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Glass and Ceramics Museum

The Glass and Ceramics Museum of Iran is one of the museums in Tehran. The museum building is a historic Qajar-era house located on Si Tir Street in Tehran.

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The word Bagh (garden), in Middle Manichaean Persian

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Tabriz Leather

The leather products of Tabriz, especially its full leather shoes, have a global reputation and are popular among tourists as one of the best souvenirs they can take from this city.

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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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Minakari: A meticulous art form whose products are among the finest souvenirs of Iran

Minakari is recognized globally as a signature Iranian art, and most foreign tourists are eager to take home enameled vessels as souvenirs

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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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Kurdish Handicrafts

Handicrafts of Kurdistan include different types of art. Using these arts, Kurdish artists have provided for the necessities of their lives throughout history.

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The Contrary Route

This feature film is the life story of a young boy who has not seen his father and his mother works in a factory. In spite of being amateur and just having a small camera, he decided to make a movies in order to change the course of his life and works hard to achieve his ambitious goal.

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Orange Forest

"The Orange Forest" is the story of a failed playwright who has just become a high school teacher. The students and the principal of the school are not satisfied with his behavior. In the course of a journey, he encounters an image from his past.

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Superheroes

The story of 3 superheroes who are trying to solve the problems of the characters. There is a man that is involved in dangeroussituations that needs the super heroes help. There is also a young trainee that is very interested in superheroes and learning from them, but actually most of the time he is the one who solves the problem as a superhero.

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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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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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A New Day

Maryam Rafizadeh, 25, is responsible for educating and training 10 boys aged 16 to 20. It may not be easy to portray the love and affection that exists in the atmosphere of this house, but the reflection of this love can be seen in the spirit and behavior of these boys

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Borujerdi House Symmetry, Light, and Love

Its romantic origin story reminds us that some of the greatest architectural masterpieces are born not merely from power and wealth, but from love, healthy rivalry, and deeply human motivations. With all its grandeur, symmetry, and refinement, Borujerdi House stands as a symbol of how architecture can become a physical embodiment of love: love for the beloved, love for art, and love for creation.

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Qasabeh Qanat of Gonabad One of the World s Oldest and Deepest Qanats An Achaemenid Masterpiece Beneath the Earth

One of the most remarkable aspects of the Qasabeh Qanat of Gonabad is its continued operation for more than 2,500 years. Despite earthquakes, floods, wars, and climatic changes, the qanat is still flowing and continues to supply water. Today, its discharge is approximately 150 liters per second, enough to irrigate parts of Gonabad’s agricultural fields and orchards. This remarkable continuity and resilience reflect the quality of its construction, the sophistication of its engineering knowledge, and the extraordinary skill of its builders.

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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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Water Distribution System in Semnan

The urban fabric and urbanization process of Semnan is the result of its precise water distribution system. a system that is more than 700 years old

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Ghaffariyeh Dome of Maragheh

Ghaffarieh building is located northwest of Maragheh, next to the Safi Chay River. The history of its construction can be placed between the 725-728 years of the lunar Hegira.

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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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Sages of the Isfahan School and the Issue of the Origin of the World, an examination of the Isfahan School philosophers view

The book Sages of the Isfahan School and a Study of the Creation of the World ex Nihilo is one of Dr. Nazari Tavakkoli’s well known books.

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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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Saadi Shirazi Persian Kalam

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

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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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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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Shajarian’s Rabbana

Words are incapable of describing Shajarian’s Rabbana. One has to listen to it and hear it in order to fathom the depth of its spirituality!

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Tas

“Tas” is a type of Kurdish percussion instrument that is mostly used in the monastic (khanqah) traditional music of Kurdistan and is considered very important.

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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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Nay

Ney or Nay is a woodwind Persian musical instrument

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Balaban

Balaban can be considered one of the most important wind instruments of Azari music, which is widely used in individual and group performances.

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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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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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Iranian Graphic Design: An Artistic Fusion of Technique and Content

Graphic design is recognized as a branch of the visual arts and involves the careful selection and arrangement of visual elements, including images, text, symbols, and colors, to create a composition that communicates a specific message to viewers

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Iranian Sculpture: From Ancient Reliefs to Heroic Statues Iranian sculpture spans a long and varied history, from the ancie

Sculpture is a branch of the visual arts in which the artist, inspired by both nature and imagination, shapes a variety of materials such as stone, wood, clay, plaster, metal, glass, wax, or paper. Through the use of hands, tools, and diverse techniques—including addition, subtraction, cutting, and reshaping—the artist creates a tangible, three-dimensional form.

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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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MirʿAli Tabrizi; The Creator of the Nastaʿlīq Script

Mir Ali Tabrizi, one of the greatest Iranian calligraphers of the Timurid era, in the 9th century AH, for the first time, was able to establish the principles and rules governing calligraphy in the Nastaʿlīq style and bring order to it.

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Baba Tahir’s Persian Quatrains: Vintage Poetry

Baba Tahir Oryan is mainly admired by both elites and others for his phenomenal do-beytis (quatrains).

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Ibn Bawwab: Scripting the Holy Quran in Beautiful Reyhani Naskh Script

Ibn Bawab has written 64 copies of the Holy Quran. The full version of the Quran scripted by him is in the Chester Beatty Library of Ireland.

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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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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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Sheikh Bahai and the Need for Reviving His Tumar

Around 500 years ago, Sheikh Bahai, a great Iranian scientist, ended the long-standing dispute in the distribution of the water of the Zainderud River by writing his book Tumar

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Mulla Hadi Sabzevari: Manifestation of Philosophical Order

Hakim Mulla Hadi Sabzevari, with his special views, was able to take a new step in the development of philosophical teachings and was recognized as the founder of the Neo-Sadraei discourse.

Customs of Iran

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Golabgiri (Making Rosewater)

Golabgiri is an interesting ancient ceremony of Iran - as the birthplace of rosewater production in the world - dating back to about one thousand years ago.

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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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Iranian customs

There are three major national festivals (religious festivals not included) being celebrated nationwide every year. These festivals have their roots in Iranian customs and ancient culture and are celebrated over the centuries. There is a common concept among all these festivals: emphasizing the value of the family and friendship.

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Golabgiri

Golabgiri is a traditional ceremony held annually in 14 provinces of Iran, mainly from early Ordibehesht to late Khordad

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Oral Culture of the Grand Bazaar of Tehran

The Grand Bazaar of Tehran has a long history and the oral culture prevalent in it is the manifestation of the beliefs of Iranians in business and social relations.

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Takam Gardani

Nowruz is the ancient festivity of Iranians during which special customs are observed for celebrating it in different parts of Iran. Takam Gardani is a folklore custom that the people of Iran’s Azarbaijan perform to welcome Nowruz.

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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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