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Azarbaijan Museum of Nomads, Getting to Know One of the Most Influential Parts of Iranian Society

Azarbaijan Museum of Nomads displays a lifestyle that is completely compatible with nature and introduces visitors to one of the most influential parts of Iranian society

The Traditional Bazaar of Kazeroun

The traditional bazaar of Kazeroun is one of the city’s most fascinating attractions and a vibrant center where all kinds of goods are traded. This historic market can be regarded as the economic heart of Kazeroun.

Pileh Baba Ecotourism Lodge

Pileh Baba Eco-Lodge is located in Kecha Village, Rasht County, Gilan Province.

Traditional Aushes of Yazd

Many types of Aush (a particular Iranian dish) with different flavors and healthy and nourishing ingredients are cooked in Yazd, which have an important place in the diet of the people of this province

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Tabriz Toreutics

Tabriz Toreutics is an art and craft the artifacts produced by which are considered exquisite and lasting gifts.

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Tabriz Carpet, the Most Elegant Iranian Carpet

The type of knot used in weaving Tabriz carpet, which is known as the “Turkish knot” makes the texture and design of the carpet more elegant.

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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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Kalash or Giveh (espadrille) of Kurdistan

Giveh, which the Kurds call “Kalash” in their local language, is one of the main parts of Kurdish men’s clothing. Although Kurds usually wear white Kalash, this local shoe is also produced in blue and red colors.

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Mamaqan Needlework

Needlework products of Mamqan are the manifestation of a unique effect of the art, taste, and talent of unknown artists.

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Zilu

Zilu, is an Iranian handicraft, very similar to Gilim, with the difference that its texture is made of completely natural and plant-based materials.

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Dear Brother

The story of the life and very close relationships of three brothers who are famous and praised by others before something happens that destroys their relationship.

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In the Arms of a Tree

The complex crisis of Kimia and Farid life, who have been married for twelve years, destroys the beautiful world of their children, children who know nothing but simplicity and kindness in life.

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Abadan 1160

The narrative of the struggle of a group of the employees of the Naft Radio of Abadan in the year 1981 to preserve the network and broadcasting news in order encourage people to resist war imposed by the Iraqis.

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Loopetou

Mr. Kamali is the owner of a lunatic asylum who treats the patients byteaching them to make toys. The toys are creative, so they are very attractive for the children. But the toy studio shut because of sabotage and it led to patients’ critical mental status. Mr. Kamali tried a lot to solve the problem but he couldn’t do anything and he got terribly disappointed and sad. And then an angel of hope appeared

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Yadu

The story of the film is about the first months of Iraq’s imposed war on Iran in 1980 when the natives of Abadan, which was besieged, had to leave their homes and all their attachments and seek refuge in other cities. Yadu’s mother, however, does not intend to leave her home and this decision of hers outrages her teenage son because he cannot the depth of love his mother has for the house where she gave birth to Yadu.

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Bodyguard

A bodyguard by the name of “Heidar” is vested with responsiblity of protecting high-ranking officials. Having an idealistic character, he comes across certain issues in his work, which make him suspicious and doubtful about his job.

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Assef Vaziri House, Sanandaj An Iranian Mansion in the Heart of the Zagros

Assef Vaziri House, with its mountain slope architecture adapted to a cold climate, its harmonious fusion of formal and courtly traditions with local materials and craftsmanship,” and the “importance of stone as a primary and enduring building material in the architecture of western Iran,” stands as a manifesto of living. This mansion demonstrates how abundant local materials, such as Zagros stone, can be used to create spaces that are grand and enduring while remaining in harmony with the surrounding nature and culture. With its stone verandas, Mirror Hall, and magnificent bathhouse, Assef House is a symbol of the power, wealth, and refined taste of the governors of Kurdistan, as well as a brilliant fusion of Iranian architecture with the spirit and identity of Kurdish culture.

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Agha Bozorg Mosque, Kashan: Architecture for Wisdom and Faith

This building shows that an architectural masterpiece does not necessarily have to be the largest, tallest, or most richly decorated. Sometimes, the rightness of a space, its alignment with its function, and the harmony of its elements can be more valuable than any form of luxury or excess.

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Shah Nematollah Vali Mausoleum: A Garden Embraced by the Desert, a Journey from Earth to the Heavens

This multifunctionality is one of the defining characteristics of Iranian funerary gardens. Unlike many Western mausoleums, which often function primarily as memorial structures, Iranian garden-tombs have traditionally been living and dynamic spaces for community, education, worship, and everyday life. The Mausoleum of Shah Nematollah Vali, through the integration of these functions, suggests that in Iranian culture, death is not necessarily conceived as a tragic ending separate from life, but as part of the broader fabric of everyday and spiritual existence.

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The Iranian City

If you look at an Iranian city from above, it looks almost like a living organism. Not like modern cities, with their grid-like streets and orderly towers. The old cities of Iran are winding and intricate, with crooked alleys and a dense, interconnected urban fabric. From above, all you see are flat rooftops, domes, windcatchers, and minarets. But once you enter on foot, you begin to understand that this complexity is not accidental. Every alley, every dead end, every little square had a place in the lives of the people who lived there.

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Emarat-e Malek (Malek Mansion)

The Malek palace in Bushehr is located near this city (homonymous region) and dates back to the end of the qajaro period. It was built by the architects as a building complex and supervised by French engineers using local materials in architectural style that derives from the antiquity of the Persian Gulf coast, known as Bangaleh.

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Na'in A Miniature of Desert Architecture, Where History Remains Untouched

What distinguishes Na’in from other historic cities of Iran is not the grandeur or magnificence of its monuments, but its authenticity and remarkably well-preserved character. Unlike many historic cities where the old urban fabric has been lost amid modern construction, in Na’in, visitors can still experience a traditional desert city in its entirety, with all its distinctive elements intact.

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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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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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From Iran s literary past, a narrative of the flourishing of Iranian culture in past centuries.

Iran is an ancient country with an authentic culture, a culture that has maintained its vibrancy throughout the centuries.

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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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History of Persian Literature , politicization of the history of Persian literature

So far, many studies have been conducted on the rich Persian culture and literature, among which History of Persian Literature is one of the most prominent.

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Bakhtiari Music in Nowruz

Bakhtiari folk music is the manifestation of Bakhtiari culture and the one played to welcome the spring and Nowruz is full of joy and delight.

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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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Naqareh

A percussion instrument, which was used to announce important events in the past but has multiple uses today.

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Ashiqi Music

The “Ashiqi” or “Ashiki” music of Azarbaijan is one of the richest “maqami” styles of Iranian music, in which various narratives are expressed in the form of songs.

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Isfahan School of Music

Isfahan School of Music has a lofty position in the Iranian classical Music.

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Bakhshu Khwani

Bakhshu Khwani is a style of eulogy that Jahanbakhsh Kurdizade performed with his special musical technique and sad tone.

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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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Emad al-Ketab: Reviver of Persian Calligraphy

Mirza Mohammad Hossein Sifi Qazvini, known as Emad al-Ketab, is considered one of the most prominent figures in the history of Iranian calligraphy in the Nastaʿlīq style and the final link in the golden chain of the old masters of this distinguished Iranian-Islamic art. Living during the Constitutional Revolution era, he used his exceptional talent, abundant creativity, and tireless effort to serve as the connecting point between contemporary calligraphers and the school of Mirza Mohammad Reza Kalleh.

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Photography: Lasting Frames that Tell the History of Iran

Photography is one of the various branches of visual arts and is the art of creating lasting images through light or other forms of electromagnetic radiation on light-sensitive materials.

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Hossein Behzad: A Pioneering Figure in Contemporary Iranian Miniature Painting

Master Hossein Behzad, a preeminent contemporary Iranian miniature painter, significantly contributed to the revival of this Iranian-Islamic national art through the creation of a distinctive new style. By integrating traditional Persian miniature techniques with modern artistic elements, he produced lasting works that garnered acclaim both nationally and globally.

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Persian Calligraphy

Persian calligraphy or Iranian calligraphy is one of the most revered arts of Iran, which has gradually evolved and many calligraphers have contributed to different genres of this art. Nastaliq is an outstanding genre of Persian calligraphy that has come to be known as the most beautiful human calligraphy.

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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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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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Unsuri Balkhi: The Peak of Eulogy

Unsuri Balkhi’s poetry is considered to be devoid of poetic tenderness, an issue that he himself had also noticed and admitted in the couplet: “Rudki’s ghazals were delicate / My ghazals are not like those of Rudki s”.

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Bayazid Bastami: Freed from Worldly Desires, In Search of Perfection

Bayazid Bastami’s disciples are known as “Teyfuriyya” or “Bastamiyya”. Teyfurriya is one of the oldest Sufi systems, which propagates that one can reach perfection through detachment from selfish and worldly desires.

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Hafez: A Poet of Miraculous Words

Hafez’s poems are a display of the beauty of the Persian language

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Vahshi Bafqi

Vahshi Bafaqi has been described as a man of piety, high aspiration, and asceticism.

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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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Nosal Festivity

The Touye Village of Damghan is famous for its ancient history and old rituals one of the most important of which is the “Nosal” Festivity.

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Tati Language of Karingan Village

Although the Azari language is presently spoken in most regions of the Azarbaijan provinces of Iran, the Tati language was widely spoken in some of these regions in the past, and it is still spoken in the Karingan or Keringan Village of East Azarbaijan Province.

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Kurdish Traditional Clothing

Kurdish traditional clothing has been formed according to the culture and geography of the Kurdish people and Kurdish women’s clothes are quite unique in terms of beauty.

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Qaen pottery breaking ceremony, a symbolic ritual on the threshold of the New Year

The pottery-breaking ceremony of Qaen is held on the verge of the end of the year and the arrival of the new year a ceremony in which many symbols are seen.

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Muharram In Yazd

Muharram is the month in which Iranians commemorate the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Husain (AS).

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Sienhzani (Chest-Beating)

Sinehzani (in Persian) or Chest-beating is a ceremony performed as a sign of mourning for the Shiite Imams, especially Imam Hussain ibn Ali (as) in groups or in mosques and in Husayniahs.

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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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