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This is a beautiful place which annually visited by more than 20 million people from around the world; the Mosque of Imam Reza. The mosque is known as number three largest mosques in the World.

History of the Mosque of Imam Reza, Mashhad, Iran
Imam Reza Mosque is located in the village Sanabad, where Imam Reza died in 818 AD Imam Reza is a direct descendant of Prophet Muhammad. Also Imam Reza was the eighth Shiite Imam who was born in Medina in 765 AD.

He is known as a highly educated and the holy. So that at the age of 51 he was in sight by the Abbasid Caliph Mamun to be a substitute for him became the next caliph and his country in marriage with Imam Reza. After staying for a while in Sanabad, Imam Reza went to Baghdad to retake the city from his political opponents, but during the trip Reza fell ill and died. Then mourn and bury his wife of Imam Reza in what is now the mosque of Imam Reza. Read the rest of this entry »

The town is famous for its cultural arts festival has many historic relics. Because the city is big enough, my suggestion is if you want to know more closely the history and interesting sights to visit can be in three ways. Obviously the first thing to do is visit the tourist information center is the town square, place de la Comedie. Free maps and guide books can be found here. If you want to save time, at the tourist information office provides tourist visits with the guide. It is a full agenda, during two hours on foot. During the visit we will be invited to visit various historic sites and information about the 1000-year history of Montpellier itself. Fee charged is 7 euros.

For those who do not want sore feet, can do a small tour with a train tour that takes us around the old city of Montpellier, of course, have to spend money, which is 6 euros for adults and 3 euros for children under 12 years old.

Another way which I think is very sympathetic, by bicycle. Montpellier provides bike rentals, for tourists the best way to rent a bicycle through the tourist information office. Tour the old city of Montpellier with a bike is fun, we do this is often a family; the old town of Montpellier did not allow vehicles into the city.

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In the south of England, east Dorset region, lies the town of Bournemouth, a town that is not less famous ball with the city such as London, Manchester and Liverpool, based on existing data locally and 5.5 million foreign tourists annually visiting the city.

There is a reason why they come here in droves, as well known as a tourist city, the city received an award as the greenest and cleanest cities in the United Kingdom, even in the year 1998 Harper’s magazine predicting the coolest cosmopolitan cities.

Starting in the 19th century, it is only a small village with uninhabited beaches, ideal place for smugglers. So here placed one from the IRS, named Louis Tregonwell, which then will be fascinated by nature Bourne valley, since that time, together with his wife, he began to buy land and build a house here. Together with his wife also planted pine trees that spread the fresh smell when the wind blows. Gradually, in the days of Victoria, Bourne valley developed with the construction of dwellings, public facilities, a grand park and boulevard.

City planning combined with slick consists of three aspects, beaches, parks and shopping centers. As a coastal city that gets the nickname the Queen of the South Coast. Has golden sand, a target the surfer whose numbers 250 000 per year. 19.6 km long coastline, is always patrolled by helicopter from the young life guard and Baywatch.

Just standing in the middle beach pier built in 1855, who deliberately destroyed during World War II, to avoid German troops landed here. Built back in early 1980, is now the entertainment arena. There are still around the coast of modern theater and the IMAX 3-dimensional aquarium which explores many natural riches in the sea, lakes and rivers. All species of fish were calculated from the Caribbean islands, Hawaii and the Amazon River.

Walk five minutes from the beach stretching Victorian City Park makes visitors chuckled admiringly, which must also be the pride of local citizens. Here grow by proliferation of towering palm trees and other large trees, to calm the city. This tiered garden that seems, at the top of the exhibit there Aviary birds beautiful.

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