Iran in Pictures

Iran Photos: Selected Media Images and Photo-Stories – Iran and its attractions through the lens of photographers. The best photos of Iran’s nature, culture, traditions, history, tourism and daily life.

Cultural Heritage

Historical mud-and-brick town in northeastern Iran (PHOTOS)

Fatemeh Askarieh -
The historical adobe town is believed to have been built in the Sassanid era.
Custom

Iranians prepare to celebrate winter solstice (PHOTOS)

Fatemeh Askarieh -
Traditionally, on this night families huddle together in the houses of the elders to listen to tales, old and new.
Environment

Air pollution in Tehran (PHOTOS)

Fatemeh Askarieh -
The level of particles 2.5 micrometers or less in size was seven times the level deemed acceptable by the World Health Organization.
Healthcare

Medicinal leeches (PHOTOS)

Fatemeh Askarieh -
Northern Iran is ideal for breeding these creeping blood suckers.
Custom

Turkmen thoroughbred horses (PHOTOS)

Fatemeh Askarieh -
For generations, methods of horse breeding have been passed from fathers to sons in the area.
Environment

Female leopard fitted with GPS tracking neckband (PHOTOS)

Fatemeh Askarieh -
Unlike the previous four, the leopard is a three-year female weighing in at 40 kg.
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Wall of Compassion in Shiraz (PHOTOS)

Fatemeh Askarieh -
People hang their excessive clothes on the wall for the poor and needy to collect directly.
Iran in Pictures

Images of Iran shot by an Italian 45 years ago (PHOTOS)

Fatemeh Askarieh -
Humboldt Books has recently published Iran 1970, a travelogue by Italian photographer Gabriele Basilico.
Cultural Heritage

Old minaret along Silk Road (PHOTOS)

Fatemeh Askarieh -
The structure which is 38 meters in height dates back to the Seljuq era.
Cultural Heritage

House of Mirza Kuchak Khan (PHOTOS)

Fatemeh Askarieh -
The old house now partly serves as a museum.
Cultural Heritage

Ardestan Grand Mosque (PHOTOS)

Fatemeh Askarieh -
The Muslim house of worship which was built by Master Mahmoud Esfahani dates back to the Seljuq era.
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The cooking of 80-ton pottage in Shiraz (PHOTOS)

Fatemeh Askarieh -
Cooking pottage and distributing it as votive food is an age-old tradition to mark the demise anniversary of the Prophet Muhammad.
Environment

Migratory birds in Zayandeh Rood River (PHOTOS)

Fatemeh Askarieh -
The arrival of the birds came a week after water began flowing again on the river bed of Zayandeh Rood.
Cultural Heritage

Mirror House of Mofakham; Wonderful Persian Mansion

Fatemeh Askarieh -
Mofakham mirror house, a beautiful epitome of Persian architecture, is part of a big traditional garden complex in Bojnourd, North Khorasan, northeastern Iran.
Art

Street theater festival, painting expo for the disabled (PHOTOS)

Fatemeh Askarieh -
During the three-day festival 15 troupes made up of actors with disabilities performed in different locations across the capital and an expo of paintings was held.
Education

Single-student school in northwestern Iran (PHOTOS)

Fatemeh Askarieh -
The teacher of this single-student school travels every day from Meshkin Shahr to teach the only student of the village.
Art

Presence of Iranian artists in Biennale in Venice (PHOTOS)

IFP Editorial Staff -
Iranian artists took part in the event for a seventh time.
Iran in Pictures

Traditional Tiling Workshop (PHOTOS)

Fatemeh Askarieh -
The workshop provides all the tiles used in mosques and holy places in the northeastern province.
Environment

International Cheetah Day (PHOTOS)

Fatemeh Askarieh -
The ceremony was held at Pardisan Park, a research site in Tehran, home to two Asiatic Cheetahs.
IFP Exclusive

Iran in Photos: Sun Palace in Kalat Naderi

IFP Editorial Staff -
Originally built as a royal residence and treasury, the Sun Palace in Kalat Naderi, north-eastern Iran, has turned into a museum.
Art

All that unfolded on Ashura on one canvas (PHOTOS)

IFP Editorial Staff -
My goal was to make those who set their eyes on this painting ponder, says the painter.
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Iran’s coastal south (PHOTOS)

Fatemeh Askarieh -
Bushehr on the Persian Gulf is the 17th largest Iranian province.
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An alley roofed with umbrellas (PHOTOS)

Fatemeh Askarieh -
The decoration of a small alley in Tehran gives an umbrella sense to the expression: having a roof over one's head.
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Arba’een Walk (PHOTOS)

Fatemeh Askarieh -
In keeping with an old tradition, many walk hundreds of kilometers to get to the Iraqi holy city of Karbala where the third Shiite imam is laid to rest.
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Kaboud-Val Waterfall in northern Iran (PHOTOS)

Fatemeh Askarieh -
Kaboud-val, which is six meters in height, is Iran's largest full-moss waterfall.
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