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...the main area of the martyrs' graves. Many people may have seen these on TV reports but I have to admit I hadn't seen them and didn't know what to expect. There are thousands of gravestones - some of them very plain and bearing nothing more than a carved impression of a dove and the word 'unknown' in Farsi script. More typically though, the graves have metal and glass display cases mounted above them, looking not unlike miniature telephone booths. ...
...of the dead men - usually with a few photographs, perhaps some artificial flowers, a lace doily or two and maybe a copy of the Koran. Sometimes a personal letter from the parents or other loved ones are there - other times there may be some item that was important to the dead man, a favourite book or a photo of his motorbike. The photographs are very moving and very dated, often taken at the big events in the young lives of the dead - graduation ... Read review

Advantages: You'll struggle to find anything quite like it anywhere else
Disadvantages: Let's be honest, it's pretty tacky

...bizarre tourist attractions - the Mausoleum of Ayatollah Khomeini. Finding the Mausoleum The Mausoleum is in the south of the city, just off the road to the holy city of Qom and not far from the new airport. It's very much a 'work in progress' and with an alleged budget of $2 billion to spend, there must still be a long way to go. They are building a complex that will cover 5000 acres and include not just the mausoleum, but also a university, ...
...thing is that the Khomeini's mausoleum looks not entirely unlike the Trafford Centre (without the indoor ski-centre, obviously). When you arrive there's a massive car and coach park that attests to just what a major draw this place is on high days and holy days. Allegedly there's parking for 20,000 cars and I can believe it. If you could imagine turning up at the Bluewater shopping centre and finding the car park empty, that's a bit like the scene ... Read review