Isolated border graveyard a growing destination in Iran
(NEWSER) - It's not exactly the naked and the dead, but an isolated cemetery is becoming a growing thrill for erotica-starved Iranians, who flock to the site to stare, agog, at giant moss-covered stone penises (and vaginas) posing as tombstones at the Khalid Nabi cemetery in northeast Iran. It's unclear why the graveyard on the Turkmenistan border became so genitalia-obsessed. A shrine at the site is believed to house the remains of prophet Khalid Nab, born in Yemen 40 years before Mohammed, reports the Global Post . The tomb is a pilgrimage destination where women tie ribbons on nearby trees seeking an end to their troubles. More»
