Art & Culture
Museums
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Museum of Hafttapeh
Susa is considered as one of the oldest human habitats of the world. It is internationally known by...
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Natural History Museum (Ardabil)
Ardabil Museum of Natural History is located on the eastern shore of Lake Shurabil and displays different ecosystems of Ardabil province and various species of animals
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Ecbatana Museum
The historical museum of Ecbatana is placed on the eastern hillsides of the central Zagros and in the center of Hamedan city. The hill is stretching northwest-southeastward in oval shape with more than 1000 meters length and 500 meters width, encompassing totally an area of fifty hectares.
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Gaz-e Borkhar Ethnography Museum
Gaz-e Borkhar Ethnography Museum is placed in a part of a luxurious house related to Qajar which is now the place of the Adib Boroumand Cultural Foundation and Cultural Center and it was officially established on October 19, 2004, at material and spiritual expense of Majid Foroutan
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Mian Poshteh Museum Palace, Bandar-e Anzali
The Mian Poshteh Museum Palace is located in a vast area known as Mian Poshteh in Gilan Province, near the city of Bandar-e Anzali. This museum palace is situated near two famous bridges called Anzali and Ghazian.
Handicrafts
The Fame & Myth
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Abu Sahl al-Quhi
Abu Sahl Bijan ibn Rostam al-Quhi, an Iranian mathematician astronomer, was born in Tabarestan (now Mazandaran), lived in...
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Hafez (Fars)
Khwāja Shams-ud-Dīn Muḥammad Ḥāfeẓ-e Shīrāzī, son of Bahaʾ-al-Din, is the most famous poet and Sufi in the 8th...
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Kayhan Kalhor (Kermanshah)
Kayhan Kalhor is born on Azar 3, 1342 SH in Eslamabad-e-Gharb, Kermanshah Province. He is an Iranian Kamancheh...
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Nader Ebrahimi (Tehran)
Nader Ebrahimi Qajar Kermani, known as Nader Ebrahimi, is a researcher, writer and translator of children books. He...
Dance & Local Games
Persian Foods
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Tah Chin-e Morgh (Golden Crusted Saffron Rice Cake)
Tahchin is literally translated as “tah” meaning ‘bottom’ and “chin” meaning ‘to layer’. Tahchin is a gorgeous Persian rice...
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Kelane
Kelane (Persian: کلانه) is a local and traditional bread in Kurdistan province. This bread is cooked in different...
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Sardashi
As a historical and civilized capital of Iran, with a rich culture and food tradition, Hamedan province features...
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Gaz
Gaz is a special pastry from Isfahan, Iran, which is recognized as the intellectual property of \\"Gaz of Isfahan\\" by UNESCO.
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Zanjan\'s Shasti cookies
One of the very delicious and beautifully colored traditional sweets of Zanjan is \"Shirini Shasti\". To prepare this tasty pastry, wheat flour, solid oil or natural butter, egg yolk, rice flour, powdered sugar, and cardamom powder are used. This pastry is incredibly simple and delicious.