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Chalous Road — The Scenic Route to Northern Iran

Eram Garden
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The Eram Garden of Shiraz is one of the oldest gardens in Iran

Iran Carpet Museum
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The National Carpet Museum of Iran was inaugurated on 11 February 1978. The museum showcases highly valuable carpets from all over Iran, crafted by renowned Iranian artists

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Glassware and Ceramic Museum of Iran (Abgineh Museum)

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Glassware and Ceramic Museum of Iran (Abgineh Museum)

Glassware and Ceramic Museum formerly known as Abgineh opened in 1980, the museum is housed in the 1915 mansion of a former prime minister in Reza Shah’s government, and from 1953—60 it functioned as the Egyptian Embassy, so the building itself has architectural merit.

The Greek Ship and Its Fascinating Story

The Greek Ship, located on the western shores of Kish Island, creates one of the island’s most beautiful views, especially during sunset.

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.

Koofteh Sabzi Shirazi ( Shirazi vegetable meatballs

Koofteh Sabzi Shirazi is another traditional food of this city. Its pleasant taste and aroma are extraordinary. This meatball is larger than other meatballs. Eating this traditional Shiraz food along with vegetables and hot bread is really enjoyable. Minced meat, onion, pea, tarragon, coriander, dill, savory and leek are the most important raw materials for preparing this delicious meatball. This traditional food of Shiraz is a great option for those who care about their health.

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Silversmithing

East Azarbaijan Province of Iran is one of the main centers of silversmithing in Iran. The products of this craft include a wide range of ornaments and other artifacts.

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Mootabi, a technical fabric with strong and durable weaves.

In Mootabi, goat or camel hair is transformed into yarn, rope, and netting through a specific process. The textiles produced using this technique are very strong and durable.

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Kurdish Klash

Kurdish Klash or Kurdish Giveh is a traditional hand-woven fabric that is very light, cool, and comfortable due to the use of natural materials such as yarn and cotton and is the best footwear for long walks and hiking.

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Iranian Handicraftse, Manifestation of Art and Civilization

With their diversity and elegance, Iranian handicrafts are the manifestation of the artistic taste and talent of Iranians and their culture and civilization

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Verni Weaving, the Art of Arsbaran Nomads

Having bright and attractive color combinations, Verni products have always been popular among tourists.

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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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The Son of Iran

This documentary is about the life of the great contemporary Iranian scholar and literary and cultural personality, Mohammad Ali Eslami Nodooshan, and his impact on the lives of the people of Iran, especially his native village of Nadoshan. The documentary includes interviews with Professor Sami’i Gilani and Professor Ismail Azar.

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We Have Guests

The news about the arrival of some guests, the works which have been left undone for long time, the anxiety of doing the catering and the doorbell which rings.

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I Want to Live

“I Want to Live” is a romance-family serial. Homa Haghi and her fiancé, Nader, spend some hours together in the street. Homa and her family are getting prepared to celebrate her father’s birthday to surprise him but a few minutes after her father’s arrival, something happens, and…

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Shahbaz

“Shahbaz” is a thrilling TV serial about a genius student in computer programming. Her skills have led her to uncover a secret internet subversive network called Arghavan, which she believes is responsible for the death of her close friend. Meanwhile, a team of cyber security forces led by the elite agent Hessam has been searching for years to uncover the identity of the leading operator of the Arghavan network. While Najva and Hessam’s team race against time to discover the truth before it is too late, the big mystery is who is Arghavan.

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Things that Will Remain

IVF procedure was brought to Iran by Professor Abbas Aflatonian In 1989, and for the first time, a child was born from ectopic fertilization

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With my Dad

The story of a little girl who is learning how to live from his father in daily sweet adventures. They have a lot of fun together and she gets familiar with the world.

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Iranian Tomb Gardens: The Architecture of Memory When a Tomb Becomes a Garden

What message do Iranian tomb gardens have for the modern world? In an age when death in modern culture has often become hidden, sanitized, and detached from everyday life, Iranian tomb gardens remind us that a tomb can—and should—remain a living part of the urban fabric and the lives of its people.

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Iran s Ice Houses Masterpieces of Sustainable Architecture in the Heart of the Desert

Iran’s traditional ice houses are a powerful manifesto against the notion that sustainable and climate-responsive technologies are modern, imported concepts. Centuries ago, Iranian architects were already putting these principles into practice in the heart of the desert, taking them far beyond theory and perfecting them through the construction of monumental and highly efficient structures. These forgotten mud-brick domes are silent yet powerful reminders of the ingenuity, creativity, and sustainability embedded in Iranian architecture.

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Qeysarieh Bazaar of Isfahan The Magnificent Gateway to Naqsh e Jahan Where Commerce Meets Power

To understand Qeysarieh Bazaar, one must first understand Naqsh e Jahan Square as the beating heart of an empire. Built in the early seventeenth century by order of the Safavid Shah Abbas I, the square was a vast and unique multifunctional space that brought together political power, represented by Ali Qapu Palace religious power, represented by the Imam Mosque economic power, represented by Qeysarieh Bazaar. and social life, represented by the public square itself, within a single, harmonious, and magnificent spatial composition.

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Jame’ Mosque of Ahar

The initial construction of this Jame’ (Grand) Mosque in the city of Ahar (East Azarbaijan Province) dates back to the Seljuk era and its was later on expanded and some domes were added to it during the different Ilkhanate, Eldiguzid (Atabak), Safavid, Qajar and Pahlavi eras.

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The Achaemenid Palace of Bardak Siah Palace

Bardak Siah Palace is the name of the site of an ancient palace situated near the Borazjan county in the northern part of Bushehr Province of Iran that is said to have been the winter palace of the Achaemenid king, Darrius I, popularly known as Darrius the Great.

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Palaces of Iran

Iran’s palaces are narratives of power. They tell the story of how those who held power wanted to show it to others—through height, through columns, through mirrors, through painting, and through gardens. And in that process, they sometimes created beautiful things—things from which power has now faded, but beauty still remains.

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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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Islam and education a path to reforming oneself and society.

Great people always have a big question before them: How can we lead ourselves and society towards salvation The answer that Islam and Education seeks to find.

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Saadi Shirazi Persian Kalam

Prominent Persian poet from Iran, famous for his prose in Gulistan and verse in Bustan.

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Religious Democracy, an answer to doubts about Iran's political system

The topic of religion and politics has always been a challenge for thinkers. Religious democracy tries to provide an answer to this challenge.

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"Islam and Religious Pluralism" and the Perspective of a Muslim on Plurality

The West aggressively promotes the notion of religious pluralism, but is this narrative truly perfect and free of flaws?

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Ey Iran

The patriotic song “Ey Iran Ey Marz-e Porgohar” was composed and sung while Iran was under the occupation of the Allied Forces and was going through bitter days.

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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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Isfahan School of Music

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

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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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Nay

Ney or Nay is a woodwind Persian musical instrument

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Kurdish Music

Kurdistan is a land with special customs and traditions, where special instruments are used to play music, especially in celebrations.

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Reza Abbasi: The Pinnacle of the Isfahan School of Persian Miniature Painting

Reza Abbasi was a highly skilled and innovative artist, widely renowned during the Safavid period, whose outstanding works played a pivotal role in the development of Iranian art. His artistic innovations—particularly in composition, color, and subject matter—brought about a profound transformation in Persian painting. Abbasi’s pioneering approach laid the foundation for the Isfahan School of painting in the early 11th century AH, establishing a new visual language that combined traditional Persian techniques with innovative stylistic elements. Through his works, he elevated the aesthetic standards of miniature painting and inspired generations of artists in the Safavid and subsequent periods.

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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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Persian Miniature Painting: An Art Inscribed on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List

Miniature painting, considered one of the diverse branches of visual arts, is an authentic and captivating art form that combines delicate, imaginative, and finely detailed illustrations with both decorative and functional qualities

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Darvish ʿAbdolmajid Taleqani: Pioneer of Shekasteh-Nastaliq in Iran

Darvish ʿAbdolmajid Taleqani was the most prominent calligrapher of the Shekasteh-Nastaliq style in 12th-century Iran, and many calligraphy scholars consider him the greatest master in the history of this script.

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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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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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Abu Mo’in Naser bin Khosrow bin Harith Qubadiani Balkhi

Abu Mo’in Naser bin Khosrow bin Harith Qubadiani Balkhi, popularly known as Naser Khosrow, one of the great Iranian poets, writers, philosophers, and world travelers, was born in the Qubadian part of Marv in the year 1004 CE.

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Khwaja Abdullah Ansari’s Supplications: the Climax of Spirituality

Khwaja Abdullah Ansari’s supplications were inspired by the Qur’an, hadith, and the teachings of mystics who lived before him.

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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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Hafez: A Poet of Miraculous Words

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

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Abu Rayhan Biruni

Abu Rayhan Mohammad bin Ahmad Biruni, popularly known as Al-Biruni is a renowned Iranian scholar, scientist, mathematician, astronomer, chronologist, anthropologist, Indologist, and natural scientist who was born on 5 September 973 CE in an area near Khwarazm and for this reason, he came to be known as Al-Biruni, meaning someone belonging to outside Khwarazm.

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Abd al-Rahman Jami and Islamic Gnosticism

Abd al-Rahman Jami managed to insert mysticism into the hearts of Iranian readers. The fluency of his prose helped Iranian readers get familiar with Islamic mysticism.

Customs of Iran

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Shabih Khwani in Bkhshayesh

Every year, tens of thousands of people attend the Shabih Khwani ceremony in Bakhshayesh City of East Azarbaijan.

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Takhtehzani of the People of Firooz Salar Village

Takhtehzani is a mourning ceremony held in Firooz Salar village in the afternoon of Tasu’a.

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Sizdah Be-dar (lit. Thirteenth Day Outdoor)

The last day of the Nowruz celebrations, which takes place on the 13th day of the month of Farvardin (the first month of the Iranian calendar) is called “Sizdah Be-dar” or “Nature’s Day” by the people of Iran.

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Nakhl Gardani

Nakhl Gardani (also called Khal Bardari) is a symbolic ritual performed by the people of Yazd to commemorate Imam Husain’s (AS) martyrdom on the Day of Ashura and although this ritual is performed in several central regions of Iran, Yazd is considered its origin.

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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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Allah Allah Husaina Veina Mourning Ceremony in Maragheh

The people of Maragheh mourn the martyrdom of Imam Hussain (AS) in the “Allah Allah Husina Veina” ceremony they hold on the morning of Ashura by wearing the attire of the Hajj pilgrims.

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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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