Homeland

Various breeds of horses in Iran, including Caspian, Turkmen, Arabian, and Kurdish ones, have the best potential to attract tourists from around the world to the country.

A high-ranking Iranian handicrafts official says initiated by the Islamic Republic of Iran, the World Craft Council (WCC) in Asia Pacific Region has decided to designate each year to a handicraft product.

Women in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province in the southwestern part of Iran, dexterous at weaving carpets, earn a living by using their art.

Beryani is one of the famous Iranian dishes made especially in the central Iranian province of Isfahan. The food has become known around the world and has many fans among Iranians.

Iran’s Chaleshtar castle is a magnificent work of art merging the European architecture with Iranian Qajar era designs. The castle hosts stone pillars with spectacular salient designs and wall paintings.

Recent discoveries of ancient stoneware in western Iran reveal that Neanderthals had advanced into western Iran during Paleolithic era, says an Iranian archaeologist.

A senior Iranian official says the literary heritage of Iran’s Khorasan Razavi province, due to its richness and diversity during the past centuries, is a real treasure that could result in high regard for Iran.

The tomb of Amir Kabir's daughter, which is still unknown among people in Iran’s Isfahan province, is considered one of the mysterious attractions of the central province.

Director General of the National Museum of Iran says 103 objects from the collection of works of ancient Armenian culture and civilization have arrived in Iran based on an agreement between the two countries to host a joint exhibition in Iran.

A cave belonging to 135 million years ago, which was discovered less than ten years ago in southwestern Iran, has turned into a popular tourist attraction.

A tourism activist says the direct and weekly flights between Moscow and Iran’s Kish Island would encourage Russian tourists to come to Iran.

An Italian tourist says Persian Qanats are amazing attractions, but unfortunately are not much known to the world despite being inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Tour operators in the city of Yazd have organized a special tour of mourning ceremonies held in this city during the Islamic month of Muharram, when Shiite Muslims mourn the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein.

‘Carrying the Sword Alam’ is among old Islamic rituals in Iran whose performance provides the country’s Shiite and Sunni populations with a chance to come together regardless of their religious differences.

People in various Iranian cities, particularly the central city of Yazd, annually perform the ‘Nakhl-Gardani’ ritual on Ashura, the tenth day of Muharram, to simulate the funeral ceremony of Prophet Muhammad’s grandson Imam Hussein.

A sandy hill known as Rig Zargaran, located 10 kilometres from the city Sib-o-Soran city in Iran’s Sistan and Baluchestan Province, erupts yellow gold-like sands.

Near the city of Lahijan in northern Iran, and on the slopes of the mountains and among the green tea fields, there is a spectacular monument belonging to a Sufi named Sheikh Tadj’ad-Dīn Ebraheem, who is known as Sheikh Zahed Gilani.

The Global Architecture Profiling (GAP), a top international exhibition of architectural projects, has been kicked off at University of Melbourne, Australia, with Iran attending as this year’s special guest.

An Iranian official says the Islamic Republic ranks higher than Russia and Turkey in terms of security for tourists.

An Iranian website has, in an opinion piece, stressed the necessity of drawing up plans to make the name “Iran” bring nice and positive concepts to mind. 

If you like sweet dishes and carrots, then you should try Havij-Polo (Rice with Carrots) which is an original and yummy Iranian food.

The historic Rudkhan Castle in northern Iranian province of Gilan enchants every visitor with its magnificent structure and breathtaking nature.

The Bisheh plain and waterfall is one of the most beautiful tourist destinations in Lorestan province, western Iran.

The historical city of Isfahan in central Iran is the country’s first city to join the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) by virtue of its crafts and arts.

The Kadoobareh is a yummy food originally made in the northern Iranian province of Mazandaran.