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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 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.

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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Pottery, Earthen Arts and Craft

Pottery is the craft or art of making dishes from clay by hand or wheels and the dishes made in this way are called earthenware. The earthenware pots which are made from different raw materials, mainly reddish brown clays or a mixture of Pottery and different materials with a lighter color, have different colors and, depending on taste of the potter or the clients, sometimes are finally painted with glazes.

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Tile and its production techniques and skills.

Tile is one of the most important decorative elements of Iranian architecture. Over the centuries, techniques and skills have been developed in the creation and design of tiles.

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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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Carpet Weaving in Nahavand

Nahavand carpet is famous for using unique designs and special and unique colors.

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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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Leather Handicrafts

Leather has been used by Iranians in producing various products for a long time and many leather products are made in this country even today.

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Metropol Cinema

The destruction of the Metropol Cinema is one of the bitter memories for the residents of Abadan and Khorramshahr (the besieged and occupied cities during Iraq’s imposed war on Iran - from 1980 to 1988). This film narrates the fate of this cinema in the course of the war.

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The Jockey

Jamil's lifelong passion for horses has become his life. He works with his uncle as a horse trainer in Gonbad-e Kavus (a city in the Golestan Province of Iran) away from his family. He dreams of entering a professional course to provide for his family but before he can enter the competition, he must fulfill a vow made by his mother. This documentary is about Jamil’s love for horses and horse riding, his responsibilities towards his family, and his struggles, hard work, and determination to fulfill his dreams.

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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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The Late Father’

A father of a poor family has passed away and they have a lot of problems for his funeral

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Standing with the Wolf

“Standing with the Wolf” is a memorable documentary that narrates the inspiring journey of a dedicated park ranger who was hit by more than 90 bullets during his career. The documentary also showcases the importance of the environment and protecting endangered species, especially wolf populations.

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Leather Jacket Man

During a visit to a care center for street girls, the inspection officer of the State Welfare Organization notices a suspected corruption gang that leads him to a forbidden underground party.

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Rostam’s Fort

The Rostam Khusf fortress is located in the village of Ganj, in the town of Khusf (Southern Khorāsān region) and is among the main fortresses of the Ishmaites of Gahestān whose original construction dates back to the Sasanian era and was later rebuilt and used again.

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Tabriz Municipality Palace

Tabriz Municipality Palace (also known as Sa'at Tower or Kakh-e Shahrdari) is located in the downtown of Tabriz in the famous Clock (Sa'at) square. This structure was constructed in the year 1933 AD. under German supervision before World War II. The stony edifice is constructed on a ruined and ancient graveyard. There is a tower with a four sided clock on this building and at present is the municipality building of Tabriz.

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The Garden and Mausoleum of Khajeh Rabi: A Fusion of Geometry, Garden Design, and Mysticism

English Copy What makes the Mausoleum of Khajeh Rabi a garden mausoleum is the expansive, verdant garden that surrounds it. With its ancient plane trees, pines, and cypresses, flowing streams, and water pools, the garden offers a peaceful and spiritual setting for pilgrims and visitors. Visitors can stroll through the garden, sit on its stone platforms, and enjoy the tranquility and beauty of the surroundings. Give feedback

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The Blue Mosque (Masjid-e Kaboud)

Exterior view of The Blue Mosque or Masjed-e Kabud , a historic mosque in Tabriz, Iran. The mosque were constructed in 1465 upon the order of Jahan Shah, the ruler of Kara Koyunlu , The mosque was severely damaged in an earthquake , it is inscribed as UNESCO cultural world heritage because of its very special tile working

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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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Jameh Mosque of Yazd, The Sky High Minarets

At the heart of Iran’s central desert, where the sky stretches endlessly and the earth offers architects an abundance of local and readily available building materials, a remarkable structure rises above the city, crowned by some of Iran’s tallest mosque minarets.

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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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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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Conquering Phoenix, A Tribute to a Great Martyr

Phoenix the Conqueror tells the story of a martyred student.

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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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Ethics in Islam seeks the realization of inherent potentials.

Divine religions establish principles for their followers, and Ethics in Islam seeks to explain Islamic moral principles for its own adherents.

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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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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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Azari Music

Azari music is an important part of the culture of the Azari-speaking people of Iran, which has evolved throughout history.

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The Bakhshi Music of Khorasan

The Bakhshi music of Khorasan, which has its own special characteristics expresses the rich and noble culture of the people of the region.

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Qopuz

Qopuz also pronounced as Kopuz is an ancient string instrument, which is so important in the culture of the Azari-speaking people that when they generally talk about a musical instrument they mean Qopuz.

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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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Kamal-ud-Din Behzad: The Second Mani or the Raphael of the East

Kamal-ud-Din Behzad was a renowned and highly skilled Iranian painter who opened a new path in the realm of Persian miniature painting and left a profound and widespread influence on the work of later artists in Iran, India, Turkey, and Central Asia.

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Iranian Design: From Ancient Pottery to Innovative and Unprecedented Forms

Design is one of the various branches of visual arts and is considered one of the oldest methods of communication among humans, often executed with simple tools and through lines. The word “design” literally means “planning” or “drafting”, but in a specialized sense, it refers to recreating tangible images or visualizing mental concepts.

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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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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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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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Ibn Miskawayh: Rational and Wise

Due to the importance given to ethics and its significance in politics, Ibn Miskawayh holds a noticeable position in the history of Islamic thought. He belongs to a tradition that considers special weight for reason and wisdom.

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Attar Neyshabouri

Farid al-Din Abu Ḥamed Mohammad bin Abu Bakr, popularly known as Attar Neyshabouri - one of the renowned Iranian mystics and poet of the Persian language - was born in the Kadkan district of the city of Neyshabour in the year 1146 CE.

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Zakariya al-Razi: The Great Physician and Scholar of Alchemy and Philosophy

Zakariya al-Razi can be referred to as one of the most renowned physicians in the history of Iran in whose honor a number of laboratories, medical centers, and universities have been named “Razi”.

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Ali Esfandiari

Ali Esfandiari, popularly known as “Nima Yushij”, the contemporary Iranian poet and nicknamed the father and founder of modern Persian poetry, was in the Yush district of the Mazandaran province of Iran born on November 11, 1897. “She’r-e Nau” (lit. New style of poetry) was a title that Nima himself had given to his 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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Shahriyar: A Lifetime of Pure Love

What has been behind by Shahriyar as his heritage is just love and love and love!

Customs of Iran

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Armenian Annual Ceremony Held at Saint Thaddeus Monastery

Saint Thaddeus Monastery - called Qarah Kelisa in the Azari language - is very important for Iranian Armenians and every year a grand ceremony is held in it with the presence of Christians from all over the world.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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