A mourning ceremony was held in Behesht-e Zahra Cemetry in southern Tehran on Thursday in commemoration of the victims of the last year's deadly crush of people in Saudi Arabia's Mina, which led to the death of more than 7,000 people, including 465 Iranians.
Most of the businessmen in Kalantari Bazaar, an ancient trading district in Grand Bazaar of the Iranian capital city of Tehran, are selling domestic products.
Iranian farmers in Ammarloo village in Roodbar County, Gilan Province, have started harvesting their hazelnut gardens. 400 tons of hazelnut are expected to be...
The wedding ceremonies of Kurmanj nomads are always full of colours and happiness, and these are part of their intangible heritage.
Every November, because of...
The 25th Iran Handmade Carpet Exhibition opened on Monday, August 22, at Tehran’s Permanent International Fairgrounds.
Here are Mehr’s photos of the exhibition:
The 16th edition of Tehran International Mobarak Puppet Theatre Festival kicked off on Monday, August 22, in Tehran.
The festival, which will be open to...
For at least 2,000 years, Iran has remained an important source of turquoise, which was named by Iranians initially "Pirouzeh" meaning "victory" and later...
The Garden-Museum of ‘Sacred Defence and Promotion of Resistance Culture’ is a place to introduce a small part of sacrifices Iranian people made during the Iraqi imposed war (1980s) to save the country from foreign invasion.
Hoz-e Soltan Salt Lake is located 40km north of central Iranian city of Qom, 85km south of Tehran. The Lake, which is also known as Saveh-Qom Lake and Shahi Lake, has an area of 240 square kilometres, and is bound by Alborz Mountain Chain in the north.
Abgoosht or Dizi is an Iranian dish consisting of a clear broth with meat and other ingredients such as potatoes, beans and dried lemons (depending on the recipe).
Farzad and Zekra are a creative couple who have turned their old blue Volkswagen microbus into a luxurious mobile café that gives its customers a sense of nostalgia.
Leila Peykanpour, an Iranian girl from Isfahan, claimed the title in the first round of a national rally championship in KIA Pride Class.
According to...
Sistan and Baluchestan Province in southeast of Iran is one of the most underdeveloped provinces of Iran. The deprivation of people in this province...