Bushehr Special Issue

Architecture and Heritage of Bushehr Province

A comprehensive exploration of the architecture, culture, and heritage of Bushehr Province in southern Iran. Covers the historic urban texture of Bushehr port city, its iconic shanashir (wooden balconies), grand merchant and colonial-era edifices (Golshan, Dehdashti, Amirieh, Haj Raeis), modern educational heritage (Saadat School, Faculty of Art and Architecture), the ancient port of Siraf, palaces of the Dashtestan hinterland, the industrial impact on Asaluyeh and Khark Island, the wildlife sanctuary of Nakhiloo Island, the geological wonder of Jashak Salt Dome, and the living traditions of Khayyam recitation, work songs, folk dance, and the Afro-Iranian Zar ritual.