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In the east of Shiraz, at the end of Lotfali Khan Zand Avenue, lies the resting place of Sheikh Rouzbehan Baghli Fasaee. Embracing the Sheikh’s tomb, the neighborhood is called Sheikh Gate, as…

One of the biggest in Iran, the Dowlatabad Garden in Yazd was built during the reign of the Zand dynasty. Iran’s tallest wind-tower is also located within the garden, according to Paygah-e-…

Abundant with remnants of the past - caravanserais, castles, towers and ramparts - Damghan can hardly be overlooked by a cultural tourist. It is the capital city of Damghan county, Semnan…

Jiroft, a small city in the southeastern Kerman Province, is surrounded by mountains on three sides, rising 4,000 meters high. Geological factors have led to it being overlooked for years by…

Dodging the city traffic, once again we board the Tehran-Sari train which leads us through the ethereal winding routes of the exquisitely verdant Mazandaran.

Everyone in the procession chants “Ya Hussein”, in loud wails of lamentation.

These form a part of important rituals observed by Shi’a Muslims during the mourning month of Muharram that…

Among the street foods of Iran, one can find interesting things like falafel and sambosa, the latter being the triangular snack filled with spicy mashed potato. Sambosa, also spelled samosa, is…

There are many things that make Tehran a great city to live in, but what immediately makes it stand out from most other cities is the beautiful majestic mountains that envelope it’s sprawling,…

Masuleh is undoubtedly one of the most scenic mountain towns in Iran. Inscribed as a national natural and cultural heritage, the likes of this old terraced town are rare to find elsewhere in the…

Maragheh observatory, located on the heights west of Maragheh, East Azerbaijan, is an institutionalized astronomical observatory, established in 1259 under the patronage of the …

Kandovan is a village in Sahand Rural District, in the Central District of Osku county, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. This village is a wonderful example of manmade…

Shushtar is an ancient fortress city, approximately 92 km from Ahvaz, in the center of Khuzestan Province. Much of its past agricultural productivity has been derived from the…

What catches the eye first when traveling to Maragheh, East Azerbaijan, is not historical monuments or tourist attractions but the variety of Jeep vehicles from different years, as stated in…

The desert of Maranjab by the city of Aran-o-Bidgol, Isfahan Province is well known for its phenomenal sand-dunes.

The windswept stretches of Band-Rig Desert - located north and…

A starry night in the Kashan desert may give a camper the romantic idea of walking barefoot. But please don’t; and don’t even try to move a rock unless it is very necessary, which it really…

Jashn-e Mehregan or Mehregan Fest is an ancient Persian festival dating back to as far as the earliest Aryans (Iranians).

It is widely referred to as the Persian Festival of Autumn or…

Khaju Bridge - variously known as Pol-e-Shahin, Pol-e-Shiraz and Pol-e-Rokneddin - was built across the Zayanderud River in Isfahan, during the reign of Shah Abbas II (1632-1666), as stated by…

For those who haven’t visited Iran, the Persian bazaar is probably enigmatic – a vague idea of a market. In Iran – the very place from which the word ‘bazaar’ originates - the bazaar is so much…

The history of Iran is one of invasion after invasion.  Features in Iranian culture are testaments to this turbulent past such as endurance in the face of adversity, malleability to adapt…

Haft Tappeh (seven mounds) is an archaeological site in Khuzestan Province, while its visible 14 main mounds rest 10 km southeast of Susa. At this site, the remains of the Elamite City of Kabnak…

The sound of the ‘gukal’, an exotic instrument made from deer horn, can be heard when traveling to the Turkmen Eco lodge between September and October during the deer mating season.

The…

The Cultural Heritage Organization has developed a database of homestays, private houses used for lodging travelers. The initiative, which is called Khaneh Mosafer (travel lodge) is an attempt…

The circular citadel city of Gur was the first capital of the Sassanid Empire.  It is situated in Fars province, about 110 km south of Shiraz.

Ardeshir-e Pabakan, the first king…

Nashtifan windmills are among the oldest windmills in the world. They were established around 500-900 A.D. They are the first known of their kind.  They have vertical sails made of reed and…

Just a glance at Iran tourism websites and one will definitely encounter the name of Maziyar and his Atashuni guest house. The name of ‘Garmeh’ village is woven into the fame of ‘Atashuni’ or ‘…