Art & Culture
Museums
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Urmia Museum of Stones and Inscriptions (West Azerbaijan Province)
Located in the district of Se Gonbad (three domes), the Urmia Museum of Stones and Inscriptions has been...
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The Quran and Ahlul Bayt Museum
The Quran and Ahlul Bayt Museum in Zahedan is built in a historic building dating back to the late Pahlavi era.
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Jalaleddin Museum-Castle
In addition to the historical importance, Jalaleddin Castle is also today used as the Ethnography Museum and it...
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Zourkhaneh and Water Tower of Bank Melli
A long time ago, a zourkhaneh was a place for the traditional system of Iranian athletics. Doing exercises...
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Abadan Museum (Khuzestan)
Due to the oil production and its ancient civilization, Abadan is one of the most famous cities in the south of Iran. Ali Hannibal, the late Russian orientalist, who was extremely passionate about the Iranian civilization, language, literature and culture, changed his name form Arkadi Nestrovich Honnibal to Ali Hannibal after immigration to Iran and a change in his religion.
Handicrafts
The Fame & Myth
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Qeysar Aminpour (Khuzestan)
Qeysar Aminpour is one of the most influential poets of the post-Iranian Revolution period. He has written poems...
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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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Mohammad Ahsaii (Qazvin)
Mohammad Ahsaii was born in 1318 SH. He is one of the pioneers of Calligram that is a...
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Mohammad-Taqqi Bahar (Tehran)
Mohammad-Taqqi Bahar, son of Haji Mirza Mohammad Kazem Sabouri, the Malek o-Sho’ara of Astan Quds Razavi. He was...
Dance & Local Games
Persian Foods
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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...
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Sholeh Zard (Saffron Rice Pudding)
Sholeh Zard is a sweet Iranian dessert made of saffron, sugar, almond flakes and rice. This high-calorie dessert...
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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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Katogh Mahi
Katogh Mahi (Fish Stew) is one of the native foods of Hormoz Island. The main ingredient of this stew is fish.
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Ghale Maswa
Ghale Maswa is a traditional and highly nutritious dish from the Ilam province, which is very popular among the local people. This nutritious dish is prepared using sheep’s Khash (you can also use yeanling’s Khash if preferred)...