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The Iron Age Museum of Tabriz; A Journey through Human History

During an archeological excavation, 38 graves were found in Tabriz, which are now referred to as the “Iron Age Museum of Tabriz’.

Vazvan Qanat and Its Remarkable Subterranean Dam

The subterranean dam and artificial underground reservoir of the Vazvan Qanat are ingenious creations, showcasing the creativity and engineering innovation of Iranian architects from over two thousand years ago.

Laleh International Hotel

Laleh International Hotel is one of the most luxurious and well-established five-star hotels in Tehran

Kebab Torsh: A Special Recommendation for Travelers to Northern Iran

Iranian kebabs are famous worldwide, but among them, Kebab Torsh stands out with its unique and distinctive flavor.

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Poosh Douzi (Canopy Making) Art of Yazd

.Poosh Douzi is an art and craft in which fabric and temporary canopy is sewn for different places

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Iranian Monabbat-Kari

Monabbat-kari (wood-carving) is a genuine Iranian art and craft, which is practiced by different artists in different cities and the Monabbat artifacts of Abadeh have gained global fame.

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Meybod Pottery; Creating Artifacts from Lifeless Soil

Meybod pottery is one of the famous handicrafts of Yazd Province, where beautiful and efficient artifacts are made using soil.

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Iranian Wicker

Wicker is the art and craft of weaving used to make such products as baskets, mats, etc. by using the most basic equipment

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The Iranian Kilim: A Textile Reflecting the Vast Diversity of Iran’s Heritage and Landscape

Although the fundamental structure of Kilim weaving is similar across the country, its designs and practical uses vary extensively according to local Iranian cultures and geographies

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Nain Carpet

Nain carpet is a type of Iranian carpet and one of the handicrafts of this region, which is quite unique in terms of design and color. The art of carpet weaving in Nain is closely related to the culture, geography, and history of the people of this city.

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Bodiless

After her daughter Arghvan goes missing, Sara Moghadam heads to the prosecutor's office. They are tracking Arghwan's mobile to identify the last person who had contact with her. The research shows that terrible incidents have taken place.

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Sima’s Unfinished Narration

This feature film is about a part of the life of Dr. Arash Simin, a psychologist in the field of success and self-help, who gained fame by holding “TED” (Technology, Entertainment, Design) conferences and gained many audiences. However, with a news broadcast in the virtual space, her family condition suddenly undergoes certain changes.

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Let's Make Peace

Afandi and Pashandi are two neighbors who can’t stand each other. When they’re not trying to sabotage each other’s plans, they’re usually plotting to get revenge. But when push comes to shove, they cast aside their differences and join forces.

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I Am Coda

This documentary deals with the problems and challenges that the children of deaf people (who are called Coda) face in society.

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Diaphragm

This documentary is about the history of the arrival of the phenogram in Iran during the time of Naser al-Din Shah (one of the Iranian kings during the Qajar period), its replacement by the gramophone, the role of this device in perpetuating sounds, publishing news and even expressing political protests. This device continued to be used until it became subject to the phenomenon of censorship during the rule of Reza Pahlavi and was eventually replaced by cassette tapes in the early 1970s.

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Khatoon (Once Upon a Time in Iran)

The story of a Bakhtiari woman living in the 1940s, whose life is affected by the Second World War, and in order to prevent the occupation and looting of her country, she fights against the army of the invading countries.

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Dowlatabad Garden in Yazd: Water, Wind, and Architecture in the Heart of the Desert

Dowlatabad Garden, renowned for its windcatcher, lies in the heart of Yazd’s desert. With its towering windcatcher and turquoise water channels, the garden showcases the ingenuity, creativity, and resilience of the desert’s people.

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Kerman: The City of Windcatchers and Desert Gardens; A Jewel of Southeastern Iran

In the southeastern Iranian plateau, on the edge of the scorching Lut Desert and at the foot of towering mountains, lies a city that has shone like a jewel in the heart of the desert for centuries. Kerman, this ancient and resilient city, with a history reaching back to the Achaemenid period and even to Iranian mythology, is one of Iran’s most important yet relatively overlooked centers of civilization. Kerman can be described as the “City of Windcatchers and Desert Gardens”—a city where architecture evolved not to fight against the harshness of nature, but to coexist with it in a peaceful and intelligent way. Here, soaring windcatchers blend with lush, paradise-like gardens, offering a remarkable story of the ingenuity, patience, and creativity of the people who have made their home in the desert.

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Naqsh e Jahan Square The Beating Heart of Safavid Isfahan, Where the City Breathes

The story of Naqsh-e Jahan Square begins with Shah Abbas I’s vision of creating a capital worthy of the powerful Safavid Empire. Before his reign, Isfahan’s urban center was the Old Square, also known as Atiq Square, located beside Jameh Mosque. But Shah Abbas, determined to create a new and magnificent city, planned a new urban center south of the Zayandeh Rud River, in an area that at the time consisted of gardens and agricultural land.

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Dezful A City of Brick and River An Architectural Masterpiece in Northern Khuzestan

The historic urban fabric of Dezful is one of the most extensive and best-preserved brick-built urban fabrics in Iran. Constructed from fired bricks in warm, earthy tones, it encompasses numerous historic houses, mosques, bathhouses, and traditional bazaars. Historic houses in Dezful, such as Tizno House, Zargar House, and Sohrabi House, are outstanding examples of residential architecture adapted to the city’s hot and humid climate. With their central courtyards, water pools, cool underground chambers known as shavaduns, and brick windcatchers, these houses provided a pleasant and comfortable living environment during Khuzestan’s long, hot summers.

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The Six Windcatcher Water Reservoir of Yazd The Harmony of Wind and Water in the Heart of the Desert

To understand the grandeur and ingenuity of the Six-Windcatcher Water Reservoir, we must first imagine how a city like Yazd, situated in one of the driest and hottest climates in the world, managed to provide water for thousands of its inhabitants. Yazd receives barely 60 millimeters of rainfall a year, while summer temperatures can exceed 45 C. In such a city, water was not merely a commodity for everyday use it was the very source of life and one of the most valuable assets. Water reservoirs were the beating heart of Yazd s water supply system, and the Six Windcatcher Water Reservoir was its shining jewel.

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Tehran The Capital Through the Lens of Architecture From Qajar Gardens to Modern Skyscrapers

For contemporary architects and urban planners, Tehran is both a cautionary lesson and an opportunity for rethinking urban development. The city demonstrates how a small village can be transformed into a metropolis in just over two centuries. This city of contrasts continues to tell the story of its turbulent history, whispering through its towering skyscrapers and highways, as well as its Qajar palaces and historic houses. It invites architects and urban planners to reflect on the meaning of urban identity and sustainable development.

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Human rights from an Islamic perspective and answers to important questions.

The image of Islam and human rights from the perspective of Islam that has been portrayed in the minds of the world’s people through the media has many flaws.

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The Selected from the History of Iran a complete look at contemporary Iran.

The contemporary history of Iran has many ups and downs, and Al-Montakhab min Tarikh Iran (The Selection from the History of Iran) is an attempt to provide an overview of these ups and downs.

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Analytical History of Islam: An Analytical Look at Early Islamic History with a Critical Approach

History is a subject in whose analysis impartiality comes first, a perspective that has been well implemented in Analytical History of Islam.

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Untitled Poem’: A Critical Look at the Occupation of Palestine

The issue of Palestine and its occupation has plunged the West Asia region into crisis for decades

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Iran: A History of Art – A Study of Iranian Art and Its Evolution

iranians had the art of art since the ancient time , but the arrival of islam to iran played a special role in strengthening some art such as architecture .

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Makhtumqoli Faraghi

Makhtumqoli Faraghi (Magtymguly Pyragy in Turkmen dialect) was a Turkmen spiritual leader and philosophical poet, whose position and his poems in Turkmen literature and culture is unparalleled.

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Evolution of Iranian Music

By knowing the evolution of Iranian music, one can get to know more about the Iranian nation and its culture.

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Turkmen music

The most important part of Turkmen music is the collection of works that are sung and played by the Bakhshis.

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Dutar

Dutar, the art of making and playing which has been inscribed on the UNESCO List of World Intangible Heritage, is one of the cultural elements of the north and northeast regions of Iran.

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Santur

The santur (also santūr, santour, santoor) (Mesopotamian Arabic: سنطور،Persian: سنتور), is a hammered dulcimer of Iranian or Mesopotamian origins.

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Daf

The history of Daf goes back to ancient times when it was played in old Persia, different parts of Asia & North Africa

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Radif in Iranian Music

Radif in Iranian music is one of Iran’s intangible cultural heritages, which was inscribed in the UNESCO List of intangible world heritage in October 2009.

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Iranian Painting: The Harmonious Melody of Color and Design on a White Canvas

Painting is one of the key branches of visual arts, in which the artist conveys ideas and emotions using colors, techniques, and tools such as brushes, pencils, or pastels, creating images on surfaces like paper, canvas, or walls. It is among the oldest and most significant art forms, employed to express emotions, reflect realities, visualize imagination, and communicate a wide range of concepts.

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Calligraphy; the Gem of Islamic-Iranian Art

Calligraphy is the art of beautifying letters and words based on established principles and rules. In general terms, this art means writing beautifully and having elegant handwriting. In other words, calligraphy involves attention to the visual aspect and adherence to aesthetic principles and rules when writing letters and words.

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Caricature: A Penetrating and Innovative Art in the History of Iran

Caricature is another branch of the visual arts that involves the exaggeration, distortion, and amplification of human, animal, or object features while maintaining a visually recognizable likeness.

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Iranian Pottery and Ceramics: A Cohesive Union of Art and Craft

Pottery and ceramics constitute important branches of the visual arts. Pottery, one of the earliest ceramic products, is made of a porous and colored body.

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New Art Media in Iran: Progression in Evolution, Impact, and Creativity

New art media are a relatively recent branch of the visual arts, emerging through the use of fresh language and innovative forms of expression.

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Mahmoud Farshchian: The Shining Star of Iran’s Art Scene

Mahmoud Farshchian is a highly skilled and internationally renowned Iranian artist, recognized as a master of Persian miniature painting. His innovative and conceptually rich works, created over the course of his prolific artistic career, have earned him widespread admiration and respect among art scholars and enthusiasts worldwide.

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Nezami Ganjavi: the Renowned Iranian Poet

Nezami Ganjavi was a great Iranian poet of epic poetry who introduced a colloquial form of story writing in Persian literature and poetry

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Mahin Afshanpour

Miniature painting is a genuine Iranian art and Mahin Afshanpour’s name shines at the peak of this art.

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Rumi: The Unique Iranian Poet and Mystic

Mawlana Jalal al-Din Balkhi, Rumi, is a great Persian-speaking poet and mystic who lived in the 7th century AH/13th century AD.

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Khawaja Nasir al-Din al-Tusi

Abu Ja’far Mohammad bin Mohammad bin Hasan Jahrudi Tusi, popularly known as Khawaja Nasir al-Din, was born in the Jahrud district of the Qom City on 18 February 1201 CE.

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Al-Shaykh al-Saduq: One of the Greatest Shiite Hadith Scholars

Sheikh Sadouq believed that in order to know God, man needs divine inspiration or divine proof. He emphasized that reason cannot know God and discover religious knowledge in the absence of revelation.

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Seyyed Mohammad Hossein Bahjat Tabrizi

Seyyed Mohammad Hossein Bahjat Tabrizi, popularly known as Shahriyar and the renowned Iranian poet who composed poems in Persian and Azari languages, was born in the suburban areas of the city of Tabriz on 21 March 1904 CE.

Customs of Iran

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Traditional clothing of East Azerbaijan, a national intangible heritage of Iranians

The traditional clothing of East Azerbaijan reflects various aspects of the culture of the nomads and villagers of this province.

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Iranian Lullabies

Lullaby is one of the richest elements of the intangible cultural heritage and oral literature of Iranian communities.

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The View of the People Shiraz about Seville Orange Tree

The people of Shiraz highly honor and respect the “Seville Orange Tree” and observe certain special customs in handling it.

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Yalda

“Yalda”, which is of Syriac origin and means rebirth, is the name that Iranians have given to the longest night of the year and the last night of autumn, and they have been honoring it since eight thousand years ago.

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(Chest-beating (sineh-zani

Chest-beating (sineh-zani) is a traditional act of mourning performed in mourning groups or in mosques and tekyeh (religious halls)

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Eid al-Ghadir in Faragheh Village of Abarkuh

Faragheh is one of the green villages of Abarkuh County, which is famous for its rituals performed on the day of Eid al-Ghadir.

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Kousha University of Applied Science and Technology: Bridging Skills-Based, Industrial, and Practical Education with Labor Marke

Kousha University of Applied Science and Technology: A higher education institution dedicated to enhancing students’ scientific and technical knowledge and equipping them with the skills needed to undertake practical and industrial projects.

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Karaj Sugar Applied Science and Technology Center: One of the Modern Institutions of Skills-Based and Industrial Higher Educatio

Karaj Sugar Applied Science and Technology Center: Bridging Skills-Based Education, Industry, and Entrepreneurship to Meet the Needs of the Country’s Industries

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Isfahan City Center Comprehensive Center for Applied Science and Technology: Integrating Skills-Based Education, Employment-Orie

Isfahan City Center Comprehensive Center for Applied Science and Technology: A Modern Institution for Skills-Based Higher Education, Adopting a Practical Approach Aligned with Labor Market Standards.

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Kermanshah University of Technology: Bridging Engineering Education, Research, and Technological Development in Western Iran

Kermanshah University of Technology aims to train specialized professionals, meet the needs of industries in Kermanshah Province and western Iran, and advance the development of modern technologies across various industries.

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Qom University of Technology: Bridging Engineering Education, Research, and Industrial Development in the Province

Qom University of Technology: A University Focused on Engineering and Technology Education, Fostering an Innovative Environment for Training Professional Engineers

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Shahid Ashrafi Esfahani Non-Profit University: Connecting Education, Research, and the Development of Academic Skills

Shahid Ashrafi Esfahani Non-Profit University: Providing Quality Education, Advancing Academic and Research Activities, Enhancing Society’s Cultural Standards, and Educating Competent Graduates

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