Art & Culture
Museums
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Morvarid Palace (Pearl Palace of Karaj)
Pearl Palace or Morvarid Palace, which is also known as Shams Palace, is located in Mehrshahr of Karaj,...
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Isfahan Contemporary Art Museum
Isfahan Contemporary Art Museum is located in the historical texture of the city in Ostandari street, behind Aali...
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Mausoleum of Sheikh Shahab-ed-Din Ahari
Sheikh Shahab-ed-Din Mahmood Ahari was a famous seventh and eighth century mystic scholar and this mausoleum was built...
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House of Latifi, the Museum of Handicrafts of Golestan
Gorgan is famous for its nice weather, lush nature, dense forests, and waterfalls. But the city itself, especially...
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Sassanid Museum of Bishapur
Bishapur Museum was established in 1315 SH by Professor Roman Ghirshman, the Ukranian-born French archaeologist. The Sassanid museum...
Handicrafts
The Fame & Myth
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Abdolhossein Zarrinkoob (Lorestan)
Abdolhossein Zarrinkoob, a scholar of Iranian literature, historian, literary critic, writer, and translator, was born on Esfand 27,...
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Kamaladdin Behzad (East Azerbaijan)
Kamaladdin Behzad, an Iranian painter, was born around 870 A.H. in the city of Herat. Historical texts describe him as follows: \"The rare gem of his time and a marvel of the era, the master Behzad, hailing from the Court of Herat.
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Khāqānī (East Azerbaijan)
Hassān'l-Aʿjam Afzāl al-dīn Badil ibn Ali Khāqānī Haqaiʿqi Shirvani was born in 520 AH in Tabriz. His father...
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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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Ash-e Reshteh (Noodle and Bean Soup)
Aash-e Reshteh (Aash: pottage and Reshteh: noodles) is a richly textured soup. Since it has at least three...
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Ab-Goosht (Lamb Shank Soup)
Ab-Goosht, literally translated meat broth (Ab: water, broth, Goosht: Meat), is a hearty, heavy Persian traditional soup. The...
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Ghalieh Mahi
The local and traditional foods of southern regions have a crucial position in Iranian food culture and many...
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Kashk-e Bademjan
Kashk-e Bademjan or Kashk-e Bademjoon (Persian: کشک بادمجان) is a delicious Iranian dish. This tasty food is not only easy to cook but also has many fans.
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Chickpea Cookie (Nan-e Nokhodchi)
Chickpea cookie is one of the traditional pastries of Zanjan province. This pastry, with its simple ingredients and preparation method, is among the most delicious pastries that are particularly popular among the people of Zanjan during the Nowruz holidays.