Iran's Cultural Heritage

The latest reports and photos of Iran’s Cultural Heritage

Industry

Iran carpet business no longer a main export earner, annual sales drop to $72mn

IFP Media Wire -
Iran has lost hundreds of millions in annual revenues from exports of hand-woven carpets as a major businessman blame the huge loss on current exchange regulations and US sanctions.
Culture

Museum of Iranian ethnic groups in Garmsar

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The city of Garmsar is known as “the island of tribes” due to the presence of five great and important Iranian ethnic groups there.
Cultural Heritage

Authorities seize ancient relics in central Iran

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Authorities have seized 32 ancient relics from an abandoned car in the city of Mayami in Iran’s Semnan Province.
Cultural Heritage

Exhibition of Vintage Cars Opens in Tehran

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An exhibition of Iran’s classic cars has opened in Tehran, showcasing an invaluable collection of vintage cars of historical importance.
Tourism

Iran Resumes Issuing Visas for Foreigners from October 23

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Iran will in a few days resume issuance of tourist visas for foreigners after a 19-month halt, due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Swiss Parliament speaker visits Isfahan, Yazd

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The speaker of the Swiss National Assembly Andreas Aebi has traveled to Isfahan and Yazd to visit the historical sites of these Iranian cities.
IFP Exclusive

Iran discovers new inscriptions at Persepolis

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Iranian archeologists have discovered several landmark inscriptions in Takhte Jamshid’s Mount Rahmat Mountain.
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Enchanting Nature at Kolluk Village in Sistan & Balouchestan

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Kolluk is a village in the Ghasr-e-Ghand county of Iran’s southeastern province of Sistan and Balouchestan. The village is known as a unique tourist attraction with a pure bewitching nature and mineral springs.
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‘World’s largest underground city’, located in Iran’s Tafresh

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The underground city of Tafresh, which is yet to be assigned a specific name, is located in the Tarkhoran area of Tafresh in Iran’s Markazi province.
Architecture

Iran’s Yazd City: World’s Largest Adobe Town

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The historical city of Yazd in central Iran is the world’s largest adobe town.
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Selasal Castle, Iran’s 10th cultural heritage site registered on UN list

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Selasal Castle is a huge fortified building in Iran’s Khuzestan province dating back to the Sassanid era.
Architecture

Diamond Mansion; A Royal Structure in Tehran’s Golestan Palace

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The Golestan Palace is the former royal Qajar complex located in Iran's capital city, Tehran.
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Ancient Objects Unearthed at Site of ‘Lost City’ in Western Iran

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Archaeologists have dug out objects belonging to the Seleucid, Parthian and Islamic (Ilkhanid) eras while searching the site of the Laodiseh temple in the city of Nahavand in the west-central Iranian province of Hamadan.
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Ferdows Garden: A Mesmerizing, Ancient Monument in Heart of Tehran

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The Ferdows Garden located in the Iranian capital, Tehran, dates back to the era of Mohammad Shah Qajar, the third king of the Qajary Dynasty who ruled in the 1830s and 1840s.
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Iran’s Nat’l Sports Museum: A Display of Nation’s Athletic History, Honours

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Iran’s National Sports, Olympics and Paralympics Museum is a treasure trove of the country’s history.
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Researchers Announce New Discovery in Historical Graveyard in Northern Iran

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New excavations at Liar Sang Bon Cemetery in Iran’s northern province of Gilan have found a direct connection between the size of the graves and the social rank and status of the people buried there.
IFP Exclusive

Sangsar Museum of Rocks & Fossils; Unique Attraction in Central Iran

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A museum in Iran’s Semnan province showcases fossils that belong to over 620 million years ago.
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Iran’s Uramanat Landscape Inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List

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The Cultural Landscape of Iran’s Uramanat region, comprising agricultural villages located in the mountainous Kurdistan Province of Iran, has qualified for inclusion in the World Heritage List.
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Iran’s Railway Network Registered on UNESCO’s Cultural Heritage List

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Iran’s national railway network has been registered on the global cultural heritage list of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).
IFP Exclusive

Sormeh and Telli; Two Traditional Cosmetics Made in Iran’s Shahroud 

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Sormeh or Kohl is one of the ancient eye cosmetics of Iran and Telli is a substance for maintaining the balance of the scalp and protecting the hair.
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Tirgan; A Splendid Festival of Ancient Persia

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The Tirgan Festival, along with Nowruz, Mehregan and Sadeh festivals, is among the most important festivities of ancient Iran, which used to be performed with special splendor.
IFP Exclusive

Ordibehesht House; Cultural Centre in Tehran’s Historic Oudlajan Neighbourhood

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This is “Ordibehesht House”, a magnificent memento from Zand dynasty’s era, which housed Mirza Mohammad Nazer and his family during the rule of Nasereddin Shah from Qajar dynasty.
IFP Exclusive

Rooyin: The First Traditional Textile Village in Iran

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The Iranian village Rooyin, which dates back to the Timurid era, is located in the northeastern province of North Khorasan.
IFP Exclusive

Clove-Nailed Apple: Remembering First Love in Kurdish Culture

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In the Kurdish culture, when a boy and a girl fall in love, they pick the best and biggest apple at hand and, as Kurds would say, they make it Mikhak-Riz or Mikhak-Koub, that is nail it with cloves. They then give the apple as a present to the other party and this symbolises love.
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Ancient Iranian Castle among Top National Heritage Sites

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The Kent castle, named after a nearby village, is a historical monument dating back to the Afsharid era.
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