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Recreation and Travel : Iran

Includes tourism, sports, food and drink, links to embassies, U.S. State Department advisories.

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 African & Middle Eastern Division,
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Iran Hotels (http://www.iranhotels.com"+selobj.options[selobj.selectedindex].value+"'")
An English language directory of hotels in Iran arranged by city.


Iranian Railways (http://www.msedv.at/rai/)
An unofficial homepage which offers both English and Farsi language information on the organization, and all topics related to the running and use of Iran's railway system, including timetables.

Kish Island (http://www.kfzo.com/index2.htm)
An English language portal site of the Kish Island, located in Iran, which provides history, geography, education reports and links to sites relating to additional matters concerning it.

Lonely Planet: Iran (http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/middle%5Feast/iran/)


Qeshm Free Area (http://jonid.8m.com/Qeshm)
An English language site devoted to the Qeshm Free Area, located in the Gulf of Hormuz, which provides descriptions and reports about it, as well as plans for economic and strategic development.

Safety and Health During international Travel (http://www.osha.gov/dts/tib/tib%5Fdata/tib20020412.pdf)
This bulletin, published on the web site of the Office of Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) of the U.S. Department of Labor, is designed to alert international business and other professional travelers to possible dangers and hazards which might be found at their destinations. Suggestions are given for safety and links are provided to sites with additional advice to the travelers. The bulletin is published in pdf format and requires appropriate software, such as Acrobat, for viewing.

Tabriz (http://home.att.net/%7Eaturpat)
An English language travel guide website devoted to one of Iran's most ancient and important cities, Tabriz.

U.S. Department of State (http://state.gov/)
Numerous documents concerning, inter alia, diplomatic and international relations, travel advice and warnings relating to the countries of the world are available on the State Department's official site by searching under a particular country's name.

World Health Organization (http://www.who.int)
The official site of the WHO offers text in English, French or Spanish on its mission and health initiatives, programs and warnings world wide.

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