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The Historical City of Belqeys Castle
Belqeys Castle is one of the largest adobe and mud-brick structures in Iran, located about three kilometers southwest of the present-day city of Esfarayen in northern Khorasan. It covers an area of over 180 hectares and is estimated to have been built in the first centuries of Islam, during the Seljuk rule in Iran
Fathabad Garden
Fathabad Garden, also known as Biglarbeigi Garden, is one of the vast and beautiful gardens in desert lands of Iran that is located in Ekhtiarabad district of Kerman. Fathabad Garden is a reminiscence from Qajar dynasty and is said to be a model for Shahzadeh Garden of Mahan.
Arg-e-Bam
Arg-e-Bam, the largest mud brick complex of the world, is a huge fort, at the heart of which the main Arg (castle) is located as the highest sector; however, the name \\"Arg-e Bam\\" refers to the whole construction.
Zahak Castle
Zahak Castle, which in the local dialect is called Nouri Ghala, is located in 20 km to the southeast of Hashtrud County within the central part of Ali Abad village and five kilometers to the south of Arablu village in East Azerbaijan
Global registration of Hegmataneh
Ecbatana Hill, with twenty meters of height and fifty hectares of width, is located in the eastern hillsides of Zagros in the middle of Hamedan. According to Herodotus, one of the highlighted historians across the world, the city had seven walls in seven colors. Greece and Roman historians after Herodotus wrote that Diako had built seven intertwined forts in Ecbatana among them the Royal Fort was the seventh.

Handicrafts

Artistic productions including handmade crafts are very potent cultural representatives, particularly for countries with ancient civilizations. Iran owns an enormous wealth of traditional masterpieces remained from old, middle, and modern arenas. The geographical location of Iran, bridging west to the east, along with the country’s long history of trade with other countries such as China and India, has contributed to the huge diversity of arts and crafts displayed in the country’s museums.

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Abadeh Wood Carving (the Monabba Capital of the World)

Abadeh is one of the cities of Fars province which had always been reputed for its skillful and experienced wood carvers and wood carving masterpieces
Kapu of Khuzestan

Kapu Bafi or making Kapu is one of the handicrafts of Khuzestan, one of southern provinces of Iran....
Fly on Persian Carpets and Rugs

Carpet or rug, defined as a precious textile fluffy ground cloth woven from cotton, wool and silk in...
Kalash or Giveh (espadrille) of Kurdistan

Giveh is the traditional espadrille of Iran that local people of Kordestan call “Kalash”. Kalash has become a...
Kalpurgan Pottery

According to the specialists, pottery of Sistan and Baluchestan traces back to many thousand years ago. Three villages...
Embroidery of Sistan and Baluchestan

Baluchestan embroideries are the most exquisite samples of handicrafts in Iran. These needleworks are locally called “Suchan Duzi”....
Gereh Chini or Trelliswork of Tehran

One of the traditional decorative and applicable handicrafts of Iran is “Gereh Chini”, literally meaning arranging the knots,...
Pottery, Earthen Arts and Craft

Pottery is the craft or art of making dishes from clay by hand or wheels and the dishes...
Pateh Douzi of Kerman

Pateh Douzi, also known as “Selseleh Douzi” or “Fateh Douzi” is an important handicraft of Kerman province. Fortunately,...
Batik Printing of Eastern Azerbaijan

Batik can be considered a kind of applying patterns on fabrics especially silk. In this method parts of...