Iran's Cultural Heritage

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Iranian Villager Turns His House into Popular Hotel Museum

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A construction worker from a village in Iran’s Semnan Province hosts tourists from all over the country at his local home which he himself has turned into a hotel museum.
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4,000-Year-Old Skeletons of Mother, Infant on Show in Iran

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The intact skeletons of a mother and her infant dating back to 4,000 years ago are on display at a museum in the eastern Iranian province Semnan.
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Tehran Hosts Exhibition of Qajar Era Artworks

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An exhibition of various works by prominent Iranian artists during the Qajar era has opened in Malek National Museum in capital Tehran.
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Kerman Province; Popular Destination at Heart of Iranian Deserts

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Kerman, the largest province in Iran with an ancient history, is home to numerous world heritage sites which annually attract millions of visitors.
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Iran’s Beauties in Photos: Shazdeh Mahan Garden

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Shahzadeh Mahan Garden, also known as the Shazdeh Garden, is one of the most beautiful Persian gardens in Iran, located in the hillside of Tigran Mountain, about 2 kilometres away from Mahan in Kerman province.
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Italy Returns Historical Headstone to Iran

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The Italian Police have confiscated a 17th-century headstone smuggled out of Iran and handed it over to the Islamic Republic’s embassy in Rome.
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Mashhad to Host Louvre Exhibit after End of Tehran Show

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An exhibition of artworks on loan from the Louvre will be held in the city of Mashhad, northeastern Iran, after the end of the show in the capital Tehran, said a senior Iranian official.
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Iran’s Kerman Province Home to Globally-Registered Qanats

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Kerman province in southeastern Iran is home to hundreds of qanats through which underground waters have long been extracted by local people.
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Abgineh Museum; An Exhibition of Medieval Glass Works

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The Glassware and Ceramic Museum of Iran also known as Abgineh Museum is located at 30 Tir Street in the Iranian capital, Tehran.
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Newly-Discovered Rock Carvings Prove Ancient History of Boxing in Iran

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Researchers have recently found some ancient engravings in the city of Khomeyn in Iran’s Markazi Province that show boxing competitions used to be held in Persia thousands of years ago.
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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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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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Iran to Host Multinational “Letter to My Child” Festival

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Iran is to hold the first international festival of “Letter to My Child” with a focus on the future of the children and youths of the countries that celebrate the Persian New Year or Nowruz.
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Exhibit of Iranian Antiquities to Open in Netherlands

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An exhibition showcasing hundreds of Iranian historic items is to open in the Netherlands shortly after the end of an exhibit of Qajar era artworks and relics in France.
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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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Nickel Silver Crafts; Traditional Art in Western Iran

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The art of making beautiful crafts using nickel silver is among the oldest traditions in Lorestan province in western Iran.
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Zolfaqari Mansion, Example of Persian Architecture in Qajar Era

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Zolfaqari Mansion is a structure located in a neighbourhood called Dalan Alti at the heart of the capital city of Zanjan Province in the northwest of Tehran.
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Tehran History Summarized in Baharestan Neighbourhood

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Baharestan is one of the oldest squares of Tehran, built by Mohammad Shah Qajar about 231 years ago when the city became the capital of Iran.
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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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Sepahsalar Mosque; A Mixture of Persian, Ottoman Architecture

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The Sepahsalar Mosque, also called Ayatollah Motahari Mosque, is one of the oldest and biggest mosques in Tehran and one of the most prestigious Islamic monuments in Iran.
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People in Yazd Celebrate Nowruz with Joyful Rituals

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With its long history dating back to thousands of years ago, the city of Yazd in central Iran has grabbed the attentions of domestic and foreign tourists as an intangible cultural heritage with unique rituals and traditions, especially when the Persian New Year arrives.
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Iran’s Museums in Photos: House of Top Poetess in Tabriz

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The childhood house of Parvin Etesami, the most renowned Iranian female poet, has turned into a popular tourist destination for tourists visiting Tabriz in northwestern Iran.
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Kamal-ol-Molk School; Museum of Qajar Art in Downtown Tehran

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The Negarestan Garden-Museum, a Qajar era monument in Tehran’s Baharestan Square, is host to a museum displaying works of renowned Iranian painter Mohammad Ghaffari and his students.
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