In the footsteps of alexander the great, part 2: Following Alexander the Great through Turkey and Iran
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in the 19th century, Sir Richard Burton made a pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia disguised as a Muslim. In the 21st century, the author made a pilgrimage to the sacred shrine of Emam Reza in Mashad, Iran, disguised as a dervish. That is the end of the book.
To get there, the author follows Alexander the Great's path from Gaziantep, Turkey, to the heart of the Persian Empire. Perse;polis and Pasargadae, in Iran. When Darius III is vanquished, the author's mandatory visit, required by the Islamic Republic of Iran, is to Esfahan.
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