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	Kandovan: the word 'Kandovan' is the plural for 'kando', meaning beehive, refering to the beehive like houses carved inside mountains			Kandovan: carpets
	Kandovan: fairy chimneys with troglodyte houses			Kandovan: snow on the slopes of the Sahand Mountains
	Kandovan: brick buildings and troglodite homes - winter			Kandovan: mountain view - winter
	Kandovan: rock 'architecture'			Kandovan: cone shaped hills with troglodyte homes carved out in the eroded rock
	Kandovan: old spinning wheels			Kandovan: street scene in Iran's Cappadocia
	Kandovan: caves make very energy-efficient homes, with an almost stable temperature year round			Kandovan: town carved from rock
	Kandovan: carved cave houses, called 'Karan' in the local dialect			Kandovan: snow covered road - village entrance
	Kandovan: entrance of a cave dwelling			Kandovan: donkeys and snow - the area is reputed to have the cleanest air in the country
	Kandovan: houses face southward so their inhabitants can enjoy sunlight during the day - they are cool in the summer and warm in the winter			Kandovan: lower and upper town
	Kandovan: eroded conical rocks			Kandovan: farmer leading his donkeys uphill