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[DoubleAppleShisha] Deep inside the Shiraz Citadel. Deep inside the Shiraz Citadel. One of the storage rooms in the cellars of the Karim Khan Zand Citadel in Shiraz, Iran. No comments. Jump to comment form | comments rss | trackback uri ...

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