Iran's Cultural Heritage

An ancient monument unearthed in a region northeast of Iran has left mesmerized the archaeologists with its historical architecture.

The unearthing of a skull in an archaeological site known as Burnt City in southeastern Iran has changed the country’s medical history.

An Iranian cultural official announced that the art of making the traditional soap of Maragheh, a city in northwestern Iran, has been registered in the list of Iran's national intangible cultural heritage items.

China, Mongolia, Tanzania and Kenya has voiced their interest in joining the Persian New Year (Nowruz) dossier, a multi-national Intangible Cultural Heritage registered in the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation.

The 135-year-old Caravanserai of Sa’d al-Saltaneh is the world’s biggest urban caravanserai located in Iranian city of Qazvin.

The St. Stepanos Monastery, located about 11 km northwest of Jolfa in East Azerbaijan Province, is the second most important Armenian monastery in Iran.

The Sun Palace is located in Kalat Naderi near the northeastern city of Mashhad, Iran.

Tugrul Tower, which was built in the 12th century CE, is located in the city of Rey, south of the Iranian capital.

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.

Iranian archaeologists have managed to reconstruct the erected sculpture of an ancient woman with prosthetic eyes found in Iran’s Burnt City using anthropology, artistic, and anatomy studies.

The World Heritage Committee of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), in its 40th session since July 10 in Turkey, inscribed...

The World Heritage Committee of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), in its 40th session since July 10 in Turkey, inscribed eleven Persian Qantas on the World Heritage List.

Qazvin contains several notable edifices from the Safavid era, dating back to the period in which it was capital of Persia.

Very few people visit Gomishan city in Golestan province, north-eastern Iran, despite its interesting historical houses.

The discovery of an ancient grave of a 40-year old woman, which dates back to 4,600 years, has registered a new record in the history of Iran’s excavations.

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

The ancient church of Stepanos has now turned into a museum in Hamedan.

Nooshabad, known as Ouyi to locals, is an underground city with many passages and chambers in Isfahan Province in central Iran. It is one of the world's most remarkable underground cities and dates back to the pre-Islamic era.

After Government of Prudence and Hope took office, Fathabad garden- a historical place dating back to Qajar era- has been restored.

The Burnt City in Eshtehard, a city in Alborz Province, [not to be confused with the Burnt City in southeastern Iran which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site] is home to manmade mountain dwellings which date back to 1000 years ago.

Images of Babak historical Fort, a classic example of Iranian architecture.

Photos of Meymand Village, an Iranian ancient site which is believed to be among primary human residences.

House of Aminis or Hosseiniyeh-ye-Aminiha is a historical building which dates back to 1858. It is located in Qazvin, central Iran.

Some countries have succeeded in having disputed intellectual property registered in their own names and it’s too late to undo things.

The marble jar was excavated from the grave of a young woman and her child in the Burnt City cemetery.