140km from Ilam, there are ruins of a historical city. In the existing ruins in the Darreh-Shahr, which is a remnant of a city from the Sassanid era, the remains of crossroads, alleys, guarding towers, drainage system, and active sewage and urban planning of that period remain.

The Fire Temple of Zoroastrians was established in 1303 SH by the aid of some of Persian magus...

Qazvin Museum which is also known as City Museum was established in 2005 in the area of Safavid Dowlatkhaneh (state office) in a short distance to Chehel Sotun Palace in Qazvin. The museum is in fact an archaeology museum encompassing over 7000 old and unique relics

Birjand Natural History Museum was established based on a decision made in 2002 and was launched in the Shokatabad Garden in Birjand. The establishment of this museum was the result of a collaboration between the Endowment and Charity Affairs Administration of Birjand City and the Board of Trustees of Shokatabad Mansion and Garden.

Haj Isa Gholipoor, known as Isa Bakhshy, was born in 1321 SH, in Sallakh, a village in the...

Nasir Khsraw Qubadiyani Balkhi (Marvzi), a wise and truth-seeking scholar, is one of the greatest authors, poets and...

Mirza Mohammad Ghaffari, known as Kamal-ol-Molk, the famous Iranian painter, was born in Kashan about 1270 AH. He...

Sattar was born in 1284/1285 AH in the family of Haj Hasan, one of the residences of Qaradagh...

Eating habits in East Azerbaijan show the culture, attitude and the people’s income level in the northwest region...

Chekdirme, also pronounced as Chegidermeh or Chekidermeh, is one of the most delicious and popular dishes among the Turkmen people

The land of Sistan in southern Iran had always had a reputation for its people’s bravery. Placed in a border land, Baluch people had always been skillful in cooking foods which get quickly ready to be useable during war.

Katogh Mahi (Fish Stew) is one of the native foods of Hormoz Island. The main ingredient of this stew is fish.

Tabriz has a lot of different souvenirs among which we can see various kinds of cookies all with a national reputation...