The Baku Ateshgah or “Fire Temple” is a castle-like religious structure in Surakhani, a suburb of greater Baku, Azerbaijan. “Atash” is the Persian word for fire.
The Persian toponym Atashgah (with Russian/Azerbaijani pronunciation: Atashgyakh/Ateshgah) literally means “home of fire.” The Persian-origin term atesh means fire, and is present in several languages as a Persian loan-word including in Azerbaijani and Hindustani. Gah derives from Middle Persian and means “throne” or “bed”. The name refers to the fact that the site is situated atop a now-exhausted natural gas field, which once caused natural fires to spontaneously burn there as the gas emerged from seven natural surface vents. Today, the fires in the complex are fed by gas piped in from Baku, and are only turned on for the benefit of visitors.
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Parsi Point, Panchgani, Maharashtra, India
Parsi Point is known for offering beautiful views of the Dhom Dam backwaters and the lush green Krishna Valley. This popular picnic spot has derived its name from the fact that in earlier days, it was a favourite spot of the Parsi Community.
This scenic point is situated on the way to Mahabaleshwar, and overlooks the Krishna valley and the blue shiny waters of the Dhom Dam.
This point is located at a distance of 1 km from the center of Panchgani. This is the most airy place in Mahabaleshwar and is a popular picnic spot. Magnificent view of Dhoom Dam is visible from here. The lush greenery of Krishna valley and view of Wai village are also seen from Parsi Point. A nearby attraction is Sydney point.
Tower of Silence, Panchgani, Maharashtra, India
Panchgani is a hill station and municipal council in Satara district in Maharashtra, India.
A Dakhma also known as Cheel Ghar in Hindi and Tower of Silence in English, is a circular, raised structure used by Zoroastrians for exposure of the dead, particularly to scavenging birds.
As you can see this place is close to Muslim Cemetery, Buddhist Cemetery, Khoja Cemetery and Christian Cemetery.
Persia Road, Sant Kabir Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, India
Sant Kabir Nagar district is one of the 72 districts of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. Khalilabad town is the district headquarters. Sant Kabir Nagar district is a part of Basti Division. District Sant kabir nagar was created on September 5, 1997 from district Basti. including 131 villages from tahsil Basti, and 161 from tahsil Bansi of district Siddharth Nagar. The district is bounded on the north by Siddharthnagar and Maharajganj districts, on the east by Gorakhpur district, on the south by Ambedkar Nagar district and on the west by Basti district.
Koresh street, Rishon LeTsiyon, Israel
Rishon LeZion , is the fourth-largest city in Israel, located along the central Israeli coastal plain 12 kilometers south of Tel Aviv. It is part of the Gush Dan metropolitan area.
The city had a population of 228,200 at the end of 2009. Founded in 1882 by European Jewish immigrants, it was the second Jewish farm settlement established in Land of Israel in the 19th century, after Petah Tikva.
Rishon LeZion was founded on July 31, 1882 by ten Hovevei Zion pioneers from Kharkov, Ukraine (then the Russian Empire) headed by Zalman David Levontin. Reuven Yudalevich was also a member of the group.
As a result of Cyrus’ policies, the Jews honored him as a dignified and righteous king. He is the only gentile to be designated as a messiah, a divinely-appointed king, in the Tanakh. Koresh (Hebrew for Cyrus) is a common name for streets in Israel and is a relatively common Israeli family name.