Photos: Astonishing beauty of Abr Forest
ISNA | Pouria Pakizeh: Many think that Semnan Province in Iran is engulfed by the deserts, but 45 kilometres north of the…
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Masghati & Cookie: Yummy souvenirs of Shiraz
IFP – Masghati (starch fudge) and cookies are among the popular Iranian confections and a souvenir of the southern city of Shiraz…
Photos: Lalejin; A world craft city with zero unemployment rate
ILNA | Mehdi Nasiri: The city of Lalejin in Iran’s Hamadan province is globally known for its pottery, and this has helped…
Photos: Caspian forest of Rudkhan Castle; Natural gem in Northern Iran
ISNA | Hossein Hosseinzadeh: The Caspian Hyrcanian mixed forest is a region in the southern margin of the Caspian Sea, covering an…
Ash-e Doogh; Delicious soup popular in Iran’s Ardabil
IFP – Ash-e-Doogh or “sour yogurt soup” is a very popular and nutritious dish which originates from Iran’s Ardabil province in the…
Photos: Ganjnameh cave aquarium; Marvelous complex in Western Iran
YJC | Mohammad Amin Najafi: Ganjnameh Cave Aquarium is an amazing tourist attraction located in a huge complex called Ganjnameh Tourist Resort…
Photos: Shirabad waterfall
Mehr | Mohammad Moheimani: Shirabad waterfall, located in the city of Khanbebin in Golestan province, is a major tourist attraction in north-eastern…
Malabij; A delicious food from Northern Iran
IFP – Malabij, also known as Malata, is one of the most delicious dishes of Mazandaran Province in northern Iran. To prepare…
Ancient pottery kiln found in Southern Tehran
IFP – Archaeologists have found a pottery kiln built in early post-Islamic era in Iran’s Shahr-e Rey, describing it as one of…
Photos: Varzaneh Desert; Amazing site for camping, stargazing
Mizan | Ali Asadollahi Soteh: Khara or Varzaneh Desert is located 100 km east of Isfahan in central Iran near the city…
Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque, a famous masterpiece of Iranian architecture
Iran Daily – Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque is a famous masterpiece of Iranian architecture, standing on the eastern side of Naqsh-e Jahan Square…
Photos: Gemstone processing; Untapped business opportunity for Iranians
Mehr | Raheleh Hesari: Gemstone processing is a great area for investment, particularly in a resource-rich country like Iran. However, the country…
Photos: Fabulous village of Masuleh hosts Parkour contest
Tasnim | Hamed Malekpour: Parkour practitioners recently gathered in the unique village of Masuleh in Iran’s Gilan province to take part in…
Iranian woman tourist travels across world on motorbike
IFP – The first Iranian woman tourist travelling on a motorcycle has entered Iran on the last leg of her globe-trotting adventure,…
Photos: Valley of Stars on Qeshm Island
ISNA | Pouria Pakizeh: Residents in southern Iran believe that the Valley of Stars on Qeshm Island has been named after the…
Photos: Children playing with water in Isfahan Naqsh-e Jahan square
Tasnim | Morteza Salehi: Children are having fun in a hot summer day in the Naqsh-e Jahan square pool, central Isfahan. …
Photos: Anzali Lagoon
ILNA | Maryam Hashemi: Anzali Lagoon, located in Gilan province in northern Iran, is one of the most interesting and largest natural…
Online campaign trying to let tourists know “Sistan & Baluchestan is safe”
IFP – Mobin Baluch is a young man from Iran’s Sistan and Baluchestan province, who for many years has devoted himself to…
Photos: Festival of local games held in Northern Iran
Mehr | The 17th edition of a festival of local games was recently held in Javaher Dasht village in Gilan province, northern…
Photos: Tehran’s Parvaneh Bazaar: A Heaven for antiques lovers
ANA | Amid Farahi: There is a fabulous weekly bazaar in Tehran for antiques, textiles, wood crafts and a wide range of…
Nardoun stew; Wedding dish in North of Iran
IFP – Among the traditional dishes of Mazandaran province in northern Iran, Nardoun (pomegranate aril) stew is one of the most delicious…
French video-mapping artist impressed by Iranians’ lavish hospitality
IFP – Stephane de Gerando, a French composer and multimedia artist who recently visited Iran for the very first time to put…
Photos: Brides in Northern Iran receive special gifts in ancient ceremony
ILNA – The big ceremony of giving gifts of Eid to newlywed women is an old tradition that has been practiced by…
Photos: Iran marks inscription of Bam Citadel as World Heritage
Fars | Mohammad Ali Mohammadian: Iran recently held the first edition of an international festival to mark the inscription of Bam citadel…
Photos: Iran’s Quri Qala, longest cave in Middle East
Tasnim | Farza Menati: Quri Qala Cave, the longest of its kind in the Middle East with a history of 65 million…
Photos: Hanam village
Tasnim| Aziz Babanejad: Hanam is a beautiful village located 25 kilometres south-east of Aleshtar in Lorestan province, western Iran. The village is…
Even underground tunnels used to get married in Iran!
IFP – One of the oldest and strangest traditions in Iran was to hold wedding ceremonies between widows and underground water tunnels…
Photos: Iran’s biggest aquarium tunnel opens in Anzali port
IRNA | Mojtaba Mohammadi: The largest aquarium tunnel of Iran has been opened in the port city of Anzali in Gilan province,…
Photos: Gavkhouni Saltmarsh
ISNA | Morteza Zangane: Gavkhouni is a wetland and saltmarsh located in the Iranian Plateau in central Iran. The majority of the…
Spanish tourists getting more interested in visiting Iran: Official
IFP – An official with Spain’s Tourism Ministry says the number of Spanish tourists visiting Iran has hit 10,000 each year, adding…
Photos: Lari House in Yazd: A luxury residence for Qajar Aristocrats
Karnaval.ir: The Lari House in Iran’s central city of Yazd has a unique desert architecture that makes it a truly exceptional place…
Tabriz Bazaar world’s largest roofed traditional market
Press TV – The Grand Bazaar of Tabriz in the northwestern Iranian city of Tabriz is known as the largest roofed Bazaar…
Photos: Iran’s National Museum of Graphic Arts; A timeless treasure
Tehran Picture Agency | Vahid Sheikhi: The National Museum of Graphic Arts is a treasure in the northeast of the Iranian capital…
Photos: Pre-historic rock arts of Teymareh mountain
Tasnim | Mostafa Gholamnejad: Teymareh is an ancient region with thousands of pre-historic petroglyphs located in the middle of Isfahan, Markazi and…
Account of flame still burning after over 1,500 years
Iran Daily – Yazd fire temple (Atashkadeh in Persian), also known as Bahram fire temple, is a sacred site among Iranian Zoroastrians’…
Pistachio stew; Delicious dish popular in Damghan
IFP – The Iranian city of Damghan is well-known for its high-quality pistachios, so it would not be strange to see one…
Photos: Fandoqloo forest: A scenic natural beauty in Northwestern Iran
Karnaval.ir: The Fandoqloo forest which lies next to vast mayweed fields is one of the most beautiful jungles and tourist attractions of…
Tahdig: A yummy, globally popular part of Persian cuisine
IFP – Tahdig is a delicious part of some Iranian foods which is popular both inside the country and in other parts…
Photos: Hunting scenes on tiles of Tehran’s Golestan Palace
IRNA | Motaza Amin Asar Ameli: The Golestan Palace, a famous world heritage site in Tehran, is home to a series of…
Limits of 9000-year-old enclosure determined in Shahroud
IRNA – The 9000-year-old Emadeddin enclosure which is the seventh site of the Neolithic period enjoying the oldest culture of village dwelling…