{"id":16912,"date":"2012-01-08T09:00:39","date_gmt":"2012-01-08T13:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/a-zurkhaneh-in-tehran\/"},"modified":"2012-01-08T09:00:39","modified_gmt":"2012-01-08T13:00:39","slug":"a-zurkhaneh-in-tehran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.shahrefarang.com\/en\/a-zurkhaneh-in-tehran\/","title":{"rendered":"A Zurkhaneh in Tehran"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>During the 1930s the traditional Iranian style of wrestling were replaced with the international style. Later on the exercises for the traditional wrestling was renamed to &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Varzesh-e_Pahlavani\" target=\"_blank\">Varzesh-e Bastani<\/a>&#8221; (the ancient sport).<\/p>\n<p>Varzesh-e Bastani is still practiced in traditional gyms known as Zurkhaneh. It is a men-only practice.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;font-size:small;padding-bottom:8px;\" dir=\"ltr\"><em>The photographs here are taken by <a title=\"Kamyar Adl\" href=\"http:\/\/kamshots.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kamyar Adl<\/a> in a Zurkhaneh in Tehran.<\/em><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Zoorkhaneh-01.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3215\" title=\"Zurkhaneh (1)\" src=\"http:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Zoorkhaneh-01-665x441.jpg\" alt=\"Zurkhanehye Ayatollah Taleghani-Chizar roundabout-Tehran (2)\" width=\"595\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Zoorkhaneh-01-665x441.jpg 665w, https:\/\/dev.shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Zoorkhaneh-01.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Zoorkhaneh-02.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3216\" title=\"Zurkhaneh (2)\" src=\"http:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Zoorkhaneh-02-665x441.jpg\" alt=\"Zurkhanehye Ayatollah Taleghani-Chizar roundabout-Tehran (3)\" width=\"595\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Zoorkhaneh-02-665x441.jpg 665w, https:\/\/dev.shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Zoorkhaneh-02.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Zoorkhaneh-03.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3217\" title=\"Zurkhaneh (3)\" src=\"http:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Zoorkhaneh-03.jpg\" alt=\"Zurkhanehye Ayatollah Taleghani-Chizar roundabout-Tehran (4)\" width=\"525\" height=\"790\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Zoorkhaneh-04.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3218\" title=\"Zurkhaneh (4)\" src=\"http:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Zoorkhaneh-04.jpg\" alt=\"Zurkhanehye Ayatollah Taleghani-Chizar roundabout-Tehran (5)\" width=\"525\" height=\"791\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Zoorkhaneh-05.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3219\" title=\"Zurkhaneh (5)\" src=\"http:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Zoorkhaneh-05-665x441.jpg\" alt=\"Zurkhanehye Ayatollah Taleghani-Chizar roundabout-Tehran (6)\" width=\"595\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Zoorkhaneh-05-665x441.jpg 665w, https:\/\/dev.shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Zoorkhaneh-05.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Zoorkhaneh-06.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3220\" title=\"Zurkhaneh (6)\" src=\"http:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Zoorkhaneh-06-665x441.jpg\" alt=\"Zurkhanehye Ayatollah Taleghani-Chizar roundabout-Tehran (7)\" width=\"595\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Zoorkhaneh-06-665x441.jpg 665w, https:\/\/dev.shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Zoorkhaneh-06.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Zoorkhaneh-07.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3221\" title=\"Zurkhaneh (7)\" src=\"http:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Zoorkhaneh-07-665x441.jpg\" alt=\"Zurkhanehye Ayatollah Taleghani-Chizar roundabout-Tehran (8)\" width=\"595\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Zoorkhaneh-07-665x441.jpg 665w, https:\/\/dev.shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Zoorkhaneh-07.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Zoorkhaneh-08.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3222\" title=\"Zurkhaneh (8)\" src=\"http:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Zoorkhaneh-08-665x442.jpg\" alt=\"Zurkhanehye Ayatollah Taleghani-Chizar roundabout-Tehran (9)\" width=\"595\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Zoorkhaneh-08-665x442.jpg 665w, https:\/\/dev.shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Zoorkhaneh-08.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Zoorkhaneh-09.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3223\" title=\"Zurkhaneh (9)\" src=\"http:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Zoorkhaneh-09-665x441.jpg\" alt=\"Zurkhanehye Ayatollah Taleghani-Chizar roundabout-Tehran (10)\" width=\"595\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Zoorkhaneh-09-665x441.jpg 665w, https:\/\/dev.shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Zoorkhaneh-09.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Zoorkhaneh-10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3224\" title=\"Zurkhaneh (10)\" src=\"http:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Zoorkhaneh-10-665x442.jpg\" alt=\"Zurkhanehye Ayatollah Taleghani-Chizar roundabout-Tehran (11)\" width=\"595\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Zoorkhaneh-10-665x442.jpg 665w, https:\/\/dev.shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Zoorkhaneh-10.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Zoorkhaneh-11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3225\" title=\"Zurkhaneh (11)\" src=\"http:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Zoorkhaneh-11.jpg\" alt=\"Zurkhanehye Ayatollah Taleghani-Chizar roundabout-Tehran (12)\" width=\"525\" height=\"791\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During the 1930s the traditional Iranian style of wrestling were replaced with the international style. Later on the exercises for the traditional wrestling was renamed to &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Varzesh-e_Pahlavani\" target=\"_blank\">Varzesh-e Bastani<\/a>&#8221; (the ancient sport).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3217,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[438],"tags":[491,476,445],"class_list":["post-16912","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-everyday-life-2","tag-public-places-2","tag-sport-2","tag-wrestling-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.shahrefarang.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16912","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.shahrefarang.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.shahrefarang.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.shahrefarang.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.shahrefarang.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16912"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dev.shahrefarang.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16912\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.shahrefarang.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3217"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.shahrefarang.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16912"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.shahrefarang.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16912"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.shahrefarang.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16912"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}