MASOULEH

THE HOUSES MOSTLY ARE 2 STORIES HIGH, THAT DOESN'T MEAN THERE AREN'T HOUSES WITH MORE THAT 2 STORIES, YOU CAN EVEN FIND HOUSES WITH 4 STORIES. THERE ARE 4 IMPORTANT LOCAL COMMUNITIES IN THE CITY. MAZA-VAR, MEANING NEXT TO THE MOSQUE. KHANA-VAR, MEANING NEXT TO HOMES. KASHA SAR, ON THE TOP AND ASSA-MAHALA, THE ASSAD-COMMUNITY. IN THE MIDDLE OF THE 'STRUCTURE' YOU CAN FIND THE MARKET OF OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE BAZAAR AND THE MOST IMPORTANT MOSQUE OF THE CITY, NAMED 'O-NE-BEN-NE ALI' BUILD IN 1000 AFTER CHRIST.
IN SOME OF THE HOMES IT WAS POSSIBLE TO LIVE IN SEPARATE APARTMENTS FOR A PERIOD. THESE HOUSES HAVE A SEPRATE BATHROOM AND THE FAMILIES LIVED ON DIFFERENT FLOORS, MOSTLY BECAUSE THE CHILDREN STILL LIVED WITH THEIR PARENTS AFTER THEY GOT MARRIED AND HAD A NEED FOR PRIVACY.

THE CITY ITSELF IS 800 YEARS OLD TO EVEN A THOUSAND YEARS OLD. THE GRAVEYARDS IN AND AROUND THE CITY ARE PROOF OF THIS. THE STORIED AND TERRACING PLAN OF THE CITY IS PARALLEL TO THE MOUNTAIN SLOPE. THE COMBINATION OF THE ARCHITECTURE WITH THE NATURAL LANDSCAPES MAKE IT AN NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL TOURIST ATTRACTION AND THE ONLY WAY OF THE INHABITANTS LIVING. THE CITY HAS CHANGED OVER THE YEARS BUT THE CONCEPT HAS STAYED THE SAME.