that's my life and the captain with all its joyce and hardships. exactly. it's a good life. ra gm daughter was evil you. whether i'm good. ah. william mu, judy bees are gods blessing their gods creatures. god enough, without the bees to pollinate plants and crops, the natural world would disappear within 4 years or so. our very existence depends on them. indeed in san or something on the own jacket of one m over as long as i have the strength to work with bees. i'll
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remain, a beekeeper even got a quote to somebody ah, mount dm of, and, and the national park a just a short distance away from tehran. the city's climate is influenced by his geographic location at the crossroads between mountains and desert. in the north of the city, the air is cooler and humid in the south. a hot dry wind blows in from the desert. ah, to ron's geographical location and its distance from old borders, helped protected from foreign invasion and allowed it to flourish. after a new dynasty arose, the city became the new capital in 1786. since then, the city has grown and industrialized at a breathtaking pace. today,
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the metropolitan area is home to 15000000 people. the city is the economic and political heart of the country. it also boasts at 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 at 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 yacht o 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 its many leisure activities. what may come as
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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. newer bosh also embodies the iranian women of today. she is educated speak several languages is socially engaged and is quietly determined to break boundaries. today, iran has more female than male students in its universities. exist to holly education has expanded opportunities for women. move on to shots, it runs on a mac, wanna chat a thing on i've,
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even as the kid is to provide goals has been living in tehran. i'm close to the mountains, the elbows, mountain range and mount. um, yvonne is the highest peak in the country. the popular climbing is my passion that i have access to all the best climbing sites. no, it's charlotte, and also south of taura. filial does wonderful prices and near my city i think it out. okay, so i can indulge in my passion was my favorite sporting possibly writing sizes for bob. sheba often goes climbing with her friend zebra. shes haven't. one of iran's 1st women professional climate that all i'm on is than in it on even subject by the name as an iranian my choice is my way of life. the path i've traveled might be regarded as unconventional, almost within my generations, buffy william. but of course it was sometimes hard work because i had to go against the flow value but to get some
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a reassign gain when you're climbing, when you touched the rock, the energy you feel is incredible. you see about how my climbing demands so much concentration that are really close to your head call you to make when you go back home, your full of energy not has imaging energy as that's the other issue. ah ah ah land i she roma my dear tal hot i want um i was i started climbing as a hobby just like chiva fine, but i couldn't restrain myself. i'm out 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 france to climb the ag,
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do me dna and mom blown out. it isn't. and i was part of the 1st independent rainy in teen, and the 1st iranian woman to climb the gold jewess. following the walker's spur. whenever you had enjo ramos, i, my german colleagues were quite surprised that an iranian woman could climb, that rock faced entry on time. now i've been quite cheever. and i to iranian women, a boast professional level climate as my burns are so corny, ralph, we can climb the same rock faces as men. don't going, jonathan is the other to think aloe. a lot of girls are interested in mountain climbing muscular, so it's a growing sport, and i hope it will become more accessible to more people. they might as it man, i hope so too. the topography of iran shaped of rugged landscape travelled by hordes of warriors through the ages as early as the late 9th century persian poet facto c sang the exploits of this history's heroes. through the
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60000 versus of his shonda 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 bull champion revives these legendary feet. no. take all the coverage of a me, which all of ish a shorter book on him in a kim month. the place we are right now where our world we're now training center is located, but it is in the elbows range yet ish hust. i'll these mountains once had military significance, and man i'll tell the more he alamo to and telecom. we're 2 of the fortresses located. he measured the jungle goodies. hi, angel did wholesale have all been without angel, her alamba hood. martha schumacher taught each to whom we know that
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iranians were one of the 1st people to domesticate horses and another m alamba. the on chicken was shocked. basine can eat on us. we have various breeds of whole set to talk about nuclear. iran's best known breed is the caspian, which was rediscovered 56 years ago when it was thought to have been extinct, hold today's good. and as the been name of hadnot be sh door bought a cash flows pick them, hits the common ancestor to many other breeds of horse around the world. a v shiver benoit jut definitely has asked why daniels parking lot to kid. recent studies have shown that every other breed, of course, in the world, is somehow related to the caspian. ya yi baggy of phony as ask why you rhonda o says play an important role in iran's history and culture to day ali. good. she, on a well champion in horseback, archery teaches the technique to his students. ah,
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as i'm unique, isabella caught a lot on cassie kit in late, historical representations, paintings or miniatures, often show indistinctly, a man or a woman riding a horse as on side, whether to hunt travel or fight. ah, i thought i won't be 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. whole women would ambush the enemy by hiding their bow under their clothes, and they quiver under their long hair. they would leave the soldiers after 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 8 old disciplines that ali good,
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she and still teaches to day any tissue than to come and a hearty sided her wishes. all my father foster you draw the bow, the better for. don't bother me. corny never lose sight of the target was actually understood. twin my sita, all musician english, there are learning. she is the, the 1st thing i teach my students is to know themselves of the dan nika, that comes 1st, fish, not fun, only then can they get on a horse, lack the media and we asked follow the next. they need to get to know the horse i switch to and think about how they will work together. that's. i'm only about it on our jewel on that, on all that takes time and between. but eventually they already m as their teacher . i trust them enough to hold the target in my hand and let them shoot at it will only then all my students ready. bishop, the as amanda adeline man,
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earlier my name is ali gucci on the and i am determined to keep this age or discipline alive. in our modern world, unless we come the elbows, mountains or 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, one of the most beautiful sophie monasteries in iran was built by chic sophie alden,
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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 18. 28. ah.
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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, more block, but it's still only the 3rd highest peak in iran. not salon is an active volcano with the 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
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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 carpet sellers, but he decided to run a restaurant. ah.
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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? we're in 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. i love your store to levels are done. ah, 5, she says or no minister somewhere to pull. this is where i buy all the spices i use in my restaurant signature dish is no. this one is 11 viola. my final off to order because of shoes in this restaurant. chef on the as dishes draw on a blend of iranian and as there by johnny influences up cushion, for example, as to you made of lamb and chic piece of which to leave a mission or us that there are 5 ingredients in this dish was fun,
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beat potatoes chick, peas, tomatoes and bits of egg planted on the 5 ingredients. meat latinos, cheapies tomatoes, and bits of egg plans are simon for 8 hours a month. we only use high quality ingredients to get a quality dish of value on our little ship. this culinary and cultural diversity is that the core of the cities identity to this day to breeze is a commercial hub that helps bring together different communities and that exchange has helped make iran the ethnic and linguistic patchwork it is. today. i'm here with several of them. were some of the shopkeepers here i speaking turkish and we are spiritually. la ansible milan still. i'm iranian, which oh,
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but i'm proud to still be able to speak my native language turkish partial. and that below is how we've been able to hold on to our language and culture on the missouri batch of the furniture. truth global to sure, more than a year. discovery little to ship to breeds. we all help each other, almost you off to your 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 truth signal ah ah. outside seabreeze, the ancient silk road that linked peoples and cultures continues across the mountains to the southwest,
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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 and full stories and include living space, storage rooms and shelter for animals. while some found refuge in the lava caves, others found peace and even more forbidding and remote mountain landscapes. in the far north west of the country,
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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, st today has, is built 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.
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a young muslim man from the village. tense to the monastery. ah, monday you saw lawn, i work for the iranian cultural heritage organization. forum of a job career, her them. i'm a technician. i tend to the renovation us and maintaining the building of those bond. basically. 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 for that. lulu
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once a year, the church takes over daily life in the village. the monastery is a place of pilgrimage for orthodox armenian christians. adomonion bahati thought was a shower that armenians gather here from around the world. michelle to celebrate the an adversary of saint today of his martyrdom. it was a 3 day ceremony with baptisms blessings, wedding shot and processions around the church, up old ones. they also sacrifice a land, jo, machine, manhood, some that can associate. i remember when i was little we children were afraid to enter the church and off at the 1st time i was really inside the church was when i was 8 county. so dusta. oh, charge the church in the village or my home. i feel responsible to both of them because i grew up with them maybe. ah,
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any math or the ambitious kid is subtle. jojo kelly, so you, i'm 23 and i've always lived here, man, this by the in door. i saw him mass will yet that was all you, dora, and i'm be sa says, so send out. i mean jumbo, most of my childhood friends, the people i went to school with have left of the us. they had other dreams. so you have, i rush and or more literally also latham wooster for them on all the meat we eat, comes from our herds, the animals we raise ourselves, she hits excellent a dog. the same goes for the milk or door by women of this village work alongside their husband said to call back one of either noon, or even the bread is made with flour from our whitfield yard on the far, then we cannot. we chose this light dental drink and we want to live it to the fullest even put him to rachada.
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well the albert is my safe stretches across the north of iran. there's across mountains form a natural border 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 us about johnny turner. 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
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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 am shipping matilda. both. i used to think that when a tree is felled, it dies belize rock. but now i know michelle the what is in the you the, what a vish. but she did, when a tree becomes a musical instrument, it lives on the new ah, ah, ah, in the past,
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these instruments made of high quality local woods, were played by traveling bars and shannon's 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 dodge it as much builds and repairs musical instruments using the finest natural materials in the kurdish tradition. i love him, i last saw i was already working with wood, but it was mainly my interest in music that led me to stop building taz and other
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musical instruments made of wood. i decided to dedicate myself to making instruments, stringed instruments because of my love for music. this was the i need that us is alone. 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 up. ah, jim, on jazz this commentary is made with inlaid would love to show the i could imagine there are a $140.00 strips of wood, different woods, she done and she does kind of yet to me about it. but my mom is,
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are ranging the strips on this round surface that they fit together perfectly is very challenging about just which way up to the cardboard and all this wood that i used are. walnuts were you and orange tree has fish not and has fish who best the neck is decorated with ebony. it's a magnificent instrument message then. ah, with to that rudy shape? quote, the son of hewick is something we could have in our blood. a hot 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,
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a young pylon pi topic with. 7 further south, a cliff, hundreds of meters 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,
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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
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