Art & Culture
Museums
Qom Ethnography Museum
The Ethnography Museum of Qom or the historical house of Zand is located in the old district and texture of the city that was famous as the district of Chahar Mardan. Thi...
Morvarid Palace (Pearl Palace of Karaj)
Pearl Palace or Morvarid Palace, which is also known as Shams Palace, is located in Mehrshahr of Karaj, Alborz province. It was constructed from 1966 to 1968 under the ad...
International Dolls Museum
International Dolls Museum is a private museum which has been launched in Tehran on Mehr 1393 S.H, on the International Day of Peace, with efforts of Masoud Naseri Daryai...
Museum and Fire Temple of Kerman Zoroastrians
The Fire Temple of Zoroastrians was established in 1303 SH by the aid of some of Persian magus and the Association of Kerman Zoroastrians under the reign of Reza Shah Pah...
Reza Abbasi Museum
Reza Abbasi Museum was opened in 1356 S.H. in front of Electronic College of Khaje Nasir Toosi University and it was named Reza Abbasi in memory of the famous Kashan pain...
Vakil Historic Bath
Being the most famous historic bath in Shiraz, Vakil Bath is among the buildings constructed in 1187 A.H. at Karim Khan Zand’s command, in the district of Shah square, ne...
Stone Museum (Qazvin)
Stone Museum with its historical name, Bath of Bolour, is one of the historical baths of Qazvin. There are many baths built along history in this city and when Shah Tahma...
Afifabad Garden
Afifabad Garden is located in a street with the same name in one of the most expensive districts of Shiraz. It was built in 1863 S.H. Afifabad complex includes a garden,...
Niavaran Palace
Niavaran cultural historical complex in the north of Tehran, belonged to the Qajar and Pahlavi’s eras, is located in a large garden that enjoys the beauty and charm of th...
Saadabad Palace Complex
The early building of Saadabad was constructed by Qajar kings and it was just 8000m 2 in area in that time. Given to the good weather, Qajar kings used this place as thei...
National Museum of the Holy Quran
Located in the northwest of the intersection of Imam Khoemini street and Valiasr street, National Museum of Holy Quran is the only specific museum of Iran dedicated to th...
Golestan Palace
Golestan palace is one of the exclusive historical complexes of Iran established in different times and for different functions. The name is derived from the Golestan Hal...
House of Rais Ali Delvari
Rais Ali Delvari Museum, which before its opening was, in fact, the house of this Iranian freedom fighter, is located in the southeast of city of Delvar from Tangestan Co...
Azerbaijan Museum
Azerbaijan Museum includes a rich and prolific collection of artifacts and works that have been discovered through archeological researches, as well as historical discove...
Museum of Hafttapeh
Susa is considered as one of the oldest human habitats of the world. It is internationally known by monuments such as Chogha Zanbil and Apadana Palace. The former is an a...
Handicrafts
Pateh Douzi of Kerman
Pateh Douzi, also known as “Selseleh Douzi” or “Fateh Douzi” is an important handicraft of Kerman province. Fortunately, this craft is still being practiced and making Pa...
Carpets of Sanandaj
Kurdistan province is one of the centers that has heavily influenced the handicraft of carpets in Iran. Kurdistan carpets are also known as “Namir” carpets which means th...
Tiling, Symbol of Ornamental Elements in Iran
Tiling is considered as one of the important symbols and prominent ornamental elements in Iranian architecture, and one of the old crafts of this land which was mainly ca...
Pottery of Lalejin
For a long time, the word pottery has intertwined with the word Lalejin in Iran, the name of an ancient city in the province of Hamedan, neighbor to the county of Bahar....
Varni Bafi of Ardabil
“Varni Bafi” or making Varni, is a traditional and popular weave of Azerbaijan region. Today it is produced in an area called Dasht-e Moghan that is located in the territ...
Golabatoon of Hormozgan
Golabatoon, with a more than two-thousand-year-old history, is a kind of traditional embroidery of Hormozgan. The World Crafts Council has recorded Hormozgan as a center...
Zanjan Filigree
Filigree is one the most important applied arts of province of Zanjan. Filigree is a kind of metalwork, and researchers have traced it back to 550 to 330 B.C. Many filigr...
Varis Bafi of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari
Technological advances and changes of the lifestyle of today have resulted in some handicrafts to lose their usage and become obsolete. But they keep their value as cultu...
Kapu of Khuzestan
Kapu Bafi or making Kapu is one of the handicrafts of Khuzestan, one of southern provinces of Iran. In the local dialect of Khuzestan or “Dezfuli”, “Kapu” refers to any s...
South Khorasan Carpets
South Khorasan has witnessed the production of many exquisite carpets in various historical eras and each has been produced according to the traditions of the region they...
Gereh Chini or Trelliswork of Tehran
One of the traditional decorative and applicable handicrafts of Iran is “Gereh Chini”, literally meaning arranging the knots, that is the art of laying finely cut pieces...
Namakdan Bafi in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari
Namakdan is one of the oldest handicrafts of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, a product that is categorized as a woven saddlebag. These saddlebags are made to contain products...
Chanteh Bafi of Fars
Chanteh or “Ayinehdan” is one of the handwoven products of nomad people of Fars province. Chanteh has been defined as “the knapsack of the dervish which are generally mad...
Pottery of Mend (Gonabad in Razavi Khorasan)
Mend village is the only pottery-making center in the east of Iran which is located in 3km to the north of Gonabad, with approximately 1000 population. In addition to agr...
Enamel, Brilliant Art of Fire, Earth and Furnaces
Enamel refers to the art of painting and decorating metals such as gold, silver and copper (and sometimes glass and ceramics which is also called as vitreous enamel or po...
Charogh Duzi of Quchan
Amongst all the traditional shoes and foot wears of Iran, we encounter beautiful local names that are particular to each region. Charogh is one of the traditional handicr...
Fame & Myth
Parvin E'tesami (East Azerbaijan)
Among the contemporary poets, there were not so many who can penetrate deeply into the hearts and also, there was as a few who was popular as she was. Her Diwan was publi...
Ferdowsi (Razavi Khorasan)
Abul-Qâsem Ferdowsi Tousi was born in 329 AH (319 SH), but there is no certainty about the exact date. Although Ferdowsi has not said anything about his birthplace, there...
Kamal-ol-Molk (Isfahan)
Mirza Mohammad Ghaffari, known as Kamal-ol-Molk, the famous Iranian painter, was born in Kashan about 1270 AH. He spent his childhood in his home town and after finishing...
Sattar Khan (East Azerbaijan)
Sattar was born in 1284/1285 AH in the family of Haj Hasan, one of the residences of Qaradagh (Arasbaran). He was the third son of Haj Hasan’s four sons from his second w...
Sheikh Safi-ad-din Is'haq Ardabili (Ardabil)
The ancestor of Safavid kings, Sheikh Safi-ad-din Ardabili, was born in 650 AH in Ardabil. Being the 8th generation of Firuz-Shah Zarrin-Kolah, he was one of Sufi elders...
Omar Khayyam (Razavi Khorasan)
Hojjat-ol-Hagh, Omar ibn Ibrahim Khayyami Nisaburi, known as Khayyam, is one of the Persian prominent scientists and cultural characters. He was a philosopher, mathematic...
Kayhan Kalhor (Kermanshah)
Kayhan Kalhor is born on Azar 3, 1342 SH in Eslamabad-e-Gharb, Kermanshah Province. He is an Iranian Kamancheh and also Setar, Tanbur, and Shah Kaman player, and composer...
Khāqānī (East Azerbaijan)
Hassān'l-Aʿjam Afzāl al-dīn Badil ibn Ali Khāqānī Haqaiʿqi Shirvani was born in 520 AH in Tabriz. His father was a carpenter and Khaqani's mother was originally a slave-g...
Mohammad Gharib (Tehran)
Mohammad Gharib was born in 1288 SH in Tehran, He passed his early education in Sirus High School and later attended Dar ul-Funun. He was amongst the first group of Irani...
Qeysar Aminpour (Khuzestan)
Qeysar Aminpour is one of the most influential poets of the post-Iranian Revolution period. He has written poems about Iran-Iraq War, as well as poems in classic and mode...
Sohrab Sepehri (Kashan)
Sohrab Sepehri is considered as one of the unique contemporary poets, whose poems can be studied as modern poetry. He was from Kashan and ascendant of Lesan-ol-Molk, scho...
Majid Samii (Gilan)
Majid Samii, a physician and neurosurgeon, was born on Khordad 29, 1316 SH (19 June 1937) in Tehran. His family was originally from Gilan. He finished his high school edu...
Khwārizmī (Khorasan)
Muḥammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī, the famous mathematician, astronomer, geographer, and historian, was born in 185 AH. There is no information in historic texts about his c...
Ali-Akbar Dehkhoda (Tehran)
Ali-Akbar Dehkhoda was born in 1285 SH in Ghasem Ali Khan alley located in Sangelaj district. He is one of the great founders of modern prose style and famous scholars. H...
Dance & Local Games
Equestrianism
Although Equestrianism has been done by many different types in different historical eras with specific functions in each time, it is also popular as one of the exciting...
Tarke Bazi (Choub Bazi, Cho Bazi)
Tarke Bazi is one of the old, local and martial games among the Iranian people, mostly performed in happy events and parties such as wedding party accompanied with music...
Bushehri Dance
Passionate Songs of Ports Residents Folk music has a significant role in the life of Bushehr people, from ceremonies to mourning events and during the time of work or chi...
Sistani Dance
Choob Bazi Dance was known as a folk sport in Sistan at the past time; since the usage of this word did not seem to be nice among people, it has been changed to Choob Baz...
Tanab Keshi
Tanab Keshi is one of the passionate and joyful folk sport that is done among the groups with different age and no gender limitation in the villages and cities of Iran fr...
Gol Ya Poch (Handy-Dandy)
Gol ya Poch (Handy-Dandy) game has deep roots in the childhood of different Iranian generations and it is even so popular among the adults. The exciting game of Gol ya Po...
Mazandarani Dance
One of the most dramatic Iranian dances is Mazandarani dance which is also known as "Selma", " Lak Sari Sema " or " Chakeh Sema ". This dance is hold along with music, si...
Chogan (Polo)
Polo, Iranian Royal Game Today introduced by Olympic international committee as one of the universal sports. Polo has been popular among the kings and Iranian grandee in...
Khorasani Dance (Choub Bazi)
Khorasan area is one of the exclusive regions in Iran, where different tribes live together despite differences in race and culture and it is due to its climatic variabil...
Bakhtiari Dance
Dance is a beautiful and valuable ritual among Bakhtiari tribes which is the symbol of unity, sympathy, correlation and cooperation of them. Bakhtiari people are resolute...
Wrestling with Choukhe (Kurdish Wrestling)
Kurdish wrestling or wrestling with Choukhe is one of the oldest and most popular traditional and rural sports in Iran played in northern areas of Khorasan. Wrestling wit...
Bil Gardani
Nim Var city is one of the ancient cities related to Sasanid and Ashkanian eras in Iran its historical customs are still alive and one of them with the antiquity of two t...
Tileh Bazi (Marble ball)
Tileh bazi is one of the nostalgic games of most Iranian children; a play with some small glass colorful filled marbles. In fact, this game has an ancient root among the...
Kabaddi (Zu)
Four thousand years of Zu Though, it is possible that the name of Kabaddi is not familiar to us, this sport is a combination of wrestles and rugby known as "Zu" in all pr...
Persian Foods
Akbar Joojeh
The emergence of a new food sometime returns to a special place or person and remains in the life of the people for years, the story of Akbar Joojeh is one of these foods...
Boz Ghorme
The desert region of Kerman province is so rich in terms of traditional and local foods in addition to its cultural attractions. Boz Ghorme is the name of a local and ext...
Sholeh Zard (Saffron Rice Pudding)
Sholeh Zard is a sweet Iranian dessert made of saffron , sugar, almond flakes and rice . This high-calorie dessert is very easy to make and is mainly made during month of...
Kalam Polo Shirazi
Fars province is one of the historical provinces of Iran, which is best-known for the unique civilization and extraordinary monuments. Shiraz has been the capital of Fars...
Tah Chin-e Morgh (Golden Crusted Saffron Rice Cake)
Tahchin is literally translated as “tah” meaning ‘bottom’ and “chin” meaning ‘to layer’. Tahchin is a gorgeous Persian rice dish, often made of rice, yogurt, saffron , eg...
Chelow Kabab Koubideh (Ground Beef Kebab)
Kabab Koubideh is the queen of all kebabs in Iran and one of the most delicious Persian foods . The long strips of ground beef grilled over a fire sit next to grilled tom...
Khoresh-e Qormeh Sabzi (Fresh Green Herb Stew)
Qormeh Sabzi is one of the most famous Persian stews which a true food heritage of Iran. It has been around for thousands of years in the ancient Persia. It is made from...
Ash-e Reshteh (Noodle and Bean Soup)
Aash-e Reshteh (Aash: pottage and Reshteh: noodles) is a richly textured soup. Since it has at least three of five-a-day nutritions ( noodles , beans, herbs and leafy gre...
Zereshk Polow ba Morgh (Barberry Rice with Saffron & Chicken)
Zereshk (Barberries) is an ancient berry which grows in Europe and the Middle East. Iran is one of the few countries in the world where people still use Zereshk in their...
Ash-e Doogh
Ardabil is one of the coldest cities in Iran featuring several traditional and local foods compatible with the special climatic conditions. There is a variety of Ashs and...
Sabzi Polo Semnani
Nourishing and spicy local foods of Semnan province are affected by climate conditions, the culture and the lifestyle of people in this desert region of Iran. The eating...
Kufteh Tabrizi
Eating habits in East Azerbaijan show the culture, attitude and the people’s income level in the northwest region of Iran. Kufteh Tabrizi is one of the most famous local...
Khoresh-e Qeimeh (Yellow Split Peas Stew)
Khoresh-e Qeimeh is another delicious Persian classic dish, made of lamb, tomatoes, yellow split peas, and dried lime. If you travel to Iran during Muhharam , you’ll defi...
Kebab Bakhtiari
Native foods of Chaharmahal & Bakhtiari province are extremely important because of the people nomad lifestyle, particular customs and culture. Cooking different kinds of...
Costume
Traditional Clothes of Golestan Province
Golestan is located in the northeast of Iran that is restricted to Semnan province from the south, to North Khorasan province from the east, to Turkmenistan country from...
Ardabil Traditional Clothes
We know Ardabil province by its vast and picturesque plains, and as the region of hot water springs. After recognizing the special clothing of women in this region its be...
Traditional Cloths of South Khorasan
South Khorasan province is located in the east of Iran and it reaches to Sistan and Baluchestan and Kerman from the south, to Razavi Khorasan from the north, to Yazd and...
Traditional Clothes of Chahar Mahal and Bakhtiari
Chahar Mahal and Bakhtiari is considered to be one of the smallest provinces of Iran. It is restricted to Isfahan from north and east, to Khuzestan from west, to Kohgiluy...
Traditional Clothes of Bushehr
Bushehr province is a region in the margin of Persian Gulf. It is surrounded from its west and south sides by the gulf and therefore, it has a highly warm and humid weath...