Iran's Nature

Art Event in Kerman Keeps Memory of Dried Trees Alive

Wood Memory, an art event where Kerman’s dried trees are turned into artworks, is being held in this desert city’s Maths Park and National Library.

Lagoon’s Revival Brings Back Smile to Faces of Local Fishermen

Incessant rainfall has pushed up water levels at Choghakhor lagoon in southwestern Iran, improving the environmental conditions there and reviving a vital source of income for locals.

Joy of Climbing Snowy Summit in Summer

Bozsina, which means the Icy Chest in local language, is the name of a mountain in Iran’s West Azarbaijan province, located between Urmia and Oshnavieh cities near Iran’s border with Iraq and Turkey.

Kharanaq: Ancient Village in Heart of Iranian Deserts

The Kharanaq village in central Iranian Yazd province is an ancient village home to unique tourist attractions.

Huge Water Bill Leads to Discovery of Cave in Central Iran

A utility bill has led to the discovery of a cave in a village close to the city of Kashan in Isfahan province, central Iran.

Gwadar Bay; Unique Attraction on Iran-Pakistan Border

Gwadar Bay with its wild and attractive nature is located in the southernmost region of Iran near the country’s only ocean port Chabahar.

Iran’s Beauties in Photos: Arasbaran Biosphere Reserve

The Arasbaran or Qaradagh is a vast mountainous area in the north of East Azarbaijan Province in Iran, which has been registered in the Natural Heritage List of Iran, and part of it has also been registered by UNESCO as a biosphere reserve.

Agh-Gol Wetland Hosting Colourful Flamingos

Filled with water after the late spring downpours, Agh-Gol wetland on the border of Iran’s Hamadan and Markazi provinces is hosting flamingos that preferred this western Iranian habitat to Lake Urmia and Bakhtegan lake for incubation.

Iran’s Beauties in Photos: Maharloo Lake

The seasonal lake of Maharlou, located in the southwest of Shiraz in Fars province, south of Iran, is widely popular for its red colour.

Kerman Desert; Land of Unknown Wonders

Despite being located in a hot and dry climate, Kerman province in the central Iran has many lakes which are considered as wonderful natural attractions for tourists.

Iran’s Beauties in Photos: Spring in Gilan

Gilan province is located in the north of Iran on the south-western coast of Caspian Sea.

Iran’s Beauties in Photos: Morning Fog on Kish Island

The humidity reached 100% in Iran’s Kish Island in the morning of June 8th, causing a heavy fog to come down.

Iran’s Beauties in Photos: Chabahar International Port

Located in southeastern Iran on the coast of Indian Ocean and Gulf of Oman, Chabahar is the only oceanic port of Iran.

Kharg Island; Collection of Natural, Historical Beauties

Kharg or Khark Island is an inhabited island with great economic significance in the Persian Gulf, southern Iran, home to natural, historical beauties.

Qom’s Natural Sight Turns Green after 10 Years

Iran’s Qom province has a wonderful scenery these days after record rainfall during this spring ended a water crisis that lasted almost a decade and led to drought and a sharp decline in underground water levels.

Iran’s Beauties in Photos: Darsajin Historical Village

Darsajin is a village located near the city of Abhar in Zanjan province, north-west of Iran. The pristine nature of the village contains green fruit gardens with grape, walnut, almond, plum, cherry trees, alongside rivers full of water.

Iran’s Beauties in Photos: Heavenly Heights of Lordegan

Lordegan heights, surrounded by oak forests with numerous fountains, look just like heaven during May.

Gerash; A Small Village with Numerous Attractions

The village of Gerash in Fars Province, southern Iran, attracts many guests and tourists due to its historical monuments every year, especially in winter and early spring.

Iran’s Beauties in Photos: Anzali Port

The port city of Anzali is located in the west of Gilan province in northern Iran. As a Free Trade Zone with a population of 150,000, Anzali has been a hub of trade and tourism for a long time.

Wind Turbines of Manjil; Beautiful Kalashtar

Kalashtar is one of the beautiful villages of Rudbar County in Iran’s Northern Gilan Province. It is located three kilometres from the city and in the foothills of the western Alborz. Kalashtar is about 550 metres above sea level.

Virgin Nature of Dehdez, Juyom Plain in Photos

The astonishing beauty of areas surrounding Dehdez town in Iran’s Khuzestan province would surprise every visitor coming to the region for the first time.

Storks Bring Peace, Luck to Iran’s Kurdistan

Bilu, a small village in Western Iran, is the habitat of storks, and is widely known as the home of these birds, which are known by locals as symbols of luck.

Filband Village Covered in Snow in Middle of Spring

Filband, a village in northern Iran famous for its skies which are full of interconnected cumulus clouds, has become even more attractive these days as it is blanketed with snow in the middle of spring.

Iran’s Beauties in Photos: Spring in Western Areas

The arrival of spring in Iran has given spectacular scenery to Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province in the country’s west and West Azarbaijan province in the north-west, among others.

Son Covers Street in Tehran with 200,000 Tulips in Mother’s Memory

An Iranian man annually plants thousands of tulip flowers on the edge of the pavement of Zarafshan Street in Tehran as a memorial to his late mother.

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