Lookat Photos for Du Magazine
01 January, 1995
A school class in a picturesque village perched high above the Caspian Sea. Six years after the death of Ayatollah Khomeini, Iran is experiencing a steady exodus of young people to the city. At this school only 17 pupils and two teachers remain.
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