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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.

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Shahar Yeri historical site

Fatemeh Askarieh - June 1, 2015

Images of a historical site in Ardebil Province believed to be 6,000 years old.

Cultural Heritage

Cantor Church in Qazvin (PHOTOS)

Fatemeh Askarieh - May 31, 2015

Images of Cantor Church built by the Russians in central Iran during World War II.

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Nomadic festival in Ardebil (PHOTOS)

Fatemeh Askarieh - May 30, 2015

Images of a nomadic festival featuring dance, music, sports and traditional customs in northwestern Iran.

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Local sports festival in Kermanshah (PHOTOS)

Fatemeh Askarieh - May 30, 2015

Images of a festival of local sports in the western Iranian province of Kermanshah.

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Kafe Namak or Salt Lake in Sirjan (Photos)

Fatemeh Askarieh - May 30, 2015

Namak Lake in Sirjan, Kerman Province, is one of the unique, beautiful faces of nature in southern Iran.

Cultural Heritage

Bastam Grand Mosque in Semnan (PHOTOS)

Fatemeh Askarieh - May 30, 2015

Bastam Grand Mosque and Kashaneh Tower are two historical sites in Semnan Province, northern Iran.

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Thousand-and-One-Nights train in Iran (PHOTOS)

Fatemeh Askarieh - May 27, 2015

A number of foreign tourists on board Thousand and One Nights, a train, have arrived in Zanjan in northwestern Iran.

Cultural Heritage

Carpet Museum of Iran in photos

Fatemeh Askarieh - May 27, 2015

The Carpet Museum of Iran showcases priceless hand-woven carpets from urban, rural and nomadic areas across Iran.

Africa

Africa Day celebrated in Iran (PHOTOS)

Fatemeh Askarieh - May 26, 2015

Iran’s foreign minister and Tehran-based foreign ambassadors have marked Africa Day in Iran.

Cultural Heritage

Takht-e Jamshid, a look at Iran’s colorful past (PHOTOS)

Fatemeh Askarieh - May 26, 2015

Takht-e Jamshid, a World Heritage Site, which is in Fars Province, is a reminder of Iran’s historical past.

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Banmasity Caves of Chabahar, Southeastern Iran

IFP Editorial Staff - May 25, 2015

These caves seem to have served as either a shelter or a place of worship. At the entrance to these caves, there is a platform that seems to have been used for religious rituals.

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Alborz Symphony Orchestra observes liberation of Khorramshahr with FM in attendance (PHOTOS)

Emad Askarieh - May 25, 2015

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif attends a performance by the Alborz Symphony Orchestra to mark the anniversary of the liberation of Khorramshahr.

Art

Live painting-the-music performance by Iranian artists (PHOTOS)

IFP Editorial Staff - May 24, 2015

Snapshots of the 2nd live painting-the-music performance which brought a painter and a musician together to create improvised paintings with music as a source of inspiration.

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Khorramshahr in photos 26 years after end of war

Fatemeh Askarieh - May 24, 2015

A photo gallery of Khorramshahr, a city in the south of Iran which bore the brunt of the Iran-Iraq war.

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Herat painting exhibition in Tehran (PHOTOS)

Fatemeh Askarieh - May 24, 2015

A photo gallery of a Herat painting exhibition hosted by the Department of International and Political Studies at Iran’s Foreign Ministry.

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Hiking in the Heights of Talesh (PHOTOS)

Fatemeh Askarieh - May 23, 2015

Photos of a group of hikers trekking in the heights of Talesh, a green city in the northern province of Gilan.

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Shah Abbasi Caravanserai in western Iran (PHOTOS)

Fatemeh Askarieh - May 23, 2015

A photo gallery of Shah Abbasi Caravanserai in western Iran.

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A pastime of the deprived which fetches money (PHOTOS)

Fatemeh Askarieh - May 22, 2015

Sports and embroidery are the only pastimes of people in a deprived village in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchistan.

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President Rouhani arrives in Tabriz (PHOTOS)

Fatemeh Askarieh - May 20, 2015

In his 17th provincial visit, President Rouhani was warmly welcomed by officials and people in Tabriz on Wednesday.

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Dressed in local costumes, students, professors attend classes (PHOTOS)

Fatemeh Askarieh - May 20, 2015

A photo gallery of students and professors at Tehran’s Sharif University of Technology who went to classes dressed in their local costumes.

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Tehran mathematics gathering (PHOTOS)

Fatemeh Askarieh - May 20, 2015

Photos of a fourth Meeting on Contemporary Mathematics in Tehran where French mathematician and a Fields award winner answered questions by Iranian university students.

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