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Encyclopedia > Abyaneh

Abyaneh is a world-famous, historic Iranian village in the central province of Kashan. With its unique reddish structures, Abyaneh is one of the oldest villages in Iran, attracting numerous native and foreign tourists year-round, especially during traditional feasts and ceremonies. Tabatabaei House, early 1800s , Iran. ...


Abyaneh is called an entrance to Iranian history. The local clothing, for example, is in a style of great antiquity.


In June 2005, the village will begin to undergo archaeological excavations for the first time ever, as a result of an agreement between Abyaneh Research Center and the Archaeology Research Center of the Iranian Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization (ICHTO). [1] (http://www.iranian.ws/iran_news/publish/article_7552.shtml) Ongoing events • 2005 Kuomintang visits to Mainland • Bill C-38 (Canada gay marriage) • German Visa Affair 2005 • Expo 2005 in Aichi, Japan • Fuel prices • Election of OAS Secretary General • Stanislav Gross scandal in Czech republic Upcoming events Deaths in May May 3: Jagjit Singh Aurora May 3: Don Canham May...


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ABYANEH (398 words)
Abyaneh is a beautiful historic village at the foot of Karkass mountain 70 km to the southeast of Kashan and 40 km to Natanz.
No matter how well-educated a person from Abyaneh might be, he or she puts on the traditional Abyaneh costume on coming back to the village from anywhere in Iran.
The Abyaneh woman is unseparably attached to her wedding gown inherited from her mother, and is expected to pass it on to her daughter.
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