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Tabriz travel guide

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Tabriz travel guide

Why go

Tabriz is friendly, green in summer and the main city of Iran's Turkic-speaking northwest. Great for travellers coming overland from Turkey, Armenia or Azerbaijan.

Top sights

  • Tabriz Historic Bazaar (UNESCO), a vast brick-vaulted maze.
  • Blue Mosque (Kabud Mosque) with its rare tilework.
  • El Goli park and lake.
  • Arg-e Alishah citadel and the Azerbaijan Museum.

Nearby

Kandovan, a village of cave houses carved in volcanic cones; the Armenian St Stepanos Monastery near Jolfa.

Getting there

Flights and overnight trains from Tehran; buses from Qazvin, Rasht and the Turkish border.

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