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The Museum of Sacrifice and Martyrdom in Ardakan

The invasion of Iran by the Iraqi Baath army and the self-sacrifices made by the youths of Ardakan in defense of the motherland is the main subject of the Museum of Sacrifice and Martyrdom in Ardakan.

Shapour Cave, An Astounding Cave Housing the largest Statue of Ancient Iran

The largest statue left from ancient Iran, with a height of about seven meters, is located in an astounding cave called Shapour Cave

Abbasi Hotel

Here stands the oldest hotel on Chaharbagh Abbasi Avenue, Isfahan, Iran, Asia, an unrepeatable heritage in Isfahan architectural style, from the glorious Safavid era.

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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The Saddlebag Weaving Craft of Ashkezar

The craft of saddlebag weaving and the use of saddlebags are more popular among villagers and nomads of Iran

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Mehriz Knife

Knife making is one of the famous handicrafts of the historical city of Mehriz in Yazd Province and its products used to be sent all over Iran.

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Papier-mâché: An art form featuring both modern and traditional dimensions

In Iran, papier-mâché has been fused with arts such as Gol-o-Morgh (flower and bird painting), acquiring a distinct character that sets it apart from its counterparts in other countries

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Maragheh Soap

Maragheh soap is one of the semi-industrial products of this city, which is obtained in a traditional way and has many properties.

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Charuq

Charuq (lit. clodhopper) is a traditional, famous, and colorfully decorated footwear that has been and is popular among some Iranian communities

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Traditional Iranian lock making, simple and mysterious.

Locks that are traditionally produced in Iran may seem simple, but precise and mysterious techniques are used in their construction.

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Vahag

This documentary deals with the life and activities of Somayyeh Mihankhah, an active Baloch woman - one of the Iranian ethnic groups - in the field of culture and portrays the less-seen aspects of women and family life in Sistan and Baluchistan province of Iran. This lady is one of the pioneers in the field of reading books for children and teenagers in the Dashtiari region and has engaged in many effective activities in this field in her deprived region.

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Stories of the Fox and the Rooster

This animation series is about a blue fox who is an inventor and his neighboring rooster who crows early in the mornings and disturbs the fox who usually sleeps during day time. The fox struggles to find a way to make the rooster and his family shift from that area.

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Right to Silence

Mirhashem is a young clergy who has bought a small home recently. He uses the cashier's check in order to afford it; a bully has the check now. Mirhashem’s wife has left him alone due to the troubles made by the bully. He becomes a clergy for an old but important mosque in North of Iran. The bully makes permanent troubles, he asked Mirhashem to pay him back from the people’s cash vow...

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Takiah Dowlat

Takiah Dowlat is one of the most important monuments of the Qajar era (1821 - 1925 AD). This monument, which had been built for performing such rituals as Taziyeh - one of the traditional and religious arts and rituals of Iran - has had an important impact on the revival of this art and architecture of Iran.

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Douch

The story of a teenager by the name of “Gholamreza” who is very fond of cycling but has no bicycle. He, therefore, decides to participate in the Literacy Movement contest to win a bicycle.

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The Misunderstanding

Some college students who study cinema take a rich girl as a hostage hoping to become actors but little by little things gets more complicated making difficult for them to distinguish the real from the unreal.

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Iranian architect

You will not easily find the Iranian architect in the history books. Not because such architects did not exist or lacked importance, but because they did not seek recognition for their names. Their anonymity was not imposed upon them, it was a choice. Their professional training and ethos taught them that their work was for God and for the people, not for fame or fortune. But let me make one thing clear, the Iranian architect was a genius. Not merely a skilled craftsman or an accomplished builder, but a creative mind capable of solving complex problems. The work may have been collective, but without those exceptional minds, that collective effort would never have achieved what it did.

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Palace of Darius (Apadana) in Shush (Susa)

The Apadana Palace of Shush (Susa) was the winter palace of Achaemenid kings and the main palace of Darius I and it was built on his direct order and over the ruins of the Elamite Empire around the years 521 to 515 BC. The construction was conducted parallel to that of Persepolis. Man-power and raw materials from various parts of the empire contributed to its construction.

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Chogha Zanbil

Chogha Zanbil (or the Ziggurat Dur Untash) is an ancient Elamite complex located in the Shush (Susa) County of the Khuzestan Province of Iran.

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Shushtar: The Architecture of Water , When Ancient Infrastructure Becomes a Cultural Landscape

Among all the architectural masterpieces of Iran, there is one that was built not with bricks and tiles, but with water. This masterpiece is the Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System—a vast hydraulic machine from antiquity that, remarkably, has transcended its role as mere technical infrastructure and evolved into a magnificent cultural landscape. Shushtar, in Khuzestan Province, on the Karun River, tells a story of how engineering and architecture, when placed in the service of life and community, can become a form of poetry.

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Si o se Pol, A Symphony of Arches over the Zayandeh Rud River

Si-o-se Pol, a symphony of arches, still stands over the Zayandeh Rud River—even on the driest days—whispering tales of the grandeur, tolerance, and ingenuity of the Safavid civilization. More than a relic of the past, this bridge offers a profound lesson for the future of architecture and urban planning in Iran and around the world.

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Timcheh (Arcade)

Timcheh is a Persian word meaning anything round, compact, and expansive, which usually refers to the centers of large commercial activities and, in other words, the center of several similar business houses.

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My Model for a world that thirsts for another way.

Modernity has distracted man from spirituality and caused him to become alienated. Therefore, another path must be taken...

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Moving Beyond the Conventional Image of Nahj al-Balagha

Nahj al-Balagha stands as one of the greatest works in the Islamic world, and A Journey Through Nahj al-Balagha is intended as a concise guide to its vast landscape

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Endowment Deed of Rab’-e Rashidi

Endowment Deeds of Rab’-e Rashidi is a 700-year-old document (book) consisting of an extensive list of endowments and how the income from them was spent to support scientific activities.

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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 Music of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province

The Bakhtiari community of Iran reflects the difficulties of nomadic life in their music.

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Javad Maroufi

Javad Maroufi was a famous Iranian pianist who tried to introduce Iranian music to the world through his works.

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Tar (string instrument)

Tar (Persian: تار) is an Iranian[1][2][3][4] long-necked, waisted lute family instrument, used by many cultures and countries including Iran, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Armenia, Georgia, Tajikistan ( Iranian Plateau) and others near the Caucasus and Central Asia regions.

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Nay

Ney or Nay is a woodwind Persian musical instrument

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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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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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Mir Emad: The Master of Nasta‘liq Calligraphy in Iran

Mir Emad Hassani Seifi Qazvini was one of the most celebrated calligraphers in the history of Iranian art during the Safavid era, whose fame extended far beyond the borders of Iran. Through his exceptional mastery and artistic brilliance, he elevated the Nastaʿlīq script to such perfection that many scholars of Islamic calligraphy came to describe it as the bride of calligraphic scripts.

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Mirza Mohammad Reza Kalhor and the Revival of Nastaliq Script

Mirza Mohammad Reza Kalhor was a renowned and skilled calligrapher of the Qajar era, recognized among the prominent Nastaliq masters in the history of Iranian visual arts. Through his innate talent and creativity, he succeeded in establishing a fresh, distinctive, and enduring style in Nastaliq calligraph.

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Kamal-ol-Molk: The Enduring Innovator of a New Path in the History of Iranian Painting

Mohammad Ghaffari, known as Kamal-ol-Molk, is regarded as a renowned and highly skilled painter in the history of contemporary Iranian art, who, through his works, initiated a major historical break from tradition, bringing an end to the two-century-long fusion of Iranian and European styles along with European naturalism. His unique style and method served for many years as a singular model for Iranian painters, and his profound influence continues to shape the work of subsequent generations of artists.

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Ibn Muqla: The Innovative Calligrapher

Ibn Muqla is considered one of the most influential figures in the illustrious realm of Iranian calligraphy. Through his unparalleled dedication and creativity, he was able to develop and perfect the six canonical scripts—Muḥaqqaq, Rayḥān, Thuluth, Naskh, Ruqʿah, and Tawqiʿ—thereby leaving a lasting legacy for this quintessentially Iranian-Islamic art.

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Gholamhossein Amirkhani: The Father of Contemporary Iranian Calligraphy

Master Gholamhossein Amirkhani is considered one of the enduring figures of Iranian calligraphy in the Nasta‘liq style and the most renowned contemporary calligrapher, having played a significant role over the past forty years in the development and promotion of this authentic Iranian-Islamic art.

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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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Al-Farabi: a Mediator between Religion and Philosophy

Al-Farabi was a great and influential thinker. Many scholars believe that he was of the rank of Avicenna.

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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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Ghoamreza Takhti

a famous Iranian wrestler was born in a moderate and religious family in the Khaniabad neighborhood of Tehran on August 27, 1930.

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Kamaloddin Behzad

Kamaloddin Behzad, the greatest and most famous Iranian miniature painter was born in Herat in the year 1455 CE. The exact dates of his birth and death are not known.

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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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Attar Neyshabouri: Why He Should Be Known Aknew

Being a great personality, many stories have been told about Attar Neyshaburi’s life.

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Chavosh-Khawni

The custom of singing religious poems in a loud and melodious voice in praise of the Prophet of Islam (pbuh) and his family in front of pilgrims in the course of their pilgrimage.

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Eid al-Adha Eve in Khvorvandeh Village

On the eve of Eid al-Adha, the people of Khvorvandeh Village gather next to the spring they consider to be blessed and perform a special ritual.

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Local calendar of East Azerbaijan, a lasting legacy

The local calendar of East Azerbaijan can be considered one of the manifestations of the oral culture of the people of this land, which has evolved over the years.

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Maragheh's Ashura rituals, the most important manifestation of the city's culture and history.

Maragheh is an ancient city in northwestern Iran where special ceremonies are held to commemorate Muharram.

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Thanksgiving Ceremony in Hizaj Village of Hamedan

It has been more than 300 years that the people of Hizaj Village of Qahavand County, Hamedan Province, hold a ceremony of thanksgiving around mid-May for the ever-flowing spring of this village by cooking rice pudding and asking God for blessing of their crops.

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Azari Dance

Having a history of eight thousand years the Azari dance includes certain spiritual and religious aspects.

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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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