Art & Culture
Museums
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Azerbaijan Museum
Azerbaijan Museum includes a rich and prolific collection of artifacts and works that have been discovered through archeological...
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Treasury of the National Jewels
The incomparable Treasury of the National Jewels (Persian: موزه جواهرات ملی), which is open to public, is a collection of the most expensive jewels of the world, collected over the centuries. In 1937
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Ethnography Museum of Qazvin
The Qazvin Museum of Ethnography was established in 1379 SH through purchasing and restoring Qajar bathhouse. This bath-museum...
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Ecbatana Museum
The historical museum of Ecbatana is placed on the eastern hillsides of the central Zagros and in the center of Hamedan city. The hill is stretching northwest-southeastward in oval shape with more than 1000 meters length and 500 meters width, encompassing totally an area of fifty hectares.
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Birjand Endowment Museum
Birjand Endowment Museum is a cultural and historical museum located in Birjand, South Khorasan province
Handicrafts
The Fame & Myth
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Suhrawardi (Zanjan)
Shahab ad-Din Suhrawardi, titled as the Illumination Sheikh, and Sheikh-e Shahid is the most important philosopher of the...
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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...
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Saib Tabrizi (East Azerbaijan)
Mīrzā Muḥammad ʿalī, son of Mirzā ʿAbd-al-Raḥim, known as Saib was born in 999 AH in Tabriz. His...
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Ali-Asghar Bahari (Tehran)
Ali-Asghar Bahari, a talented and honorable artist, was a Kamancheh player, an original and ancient instrument. He told...
Dance & Local Games
Persian Foods
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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...
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Sabzi Polo Semnani
Nourishing and spicy local foods of Semnan province are affected by climate conditions, the culture and the lifestyle...
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Shole Mashhadi
Razavi Khorasan is one of the most important religious provinces in Iran because of the existence of Imam...
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Ghalieh Mahi
The local and traditional foods of southern regions have a crucial position in Iranian food culture and many...
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Abgoosht (Dizi)
One of the traditional, very delicious, and popular Iranian dishes is called Abgoosht (Persian: آبگوشت, [Âbgušt]). This food has other names such as Shoorba, Dizi, or Piti. Abgoosht is a combination of water, lamb, legumes, potato, and condiments.This nutritious, energetic, fatty, and delicious food has a long history. Not only this food has rich nutritional values. It is worth knowing that despite its benefits, cooking is also simpl