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Iranian People Attend ‘Qadr Night’ Rituals Held Outdoors

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Thousands of Iranian people attended the Qadr Night ceremonies held outdoors across the country while observing the health protocols to contain further spread of the coronavirus.
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Dar ul-Funun: Iran’s First Modern Centre for Higher Education

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The historical Dar ul-Funun school was a watershed in Iran’s educational system as it was the country’s first modern institution of higher learning.
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Kotal Bandoon; A Traditional Ritual to Mourn the Dead

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Kotal Bandoon is a ritual held at the time of the death of senior members and warriors of the Iranian Baktiari ethnic group coupled with a special ceremony and musical performance.
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Kurdish Iranians Pray for Rainfall in Sanandaj

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Over 2,000 people have gathered in the Western Iranian city of Sanandaj to hold a traditional ceremony where they pray for rainfall ahead of summer.
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US Basketball Player’s Buzzer Beater Saves His Iranian Side

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An American basketball player’s stunning buzzer beater saved his Iranian side in the final moment of the final match, and helped the team win Iran's Super League title for the first time ever.
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Vaziri Cave Museum in Suburban Tehran

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Photos of Vaziri Cave Museum whose sculptures represent Iranian folklore.
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Afshari Chicken Stew: A Gourmet Persian Food

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The Afshari chicken stew is a superb Iranian dish which has long been served to guests in mourning or wedding ceremonies.
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Armenians’ Music Museum in Central Iran: A Unique Attraction for Visitors

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A museum known as the Treasure Trove of the Armenians of New Jolfa in the central Iranian city of Isfahan showcases the history of music and an assortment of musical items belonging to Armenians living in the city.
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A Unique Tourist Attraction in Iran: Cow Works Only When Owner Sings!

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Haaj Ebrahim’s cow moves only when it hears him singing, which has turned into a tourist attraction in the town of Varzaneh in the central Iranian province of Isfahan.
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Beautiful Tiling in Iran’s Moaven-ul-Molk Tekyeh

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The Takieh of Moaven-ul-Molk in western Iranian city of Kermanshah is the country's finest Hosseinieh, a distinctively Shiite shrine where plays are acted out during the Islamic month of Muharram to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the third Shiite Imam.
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Kalpouregan – The Only Living Pottery Museum in the World

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Kalpouregan in Sistan and Baluchestan province is the only living pottery museum in the world. Female Baluchi artists have saved and kept the art of pottery from generation to generation for nearly 7000 years.
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Chehel Sotoun: A Mesmerizing Monument in Central Iran

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Chehel Sotoun is one of Iran’s most famous historical monuments dating back to the Safavid era.
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Sharafkhaneh Port: A Unique Town in Northwestern Iran

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The Sharafkhaneh port is one of the largest and oldest ports of Lake Urmia in northwestern Iran.
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Travel through Time via Tehran Time Museum

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The Time Museum is a historical house in an upscale Tehran neighbourhood and dates back to the Qajar era.
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Rangooniha Mosque: An Awe-Inspiring Monument in Southern Iran

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The Rangooniha Mosque is one of Iran’s most invaluable mosques with a completely different architecture.
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Habashi Stew: A Gourmet Iranian Food

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The Habashi stew, a luxury food of people in southern Iran, is very tasty and easy to make.
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Iranian Literary Circles Thriving on Clubhouse

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Literary and book-reading sessions have become part of the rooms of the social platform Clubhouse these days while they had mostly been closed down in recent years due to different reasons.
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Rig-e Yalan: A Must-See Iranian Desert for Tourists

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Rig-e Yalan is a pristine and wonderful region home to the world’s highest sand dunes which measure up to 500 metres in height.
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Iran Returns 28 Antiquities Smuggled to Austria

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Twenty-eight ancient Iranian relics illegally smuggled out of Iran have been returned home from Austria.
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Nasser-ad-Din-Mirza House: A Masterpiece of Iranian Architecture

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The historical Nasser-ad-Din-Mirza House is one of two dome-shaped monuments in the Iranian capital, Tehran.
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‘Little Iran’ Park: An Exhibition of Iranian History, Culture

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The Little Iran Park is a site located in the city of Karaj, west of Tehran, which showcases Iranian culture and history on a small scale.
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Reshteh Polo; Delicious Dish Served during Nowruz

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As a common practice among the people of different religions, cultures and nationalities around the globe on the eve or first days of the New Year, Iranians serve their traditional dishes on the initial days of Nowruz. Reshteh Polo is one of these popular dishes which is made on the first Saturday of the new year.
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Man-Made Cave Created by Love in Southern Iran

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Love has been the driving force behind the formation of a man-made cave in Jahrom, southern Iran.
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Quake-Hit People of Sisakht Celebrate Nowruz in Tents

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The people of Sisakht city in Iran's Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province whose houses were destroyed in a recent earthquake celebrated the Persian New Year by arranging the Haft Seen table in their tents and destroyed houses.
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Bushehr: A City of Mesmerizing Flowers in Southern Iran

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Alleys in the city of Bushehr in the southern Iranian Bushehr province smell of spring.
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