Illustration - Iran

Illustration - Iran

IRAN. KASHAN. THE GARDEN OF FIN, WATERED BY A SPRING OF THE RIVER SOLEYMANIYEH, IS FAMOUS FOR ITS FOUNTAINS AND OLD TREE. IT HAS BEEN CREATED UNDER SHAH ABBAS 1RST (1571-1629). Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Iran

Illustration - Iran

IRAN. KASHAN. WOMAN AND HER DAUGHTER IN THE GARDEN OF FIN. WATERED BY A SPRING OF THE RIVER SOLEYMANIYEH, FAMOUS FOR ITS FOUNTAINS AND OLD TREES, IIT HAS BEEN CREATED UNDER SHAH ABBAS 1RST (1571-1629). Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Iran

Illustration - Iran

IRAN. KASHAN. FAMILY IN THE GARDEN OF FIN. WATERED BY A SPRING OF THE RIVER SOLEYMANIYEH, FAMOUS FOR ITS FOUNTAINS AND OLD TREES, IIT HAS BEEN CREATED UNDER SHAH ABBAS 1RST (1571-1629). Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Iran

Illustration - Iran

IRAN. KASHAN. THE GARDEN OF FIN, WATERED BY A SPRING OF THE RIVER SOLEYMANIYEH, IS FAMOUS FOR ITS FOUNTAINS AND OLD TREE. IT HAS BEEN CREATED UNDER SHAH ABBAS 1RST (1571-1629). Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Iran

Illustration - Iran

IRAN. KASHAN. YOUNG GIRLS FASHIONISTA IN THE GARDEN OF FIN. WATERED BY A SPRING OF THE RIVER SOLEYMANIYEH, FAMOUS FOR ITS FOUNTAINS AND OLD TREES, IIT HAS BEEN CREATED UNDER SHAH ABBAS 1RST (1571-1629). Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

Chinese employees of CPEC hydropower project stick to posts as Spring Festival nears

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Main building of Chinese-built hospital in Pakistan topped off

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Iran on rise as tourist destination

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A woman makes a Persian carpet in Kashan, central Iran, on Dec. 5, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo