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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.
Nature and Wildlife

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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Trick-or-Treating in Shiraz on Fireworks Wednesday

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Photos by Mohammad-Reza Dehdari, ISNA
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Iranian People Preparing for Nowruz Despite COVID-19 Outbreak

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Despite the coronavirus outbreak, Iranian people from all walks of life are preparing themselves for the Persian New Year or Nowruz, which marks the beginning of the new solar year.
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Godeh Aubergine: A Yummy Iranian Food

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Godeh Aubergine is an Iranian food usually cooked in northern Gilan province. This food is made with aubergine, walnuts and pomegranate paste.
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Tehran Hosting Urban Arts Festival ahead of Nowruz

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The 6th Tehran Annual Urban Arts Festival has opened in the run-up to the Persian New Year which starts on March 21, 2021.
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Rarely-Seen Persian Artworks to Be Exhibited in Sydney

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A collection of rarely-seen Persian artworks and crafts is to be displayed at Australia’s Powerhouse Museum, a major branch of the Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences in Sydney.
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Kish Island Hosts Water Ski and Wakeboard Tournament

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Kish Island, a Persian Gulf resort in southern Iran, hosted a water ski and wakeboard tournament on Sunday, February 28, 2021.
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New Historical Rock Carvings Found in Western Iran

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Ancient rock carvings have been newly discovered in the western Iranian province of Lorestan, according to the province’s Department of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts.
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‘Hanging Roots’ Exhibition Displays Trend of Human Decline

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Iranian artist Ali Vaziri has displayed at an exhibition called “hanging roots” his works of art which depict the trend of decline among human beings.
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Pregnant Iranian Nurse Dies of Coronavirus before Seeing Her Baby

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The novel coronavirus has led to the death of a pregnant Iranian nurse before she delivered her baby.
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