TABRIZ, Iran . The "Blue Mosque" in Tabriz, the capital of Iran's East Azerbaijan province, is a monument from the Karakoyunlu era and is one of the country’s most important historical buildings ...

Chiara Herlemann, 28, travelled across the Middle Eastern country for ten days from May 22 to May 31 and says it was nothing like she expected.

The Blue Mosque was built under their rule. Tabriz retained its administrative status under the Safavid dynasty until 1548, when Shah Tahmasb I who enjoyed the longest reign of any member of the ...