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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

Juniper Forest of Bajegan

Yazd Province of Iran is a dry region, and its only forest area is located in the southeast of the province in Bajegan Rural Area.

Persian Azadi International Hotel

Different Experience of a 5-Star Hotel in Tehran The purpose of Tehran Persian Azadi Hotel from the beginning has been rendering 5-star services to those guests who wish to experience such services and take benefit from the traditional Iranian guest respecting.

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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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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An Overview of the Well-known Iranian Art

Iranian art is part of its cultural and civilizational identity and it has attracted the attention of many art-loving people of the world.

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Qalamkari Painting

Qalamkari Painting is an ancient technique of painting on fabrics for producing exquisite pieces.

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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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Gelij

The use of wool and cotton in weaving Gelij is the main cause of this fabric being very delicate and soft.

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Kashan Carpets

Kashan carpet weaving is one of the unique arts of Iran, whose amazing beauty has attracted the attention of art lovers and tourists throughout history.

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Pahlevanan (The Heroes)

“Pahlavanan” follows the life story of a blacksmith and master of Pahlavani wrestling by the name of “Pourya-ye Vali” who trains his students in martial arts. With the help of his assistants, Pourya-ye Vali confronts Iskandar, the cunning, greedy, and ambitious ruler of the city, who seeks to suppress him. The animation is full of exciting and humorous scenes, and Pourya-ye Vali’s words are mixed with instructive, moral, and cultural points.

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Strange

This film depicts some of the events that took plance in the western regions of Iran in the years 1979 and 1980, which started the path for the transformation of Martyr Mohammad Boroujerdi into the Messiah of Kurdistan. This movie portrays a part of period in which he was a popular commander in that region.

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Amin al-Zarb

A documentary about Haj Mohammad Hasan Esfahani, nicknamed Amin al-Zarb, one of the influential personalities of the Qajar court who, on the order of Naser al-Din Shah Qajar, established the first minting industry in Iran. This documentary shows Amin al-Zarb’s position condition in the royal court, his relationship with Amin al-Sultan, and his role in the Régie contract and the establishment of the North Iranian Railway.

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Red Square

The story of a lonely woman named Sheida who involuntarily enters a game of terror created by her husband and a foreign terrorist. In order to save his daughter's life, he is exposed to a choice between love, revenge, and power, and he goes with three famous and powerful smugglers named Pop, Mobini, and Makin for a while, unaware that the end of this game will be bloody. In order to save her daughter’s life, Sheida is caught choosing between love, revenge, and power, and she begins to accompany three famous and notorious smugglers named Pop, Mobini, and Makin for a while, unaware that the game will eventually end in bloodshed.

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The Fall

The serial is about the simple and modest life of Aisan after marrying his wife Jakan, which eventually ends with him having ISIS inclinations. The serial depicts Aysan’s difficult and challenging life after entering the city of Mosul (one of the Iraqi cities under the control of ISIS at that time). After the death of his wife, and while living among the ISIS people, Aisan tries to save himself and his child from this predicament at any cost.

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Espunk

The story of the symbolic efforts of one of the blacks living in Godin village who resorts to his ethnic and cultural customs to save his palm trees, which are at risk of being drowned due to the construction of a dam in the region.

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Schools of Iran (madrasa)

Iran s madrasas tell the story of knowledge, but not knowledge alone. They tell us how people learned, debated, lived together, and respected one another. The architecture of the madrasa was an architecture of community. A student might be alone in his chamber, but he could still hear the discussions of others. When he stepped into the courtyard, everyone could see him. There were no walls or curtains to separate people. Perhaps, in its simplicity, the madrasa was one of the finest forms of urban space in Iran: open yet protected, public yet private, orderly yet not so rigid that it left no room for spontaneity.

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Yazd: City of wind and earth; the oldest sustainable ecosystem in the world

Yazd is a story of a magnificent paradox: how did a civilization flourish and create remarkable monuments in one of the harshest climates on Earth—where annual rainfall barely exceeds 60 millimeters and summer temperatures rise above 45 degrees Celsius?

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Tehran Book Garden A Paradise for Book Lovers The World s Largest Bookstore in the Heart of the Capital

The architecture of Book Garden combines modernism with traditional Iranian elements. The building s exterior features a combination of stone, glass, and metal, giving it a modern and impressive appearance. Small central courtyards with water pools and plants bring natural light and a sense of freshness into the interior spaces while establishing a visual connection with the surrounding Taleghani Park.

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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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The Pigeon Towers of Iran

Across the central plains of Iran, among farmlands and sometimes beside quiet country roads, stand remarkable structures unlike anything else. Some are cylindrical, others square or polygonal, rising as high as fifteen meters

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Dezful A City of Brick and River An Architectural Masterpiece in Northern Khuzestan

The historic urban fabric of Dezful is one of the most extensive and best-preserved brick-built urban fabrics in Iran. Constructed from fired bricks in warm, earthy tones, it encompasses numerous historic houses, mosques, bathhouses, and traditional bazaars. Historic houses in Dezful, such as Tizno House, Zargar House, and Sohrabi House, are outstanding examples of residential architecture adapted to the city’s hot and humid climate. With their central courtyards, water pools, cool underground chambers known as shavaduns, and brick windcatchers, these houses provided a pleasant and comfortable living environment during Khuzestan’s long, hot summers.

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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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Conquering Phoenix, A Tribute to a Great Martyr

Phoenix the Conqueror tells the story of a martyred student.

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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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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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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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Daf

The history of Daf goes back to ancient times when it was played in old Persia, different parts of Asia & North Africa

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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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Sorna in Lak Music

The scope of Lak music is quite unique and Sorna and Dohol are its main musical instruments.

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Radif in Iranian Music

Radif (lit. order) in Iranian music is its identity: an identity that because of its importance, has been inscribed on the UNESCO List of World’s Intangible Heritage

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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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Nay

Ney or Nay is a woodwind Persian musical instrument

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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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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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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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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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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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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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Ghazali

Abu Hamed Mohammad ibn Ahmad Ghazali (1058 - 19 December 1111 CE), the great Iranian scientist, philosopher, theologian, and jurist and one of the greatest men of the great Islamic Sufism, was born in the Iranian city of Tus.

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Why is Sa’di Still Alive?

Sa’di is known in Iran as the “first teacher” and he has carried this title for 700 years.

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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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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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Mirdamad: Founder of New Islamic Philosophical Thoughts

Mirdamad’s major contribution to Islamic philosophy was his novel formulation regarding gradations of time and the emanations of the separate categories of time as descending divine hypostases. He resolved the controversy of the createdness or uncreatedness of the world in time by proposing the notion of “Hhuduth-e Dahri” (Atemporal origination).

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Abu Sai’d Abu’l-Khayr: A Scholar Who Avoided Fanaticism

What seals Abu Sai’d Abu’l-Khayr’s name in history is that he was devoid of fanaticism. He respected everyone, regardless of their religious or cultural affiliations. He is also known as “the father of practical mysticism in Persian literature”.

Customs of Iran

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The Festival of Pir Shalyar

The festival of Pir Shalyar is a traditional ceremony, which is the symbol of empathy among the Kurdish people of Iran.

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Carpet Washing Ceremony (Qali-Shuyan)

The traditional and religious carpet washing ceremony of Fin Kashan and Khaveh Ardehal village, which is held every year on the second Friday of October in Mashhad Ardehal, 42 kilometers west of Kashan, is the only Islamic religious ceremony that is held according to the solar calendar. In this symbolic ceremony, participants from the Fin region gather to hold the event.

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Traditional clothing of East Azerbaijan, a national intangible heritage of Iranians

The traditional clothing of East Azerbaijan reflects various aspects of the culture of the nomads and villagers of this province.

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The View of the People Shiraz about Seville Orange Tree

The people of Shiraz highly honor and respect the “Seville Orange Tree” and observe certain special customs in handling it.

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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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Yalda Night

Yalda Night or Chelleh Night is one of the oldest Iranian festivals. In this celebration, the passing of the longest night of the year and the subsequent lengthening of days in the Northern Hemisphere, which coincides with the winter solstice, are celebrated.

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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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