Uncommon Facts About Iran That Might Surprise You

Published on 04/05/2020
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A Mat Fit for Giants

Take a second to think about the biggest mat you’ve ever seen. Double it until you can’t double it anymore. Iran produced a humongous carpet back in 2007, intended for a mosque in the UAE. The mat was as big as a soccer field and took a very long time to put together. Don’t even get us started on the transport logistics.

A Mat Fit For Giants

A Mat Fit For Giants

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Archaic Laws Aplenty

Any women over the age of nine are required by law to wear a hijab whenever they are in public. If she doesn’t, regardless of her reasoning, authorities allow public lashings as an appropriate form of punishment. While this isn’t as regularly carried out in a way that it was in the past, it remains a possibility to this day.

Archaic Laws Aplenty

Archaic Laws Aplenty

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