kal-e Jeni, an Amazing Sandy Canyon in Iran

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The Canal of canyon

The Canal of canyon

The water of Kal-e Jeni is being transferred by a canal to a village called Tashkuni that historians believe is the village that Cyrus the Great spent first 16 years of his life in there. Kal-e Jeni means the canal of Jinn and is known as a mysterious place among the locals of the area.

The Mysterious Canyon

The Mysterious Canyon

When you visit this spectacular canyon you understand the name is absolutely suitable, this is an entirely wired and atmospheric place.

The Exterior of canyon

The Exterior of canyon

Kal-e Jeni means the canal of Jinn and is known as a mysterious place among the inhabitants of the area. One of the reasons of this name is because of its mysterious-looking columns, arcs, and walls that people believe it was the house of jinns and aliens.

Craved Rooms

Craved Rooms

There are rooms carved in the walls of the valley which their real function has not been found yet, but the historians believe the followers of Mithraism used these rooms to hold their <a href="http://kindiran.com/post/index/cheleh">Chelehs</a> in them. There is a narrow and short hall where at its end there is a vertical tunnel that goes up to a set of ten rooms. Maybe followers of Mithra chose the name Kal-e Jeni for this canyon to scare people and avoid any interruption by them.

Sandy walls

Sandy walls

There is a belief that in a windy day when you stand in the valley, the jinn throws pebbles at you! The real reason for this phenomena is when the wind blows, it can easily remove the soft conglomerate of the canyon so the sand and pebbles from the walls hit your body, but the locals think the Jinn are doing it.

Oh, bird of my soul, fly away now, For I possess a hundred fortified towers.

Oh, bird of my soul, fly away now, For I possess a hundred fortified towers.

Rumi

The rose and the thorn, and sorrow and gladness are linked together.

The rose and the thorn, and sorrow and gladness are linked together.

Saadi

And so it is, that both the Devil and the angelic Spirit present us with objects of desire to awaken our power of choice.

And so it is, that both the Devil and the angelic Spirit present us with objects of desire to awaken our power of choice.

Rumi

Why should I be unhappy? Every parcel of my being is in full bloom.

Why should I be unhappy? Every parcel of my being is in full bloom.

Rumi

Whenever you argue with another wiser than yourself in order that others may admire your wisdom, they will discover your ignorance.

Whenever you argue with another wiser than yourself in order that others may admire your wisdom, they will discover your ignorance.

Saadi

People are crying up the rich and variegated plumage of the peacock, and he is himself blushing at the sight of his ugly feet.

People are crying up the rich and variegated plumage of the peacock, and he is himself blushing at the sight of his ugly feet.

Saadi

Plant the love of the holy ones within your spirit; don't give your heart to anything, but the love of those whose hearts are glad.

Plant the love of the holy ones within your spirit; don't give your heart to anything, but the love of those whose hearts are glad.

Rumi

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kal-e Jeni, an Amazing Sandy Canyon in Iran

Kal-e Jeni in north of Tabas is one of the most wonderful natural attraction of Iran. Canyon has shaped by water movement and erosion throughout centuries.

There are some intresting tunnels and holes in the walls of canyon. Construction of them probably dates back to the Sasanian era.

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