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San’ati Museum in Tehran Home to 6,000 Art Pieces

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Ali-Akbar San’ati Museum, a gallery of the Iranian maestro’s artworks, is located in a historic building in central Tehran belonging to the Qajar era.
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Tehran’s Beauties in Photos: Museum of Glass Paintings

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Tehran’s Museum of Glass Painting, the only one of its kind in Iran and the second one in the world, is a unique museum showcasing reverse paintings on glass.
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Persian Architecture in Photos: Bazaar of Arak

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The historic bazaar of Arak in Iran’s Markazi Province was built as the main marketplace of the city of Arak by Yusef Khan-e Gorji, during the reign of Fat’h-Ali Shah Qajar (1772–1834) when he founded the city of Soltan Abad, the modern-day Arak.
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Tulips Festival Underway in Iran’s Markazi Province

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A festival of tulip flowers is being held in the Iranian city of Arak in Markazi province.
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Iran’s Beauties in Photos: Handicrafts Market in Bandar Torkaman

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A popular bazaar of handicrafts is held every Monday in the port city of Bandar Torkaman, north-eastern Iran.
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Bajgiran Border Town; The Land of Poppies

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The border town of Bajgiran, which connects Iran’s Khorasan Razavi province to Turkmenistan, is one of the most beautiful tourist attractions in northeastern Iran.
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Iran’s Beauties in Photos: Ancient Castle of Seb

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One of the tallest ancient castles in Iran, Seb Castle in southeastern province Sistan and Baluchestan is a symbol of the old civilization of this land.
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Oil Extraction’s Traditional Method in Iran’s Shahreza

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The ancient Assarkhaneh (seed oil extraction workshop) in the Iranian city of Shahreza is a historic site which dates back to 300 years ago.
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Haj-Agha Ali House; Historic Masterpiece in Heart of Iranian Deserts

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The Haj-Agha Ali House is a historic house located six kilometres away from Rafsanjan in Kerman Province.
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Baleh-Boran; Traditional Pre-Wedding Ritual in Iran

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Baleh-Boran is a Persian ceremony which takes place shortly after the formal proposal, publicly announcing the couple's intention to form a union. The ceremony is widely popular across Iran, particularly among Qashqai nomads.
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Varian; A Virgin Village with No Landline, Electricity

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Varian, a village located on Tehran-Chalus road on the eastern side of Karaj Dam, has turned into an intact tourist destination because it is not possible to go there unless you use a boat.
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Mashhad’s Ferdowsi Boulevard Decorated with Shahnameh Murals

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Young Iranian artists have painted murals depicting inspirational Shahnameh (Book of Kings) designs at the Ferdowsi Boulevard in Iran’s northeastern city of Mashhad.
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Glory of Persian Architecture in Ganjali Khan Bath

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Ganj-Ali Khan Historical Complex, including a spectacular bathhouse with the same name, is one of the most beautiful historical sites in Iran’s south-eastern Kerman province.
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Taj-Mir Village; A Centre of Iranian Dolls

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Taj-Mir is a village in the Central District of Sarbisheh County of Iran’s South Khorasan Province near the Afghan border. In this village, locals make such beautiful dolls that the place is now considered as the country’s hub of dolls.
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Persian Architecture in Photos: Qavami Mansion

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The Qavami Mansion and Garden is a well-known complex in the city of Neyshabur in northeastern Iran whose construction dates back to the Pahlavi II era.
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Cooking Samanu, Ancient Tradition in Northern Iran

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Samanu, one of the seven items in the Haft-Seen table of Iranian people during Nowruz, is a sweet paste whose cooking is traced back to the pre-Islamic Persia.
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Marmeh, First Spring Ritual in Northern Iran

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Marmeh or Madermeh, one of the most important rituals in Iran’s northern province of Mazandaran, is a old tradition that dates back to hundreds of years ago.
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‘Nowruz Khani’ Ritual Heralds Advent of Persian New Year

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Every year, a few days before the beginning of the New Persian Year, traditional singers known as Nowruz Khans herald the arrival of spring in the villages of northern Iran by singing and playing their instruments.
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Footsteps of Spring Heard in Western Iran

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People in Kanduleh village in Kermanshah province, Western Iran, annually attend a traditional ceremony called “Sound of Spring’s Footstep” ahead of the Persian New Year or Nowruz.
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Iran’s Bojnourd Hosts Festival of Local Games

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A festival of local and traditional games of Iran’s North Khorasan Province was recently held in the north-eastern city of Bojnourd.
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Tehran’s Dead Trees Turned into Magnificent Artworks

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Several dead trees of Tehran’s Valiasr Street, one of the longest streets in the Middle East, have been carved by wood artists and turned into beautiful pieces of art ahead of the Persian New Year or Nowruz.
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Spoon-Banging; Persian Ancestor of Trick-or-Treating

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An integral part of the ancient Persian festival Charshanbe Suri (Fireworks Wednesday) is a spoon-banging ritual, which seems to be an ancestor of the trick-or-treating in modern Halloween celebrations.
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Tehran Hosts Ecotourism, Handicraft Exhibition

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The first edition of Iran ecotourism and handicrafts exhibition was kicked off in Tehran’s Milad Tower on Monday, introducing Iran’s beauties to domestic and international visitors.
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Amu Nowruz National Festival Held in Iran ahead of New Year

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A national festival called Amu Nowruz has been held in the Iranian city of Qazvin which is located in the northwest of the country.
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Photos of Eminent Iranian Women on Tehran Billboards

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Tehran Municipality is displaying the portraits of a number of prominent Iranian women on billboards across the capital.
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