Boroujerd St (Emamzadeh) Jafar Mausoleum belongs to Seljuk era, rebuilt in 1789, it has been decorated during Safavid and Qajar era.

A young woman from Lorestan holding a gun on horseback.

Queen Farah Diba (R) is seen by Nojian Waterfall in Lorestan province wearing a local (traqditional) dress. Nojian is located 51 SE of Khorramabad. It is 95m high.

Exhibit of a Bronze Horse Cheekpiece part of a Persian Bridle in the Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio, USA. from 700 BC probably smuggled out of Lorestan. The Iranian Caspian horses are the oldest known breed of domestic horse that still exists

A 3000 YEAR OLD Bronze Horse Bit excavated in Lorestan in Pergamon Museum. In ancient Iran, many kings had the suffix "asp" meaning horse in their names such as Garshasp, Gashtasp, Jamasp, Lohrasp, Vishtasb, Hidrasp, etc showing the importance of horses.

Bronze Horse Bit Lorestan area Neo-Elamite Period 1st millenium B.C. findings include items like cups, horse bits, daggers, and shields, ornamented with animal motifs checkerboards, wavy lines, and crosses by Scythian, Cimmerian, or Median nomads.

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