Tasnim | Aziz Babanejad: The city of Aligoudarz in Lorestan Province is home to an ancient cemetery where stone lion busts are used as tombstones.






Use of lion tombstones is a Bakhtiari tradition, a tribute built for the great tribesmen of the area.

According to local people, some of the graves date back to four hundred years ago.

Following are Tasnim�s photos of the graveyards: