Art & Culture
Museums
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Mofakham Edifice
Mofakham edifice, the biggest and the most prominent architectural monument of Qajar era was built by Yar Muhammad...
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Amir Nezam Garousi House or the Qajar Museum of Tabriz
Tabriz has witnessed many struggles through time, in particular the years of Persian Constitutional Revolution and later during...
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House of Latifi, the Museum of Handicrafts of Golestan
Gorgan is famous for its nice weather, lush nature, dense forests, and waterfalls. But the city itself, especially...
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Ali Qoli Aqa Historical Bath-Museum
Ali Qoli Aqa Historical Bath was built in Bidabad neighborhood in Isfahan by Ali Qoli Aqa, who was one of the courtiers of two Safavid Kings, Shah Suleyman and Shah Sultan Hossain. He constructed the building in 1713 inside one of his complexes.
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Mian Poshteh Museum Palace, Bandar-e Anzali
The Mian Poshteh Museum Palace is located in a vast area known as Mian Poshteh in Gilan Province, near the city of Bandar-e Anzali. This museum palace is situated near two famous bridges called Anzali and Ghazian.
Handicrafts
The Fame & Myth
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Abd al-Qadir Maraghi (East Azerbaijan)
Without any doubt, Abd al-Qadir Maraghi is one of the greatest musicians and musicologists in Iranian art history....
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Abu Sahl al-Quhi
Abu Sahl Bijan ibn Rostam al-Quhi, an Iranian mathematician astronomer, was born in Tabarestan (now Mazandaran), lived in...
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Behjat Sadr (Markazi)
Behjat Sadr, a modernist painter of Iran, was born in Khordad 1303 SH in Arak. Her family moved...
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Mahmud Farshchian of Isfahan
Mahmud Farshchian was born in 1308 AH in the city of Isfahan. His father, Haj Gholamreza Farshchian, was...
Dance & Local Games
Persian Foods
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Yellow Kashk
The land of Sistan in southern Iran had always had a reputation for its people’s bravery. Placed in a border land, Baluch people had always been skillful in cooking foods which get quickly ready to be useable during war.
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Adas Polo
Adas Polo (Persian:عدس پلو) is one of the most popular foods in Iran. The aromatic Iranian rice along with a good taste of lentils and other ingredients used in this food brings unparalleled pleasure to guests
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Lentil Soup
Lentil is a simple, delicious, and light dish. It is an excellent warm breakfast option for cold winter days as it is quick and easy to prepare and highly nutritious.
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Kale Konji
Kale Konji is a specialty sweet from the Ilam province and one of the most important souvenirs of this region. The main ingredients of this sweet include brown sesame seeds and dates (Zahedi variety).
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Zanjan Tea Bread
Zanjan tea bread, locally known as \"Chai Chorak\", is just one of the delicious and tasty delicacies of Zanjan. This pastry is more of a sweet bread and is baked throughout the year in Zanjan, but it has many fans during the blessed month of Ramadan.