Samarkand’s big draw is the spectacular Registan, a square flanked by three centuries-old madrassas. Timur’s mausoleum, the Gur-e-Amir, is another must visit, but don’t miss hidden gem Aksaray ...
AN all too temporary goodbye I hope because anything on permanent lines, as I told my masters in Dawn, would break ... Published 21 Dec, 2007 12:00am ...
Dogs are welcome in the woodland but not in the Mausoleum. Assistance dogs are welcome throughout. Please keep dogs on a lead, and if ponies or cows approach you, let your dog off the lead. Woodland ...
Amir Taheri was the executive editor-in-chief of the daily Kayhan in Iran from 1972 to 1979. He has worked at or written for innumerable publications, published eleven books, and has been a columnist ...