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Early in the morning before the sun gets too hot, go to the Towers of Silence. It is a circular, raised structure built by Zoroastrians. This is the place where they would expose the dead to scavenging birds so as to not pollute the earth with a dead body. It’s better to take a taxi there.<\/span><\/p>\n

Then take a taxi to the central part of the city and visit the Fire Temple of the Zoroastrians. The ancient burning fire makes the landmark really unique since it is mentioned that the fire has been consistently burning since 470 AD. The fire temple is said to be the only Iranian Zoroastrian fire temple housing Atash Bahram (Fire of Victory).<\/span><\/p>\n

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The rest of this article is published in the\u00a02nd number of Gilgamesh<\/a>\u00a0international edition<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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