From Esfahan to Zahedan and Zahedan

Oct. 2, 2005 - Zahedan

Zahedan capital of Iranian Baluchistan is famous for it's unique gold bazar. Baluch men are supposed to give their bride as a gift 2 kilogramms of gold and Beluch men usually have more than one woman.

Oct. 2, 2005 - Zahedan

A Beluch man in a traditional outfit.

Oct. 2, 2005 - Zahedan

Waiters are ready to serve the waterpipe or "HubbaBubba" like the locals call it.

Oct. 2, 2005 - Zahedan

Zahedan. Refueling the Airplane out of fuel barrels, a new experience for us. Professionally handled by the local groundcrew, with fire-extinguisher in different distances an a sued filter. We were impressed.

Sven Girsperger, who is a geologist and avid flyer with small planes to remote areas about the world commented the prictures, which Nicolas took during the flight vom Esfahan to Zahedan as follows:
The desert which you flew over is the Desert LUT. A desert, which had in the old days a bad reputation (Polo, Hedin and others). What is shown in the pictures you took are the folds of the Zagros mountains and also of the Diapires (salt domes of central Persia. Sven had worked in this area in his younger days to find (successfully) oil.
Great Sven, thanks for the explanations, it is much more to know the structure than just seeing and admiring an interesting structure

Oct. 2, 2005 - Flight from Esfahan to Zahedan

Kerman city structure with a huge roundabout mainly used diagonally.

Oct. 2, 2005 - Flight from Esfahan to Zahedan

Desert between Bam and Esfahan. The terrain behaves like a liquid. With small on large wrinkles earth gives a furry expression.

Oct. 2, 2005 - Flight from Esfahan to Zahedan

Foothill of the Kühhä-ye Kühpäye. Dry rivers structure the terrain like the veins of a leaf. The structures and colors of the desert and its hills is a unique sight.

Oct. 2, 2005 - Flight from Esfahan to Zahedan

Town of Mehriz close to Yazd the next major city. Two large buildings with golden cupolas are situated on a large square.