Art & Culture
Museums
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Shahr-e Kord Archaeology Museum
Known also as Parhizgar Bath, Shahr-e Kord Archaeology Museum was built in 1325 S.H., inside a basement belonged...
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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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History of Babol Museum
Known also as Babol Treasure, the History of Babol Museum was established in 1375 SH in the place...
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The Stone Museum in Taq-e Bostan (Kermanshah)
The Stone Museum is placed next to the historical area of Taq-e Bostan. It includes over forty stone objects most of which related to Sassanid empire and also to Qajar. There are Sassanid capitals in the museum belonged to a palace which had never been constructed.
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Qazvin Museum or City Museum (Qazvin)
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
Handicrafts
The Fame & Myth
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Suhrawardi (Zanjan)
Shahab ad-Din Suhrawardi, titled as the Illumination Sheikh, and Sheikh-e Shahid is the most important philosopher of the...
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Majid Samii (Gilan)
Majid Samii, a physician and neurosurgeon, was born on Khordad 29, 1316 SH (19 June 1937) in Tehran. ...
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Mahmud Farshchian of Isfahan
Mahmud Farshchian was born in 1308 AH in the city of Isfahan. His father, Haj Gholamreza Farshchian, was...
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Nizami Ganjavi (East Azerbaijan)
Nizami was the famous poet in the late sixth century and early seventh century AH. He was in...
Dance & Local Games
Persian Foods
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Sabzi Polo Semnani
Nourishing and spicy local foods of Semnan province are affected by climate conditions, the culture and the lifestyle...
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Ziboon
Sea and what lives inside it have a remarkable presence in all cultural aspects of society in coastal and port lands. The spectacular Qeshm Island is not an exception.
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Ghonbid Abgoosht - an Iranian stew
One of the local cuisines in Qom province is Qonbid or Qonbit Abgoosht coming from Qomnabit which means Nabat (rock candy) produced in the city of Qom.
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Caviar
Caspian Sea caviar is the most aristocratic and expensive food in the world. Caviar is the roe of certain species of fish, which are called sturgeon. It is very time-consuming and difficult process to catch and harvest caviar.
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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.