Tag: Towers and Minarets of Iran / Persia
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Iran’s Towers: “Lighthouses of the desert”
Iranians kept fires burning on these minarets to direct desert trafficAncient Persians, aware of the strategic value of the Silk Road to East-West commerce, built towers with fires on the top to direct travelers. Many of the towers survived the centuries despite earthquakes and the punishing weather.
