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snot

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44. Understood!

Reply to wnylib (Reply #34)

Sun Mar 8, 2026, 12:48 PM

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I've become very interested in those histories and have starting reading about some of them (although I'm bad at remembering dates and am not sure which cultures arose in what order). Fascinating also for purposes of comparing the successes/failures of different socio-political systems.

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UPDATED to add photos: Irreplaceable Beautiful &/or Historically Important Sites in Iran at Risk [View all] snot Mar 4 OP

Thank you! CozyMystery Mar 4 #1

Thank you! snot Mar 4 #6

Stunning! moonscape Mar 4 #2

these markie Mar 4 #3

I'm in awe of their beauty. Thank you so much. lamp_shade Mar 4 #4

I've always thought that Persia's main energy is beauty. ananda Mar 4 #5

Well, I can't dispute the brilliance of their artistry, snot Mar 4 #9

India invented zero dsc Mar 4 #13

Thank you! snot Mar 4 #17

A Persian mathematician created algebra and a way to solve linear and quadratic equations in the early 800s. Lonestarblue Mar 4 #30

Israel loves blasting this shit purr-rat beauty Mar 4 #7

K&R for, gorgeous UTUSN Mar 4 #8

Netanyahu already has them marked for destruction. dalton99a Mar 4 #10

Like our pedo-in-chief, brakester Thursday #36

Iran and Iraq are the cradle of human civilization. OGBuzz Mar 4 #11

Well, Iraq is the cradle of civilization for that region. wnylib Mar 4 #34

Understood! snot Sunday #44

trump, miller, all his minions... slightlv Mar 4 #12

I sympathize completely. snot Sunday #45

Don't show these to the Couch Fucker! RainCaster Mar 4 #14

Does anybody think TSF or Hegseth would give a damn if all was destroyed? They've got hardons for war and death. sinkingfeeling Mar 4 #15

A phrase in that vein that came to mind recently was snot Mar 4 #19

I doubt either knows they exist because they are historically ignorant. Lonestarblue Mar 4 #31

Amazing photos PatSeg Mar 4 #16

I'm sure Kegseth will be every bit as concerned with protecting those sites Takket Mar 4 #18

They killed almost 200 children on Day 1. They don't care about these 😞 Arazi Thursday #39

Thank you for taking the time CareyOn Mar 4 #20

Just Gorgeous! DET Mar 4 #21

K&R spanone Mar 4 #22

Eff these monsters malaise Mar 4 #23

Breathtakingly beautiful... ZDU Mar 4 #24

Stunningly beautiful and irreplaceable history lindalou65 Mar 4 #25

If you have ever tripped on mushrooms, you know where those patterns came from. spike jones Mar 4 #26

Beautiful structures... debsy Mar 4 #27

Iraq: ancient Babylon archaeological site damaged by military activity UpInArms Mar 4 #28

Thanks for this! byronius Mar 4 #29

How wonderful! snot Sunday #46

Madness is winning. mountain grammy Mar 4 #32

Nazis always destroy beauty. enigmania Mar 4 #33

Thank you! nt cliffside Thursday #35

Lots of Western tourists would love to visit... WarGamer Thursday #37

TY. Persepolis is a name I've heard. And I've seen photo of some of these exquisite mosques. electric_blue68 Thursday #38

DURec leftstreet Thursday #40

KICK BlueWaveNeverEnd Thursday #41

Kick nt cliffside Thursday #42

I'm reminded of Henry VIII stollen Thursday #43

I hadn't thought about the Henry VIII comparison; thanks. snot Sunday #47

After desalinisation plants and oil refineries stollen Monday #48

Kick malaise Monday #49

Vank Armenian Cathedral located in Isfahan constructed between 1606 and 1655 LeftInTX Monday #50

Beautiful and thank you for posting the outside as well, I would love to go visit some of these sites ... cliffside Tuesday #51

Omg. snot Tuesday #52

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