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Iran’s Beauties in Photos: Spring in Gilan

Gilan province is located in the north of Iran on the south-western coast of Caspian Sea.

Bazaar House-Museum: Must-See Site in Downtown Tehran

The House-Turned-Museum of Bazaar, which once used to be the house of Sultan Beigom Shojaee – the sister-in-law of the last Qajar King, Ahmad Shah – is one of the 1001 must-see libraries in the world.

Iran’s Beauties in Photos: Morning Fog on Kish Island

The humidity reached 100% in Iran’s Kish Island in the morning of June 8th, causing a heavy fog to come down.

Orangery of Qavam ; Manifestation of Persian Art, History

Qavam orangery is a garden and mansion in the city of Shiraz, southern Iran. You can travel to old times by walking in this beautiful historical place.

Iran’s Beauties in Photos: Chabahar International Port

Located in southeastern Iran on the coast of Indian Ocean and Gulf of Oman, Chabahar is the only oceanic port of Iran.

Rice Cultivation Starts in Iran’s Mazandaran

Every year in April, farmers of Mazandaran province in northern Iran start preparing their rice fields for transplantation of the seedlings.

Iran’s Beauties in Photos: Darsajin Historical Village

Darsajin is a village located near the city of Abhar in Zanjan province, north-west of Iran. The pristine nature of the village contains green fruit gardens with grape, walnut, almond, plum, cherry trees, alongside rivers full of water.

Iran’s Beauties in Photos: Heavenly Heights of Lordegan

Lordegan heights, surrounded by oak forests with numerous fountains, look just like heaven during May.

Gerash; A Small Village with Numerous Attractions

The village of Gerash in Fars Province, southern Iran, attracts many guests and tourists due to its historical monuments every year, especially in winter and early spring.

Mild Weather Taking Tehran Citizens to Parks for Iftar

This year, just like the past few years, the holy Islamic month of Ramadan has coincided with the mild season in Iran, and many Iranian families go out to have their Iftar meals in the parks.

Iran’s Beauties in Photos: Sorkheh Wheat Fields

The nature of Sorkheh County in Iran’s Semnan province, 170 km from Tehran, looks stunningly beautiful especially in these days of spring.

Iran’s Beauties in Photos: Anzali Port

The port city of Anzali is located in the west of Gilan province in northern Iran. As a Free Trade Zone with a population of 150,000, Anzali has been a hub of trade and tourism for a long time.

Wind Turbines of Manjil; Beautiful Kalashtar

Kalashtar is one of the beautiful villages of Rudbar County in Iran’s Northern Gilan Province. It is located three kilometres from the city and in the foothills of the western Alborz. Kalashtar is about 550 metres above sea level.

Nishapur Artists Pay Tribute to Omar Khayyam

A group of artists from Nishapur, the birthplace of Ommar Khayyam, have commemorated the great Persian poet and polymath.

Virgin Nature of Dehdez, Juyom Plain in Photos

The astonishing beauty of areas surrounding Dehdez town in Iran’s Khuzestan province would surprise every visitor coming to the region for the first time.

Storks Bring Peace, Luck to Iran’s Kurdistan

Bilu, a small village in Western Iran, is the habitat of storks, and is widely known as the home of these birds, which are known by locals as symbols of luck.

Filband Village Covered in Snow in Middle of Spring

Filband, a village in northern Iran famous for its skies which are full of interconnected cumulus clouds, has become even more attractive these days as it is blanketed with snow in the middle of spring.

Iran’s Beauties in Photos: Spring in Western Areas

The arrival of spring in Iran has given spectacular scenery to Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province in the country’s west and West Azarbaijan province in the north-west, among others.

Iran’s Beauties in Photos: Pol-e Dokhtar Lagoons

The city of Pol-e Dokhtar in Lorestan province, western Iran, is home to numerous historical and tourist attractions, including seven permanent and four seasonal lagoons, which have made Pol-e Dokhtar known as the City of Wetlands.

Qalat; A Village with Unique Nature, Old History in Southern Iran

Qalat village, located 36 kilometres northwest of Shiraz in Fars province, is a beautiful historical village with a cool climate even in the hottest months of the year. The village is at an altitude of 2,065 metres above sea level with about 7,000 inhabitants.

Isfahan Filled with Foreign Tourists in Spring

The historical city of Isfahan in central Iran is nowadays hosting scores of foreign tourists who have booked the city's hotels and hostels from a long time ago in order to enjoy its pleasant weather during spring.

Salt Statues on Display in Art Festival East of Iran

Artists from 12 Iranian provinces have put on show their salt statues in a national festival held in a marsh in South Khorasan, eastern Iran.

Mashhad Hosts Festival of Tulip, Daffodil Flowers

A festival of tulip and daffodil flowers is being held in the north-eastern Iranian city of Mashhad, giving a scenic beauty to the holy city.

Qazvin Gardens Play Significant Role in Containing Flood

The gardens of Qazvin province in north-west of Tehran have played a major role in containing the recent devastating floods that hit almost all parts of Iran, leaving over 76 people dead.

Giant Insects Park Launched in Tehran

The Iranian capital is now home to a park in which giant samples of insects are put on show with the aim of giving the visitors a chance to have some fun and at the same time making them familiar with the most important species of insects

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