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Located in central Iran, Fin Garden is well-known not only for its beautiful architecture, but also an important historical event.

Special ceremonies are annually held in central Iran where rosewater is extracted and babies are rolled through rose petals to stay immune to disease.

Tis Mosque is located in Chabahar, southeastern Iran. The interior of this building, which is similar to Pakistani and Indian mosques, has been built 1,000 years ago.

Chabahar, an Iranian port city known for its strategic position and access to high seas, has also remarkable natural places and tourist attractions.

The pink wetland of Lipar in Chabahar, southeastern Iran, is a unique natural place for those fond of marine environment.

The well-known food website Food Republic has introduced 10 Iranian dishes and invited its users to try them during their visits to the country.

In a different look at the Persian cuisine, an Iranian-American woman named Pontia Fallahi has introduced ten Iranian desserts that could be a different experience for those who travel to the country.

Attempts to have Persian language eliminated will lead to exclusion of an important part of culture from the history of regional countries; including the Iranian New Year festival.

If the underlying messages of Nowruz are promoted, disputes, cruelty and insatiable greed will die down in society.

A time-honored tradition associated with Nowruz [which means New Day in Farsi] is preparing Haft-Seen.

As a common practice among the people of different cultures or the first days of New Year, Iranians serve their traditional dishes, such as Sabzi Polo, on the initial days of Nowruz.

Asafoetida is an important medicinal herb with numerous health benefits. Asafoetida has an umbel inflorescence.

Laft is a small, beautiful village in Iran's Qeshm Island, which is known as the port of windcatcher.

Vegetable cultivation, sunflower farms and beautiful palm groves are among the tourist attractions of Tourian village in Iran's Qeshm Island.

Based on an old tradition, Iranian people all over the country clean their houses before the beginning of spring, and the Persian New Year holidays known as Nowruz.

The Hara Forests in Qeshm Island are an important ecological resource, as well as a main tourist attraction of southern Iran.

Naz Island is the only place tourists can wade on foot or by car one km into the Persian Gulf waters.

There are 366 wells forming Tala Water wells, equal to the number of days in a leap year; each day people used the water of one well.

Namakdan Salt Cave is a main tourist attraction of Qeshm Island. Its high quality salt, rich in magnesium, that can be used for medical purposes.

Kharbas Caves in Qeshm Island have been a temple of Mithraism in ancient times. They attract the attention of archeologists and visitors alike.

Qeshm is an Iranian island in the Persian Gulf with many natural, cultural and tourist attractions. The island is considered a tourist hub which has the capacity to absorb more domestic and foreign travellers.

Chickpea cookie is one of the most popular sweets baked for the Persian New Year holidays. It is served during Persian New Year visits among families and friends.

The Iranian city of Kashan is one of the major tourist attractions of the country, drawing large numbers of visitors each year.

The Ziggurat of Chogha Zanbil, located in Khuzestan province in south-western Iran, is a temple of the 13th century BCE that the Elamites had built for their gods.

People in different parts of Iran mark the eve of the last Wednesday of the Persian year by holding various festivities such as "Chaharshanbe Suri,"- the Fireworks Wednesday.