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White Palace - Tehran<br> North Africa/Middle East picture - Scenes of kings of Iran's pre-Islamic Sassanid dynasty engaged in hunting adorn the walls of this room at the White Palace at Saadabad in Tehran. The lion is extinct in Iran due to extensive royal hunting which often took place in heavy snow putting the lion at a disadvantage since the snow prevented it from running as fast. Lions existed in Iran up until the 1800's.
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Scenes of kings of Iran's pre-Islamic Sassanid dynasty engaged in hunting adorn the walls of this room at the White Palace at Saadabad in Tehran. The lion is extinct in Iran due to extensive royal hunting which often took place in heavy snow putting the lion at a disadvantage since the snow prevented it from running as fast. Lions existed in Iran up until the 1800's.
North Africa/Middle East
