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Wonders of Iran: Sabzevar |
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Friday, 02 January 2009 |
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The city of Sabzevar, located 250 kilometers west of the provincial capital of Mashhad in the northeastern Khorasan Razavi Province, was once part of the Parthian Empire. |
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Wonders of Iran: What Happens in Tehran? |
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Friday, 26 December 2008 |
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While the splendor of Isfahan (the cultural capital of the Islamic world), Shiraz (the city of poetry and orange groves) and Yazd (the city of wind towers) is what often attracts tourists to Iran, the political capital Tehran is the country's beating heart, where modernity meets tradition. |
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Wonders of Iran: Qouri Qaleh Water Cave |
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Saturday, 20 December 2008 |
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The Qouri Qaleh water cave is one of the outstanding tourist attractions of the western Iranian province of Kermanshah. |
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Yalda, the Longest Night of the Year |
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Saturday, 20 December 2008 |
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On Yalda festival, Iranians celebrate the arrival of winter, the renewal of the sun and the victory of light over darkness. |
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UNESCO’s World Heritage Certificate for Persepolis |
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Sunday, 14 December 2008 |
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UNESCO is scheduled to present its world heritage certificate to the ancient site of Persepolis in the southern Iranian province of Fars. |
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Karim Khan Citadel Symbol of Zand Dynasty Architecture |
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Saturday, 13 December 2008 |
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The Arg of Karim Khan or Karim Khan Prison was the residence of Karim Khan and where he ruled. It was built in 1180 AH (1766-7) as part of a complex during the Zand dynasty and is named after Karim Khan, and served as his living quarters. It is the biggest and the most important building of the Zand Dynasty. The citadel is located North-East of Shiraz. Its shape resembles a medieval fortress. |
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Fravahar, Pictogram of Persian Past |
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Tuesday, 09 December 2008 |
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The Fravahar, a winged disk with a male upper body, has since the early part of the 20th century become the definitive symbol of Zoroastrianism through the efforts of two Parsi scholars. |
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Parsa Emerges from the Shadow of Persepolis |
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Monday, 01 December 2008 |
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The ancient town of Parsa has begun to emerge from the shadows of Persepolis. An Iranian-Italian joint archaeological team has brought to light the first remains of the town of Parsa, which was the residential area of commoners just outside the palaces of Persepolis. |
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Roudkhan Castle |
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Saturday, 29 November 2008 |
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Roudkhan castle is one of the most magnificent historical buildings in Gilan province which is located on the crest of a mountain and is called by locals “Zhiyeh Castle”. |
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Avicenna, The Sage and The Philosopher |
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Friday, 14 November 2008 |
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Abu Ali Al-Husayn ibn Abdullah ibn Sina known as Avicenna was born into a middle class family in Afshanah, near Bukhara. His father was a governor of the Samanid dynasty. |
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