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'Many killed' in Iran earthquake
The BBC ^
| December 26, 2003
Posted on 12/25/2003 9:54:28 PM PST by RWR8189
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To: AdmSmith
Oh, I wanted to visit that. I am so sad.
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posted on
12/26/2003 3:33:11 AM PST
by
F14 Pilot
(A wise man changes his mind, a fool never does.)
To: observer5
Yes, an Act of Allah.
Let's see how they explain that one...
To: RayChuang88
bump
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posted on
12/26/2003 5:21:06 AM PST
by
Newbomb Turk
(Beer It's what's for dinner.)
To: AdmSmith
OMG, it was magnificent, and now it's gone.
To: F14 Pilot
I hope not, but you could very well be right.
To: McGavin999
http://www.sacredsites.com/december2001pages/bam.htm
Located in southeastern Iran, 200 kilometers south of Kerman, the ruined city of Arg-e-Bam is made entirely of mud bricks, clay, straw and the trunks of palm trees. The city was originally founded during the Sassanian period (224-637 AD) and while some of the surviving structures date from before the 12th century, most of what remains was built during the Safavid period (1502-1722). During Safavid times, the city occupied six square kilometers, was surrounded by a rampart with 38 towers, and had between 9000 and 13,000 inhabitants. Bam prospered because of pilgrims visiting its Zoroastrian fire temple (dating to early Sassanian times) and as a commercial and trading center on the famous Silk Road. Upon the site of the Zoroastrian temple the Jame Mosque was built during the Saffarian period (866-903 AD) and adjacent to this mosque is the tomb of Mirza Naiim, a mystic and astronomer who lived three hundred years ago. Bam declined in importance following an invasion by Afghans in 1722 and another by invaders from the region of Shiraz in 1810. The city was used as a barracks for the army until 1932 and then completely abandoned. Intensive restoration work began in 1953 and continues today.
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posted on
12/26/2003 11:18:01 AM PST
by
AdmSmith
To: AdmSmith
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posted on
12/26/2003 11:20:40 AM PST
by
AdmSmith
To: AdmSmith
Oh God, that hurts my heart. But the buildings are as nothing compared to the thousands of people who lie dead. You know that we have already offered help and you also know that help has been refused by the mad mullahs.
To: AdmSmith
Look at the workmanship. How on earth did they create that out of mud and palms?
To: observer5
Allah's workIf we were Muslims and they were Christians, that's how we would read it. Instead, since we are Christians, we'll send condolences and try to send aid.
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posted on
12/26/2003 11:27:19 AM PST
by
JoeSchem
To: F14 Pilot
This is a tragedy. The historical loss is devastating.
My thoughts and prayers are with the victims.
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posted on
12/27/2003 11:24:28 AM PST
by
Pan_Yans Wife
(Submitting approval for the CAIR COROLLARY to GODWIN'S LAW.)
To: JoeSchem
If we were Muslims and they were Christians, that's how we would read it. Instead, since we are Christians, we'll send condolences and try to send aid.
A huge 'amen brother' from me! Very well said. I've been looking at pictures on a yahoo slideshow of the bodies they're dragging from the rubble and I'm on the brink of tears already.
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