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Unveiling the Secrets of the 1500-Year-Old Wall of Gorgan: Second Largest Wall in the World

Discover the fascinating history of the Wall of Gorgan, the second-largest wall in the world after China, including its construction, ...

A Journey into Iran’s Intriguing and Thought-Provoking Destinations

The concept of "Dark Tourism" may seem unconventional at first glance, but it has gained increasing popularity among adventurous travelers ...

The Eternal Flame: Exploring the Zoroastrian Fire Temple in Yazd, the Most Important Zoroastrian Fire Temple in the World

If you're looking for a unique cultural experience in Iran, a visit to the Zoroastrian Fire Temple in Yazd is ...

Iran’s Tourism Industry: Resilience and Recovery in the Face of COVID-19

Hope on the Horizon: Iran's Tourism Industry Bounces Back After COVID-19 As the world continues to grapple with the ongoing ...

Cypress Abarkooh: A Living Symbol of Ancient Iran

Are you planning a trip to Yazd, Iran? If so, make sure to add a visit to the Cypress Abarkooh ...

Exploring Lake Sabalan: A Sacred Destination and Place of Zoroastrian Mission at the Peak of Mount Sabalan

Nestled atop Mount Sabalan, the third highest peak in Iran, lies a mystical and sacred destination known as Lake Sabalan. ...

Historical Churches in Iran + History

The majority of churches in Iran that possess historical and artistic value were built around the eight century A.H. or ...

Jiroft; Cradle Of Human Civilization In Iran

For centuries, Mesopotamia was thought to be the world’s oldest civilization. This was generally accepted by most people until a ...

PERSIAN GULF: ONE OF THE LARGEST GULF IN THE WORLD

Persian Gulf or Pars Sea, which runs along the Oman Sea and between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula. Its area ...

TAQ-E BOSTAN

Taq-e Bostan ( in Kermanshahi Kurdish  “ Taq Ve Saan” with the meaning of the Arched made by stone)  is ...

MASULEH VILLAGE

Masouleh is the historical and tourism village and it is one of the lush with good climate and fog, in ...

SARI ALANDAN LAKE

Alandan lake with the 17-hectare area that is at the time of raining come to have the 30-hectare area, is ...

CASPIAN SEA

Khazar Sea, saltwater lake in southeastern Europe and southwestern Asia, the largest inland body of water in the world. The ...

VAKIL MOSQUE; SPIRAL PILLARS

After the arrival of Islam in Iran, there were many mosques throughout Iran and in different historical periods. One of ...

SA’DABAD PALACE MUSEUMS, GLORY OF THE PAST

History & Location of Sa'dabad Palace Sa'dabad Palace is a cultural and historical complex built by the Qajar and Pahlavi ...

NIAVARAN PALACE COMPLEX

Niavaran Palace Complex is located in the northern part of Tehran, a building that once belonged to the royal family of Qajar, ...

SAEI PARK

Saea Prak is one of the public Parks of Tehran that has about 12 hectares area and that is located ...

TEHRAN LALEH PARK

This park that until before regulation called Farah Park is one of the biggest parks of whole Tehran. This park ...

TALEQANI PARK

Taleqani park or Abbas Abad forest park with the Ex Names History of Jahane Kudak park and Davudieh hills is ...

POL-E TABIAT (NATURE BRIDGE)

Pol-e Tabiat ( Nature Bridge) is one three-storey bridge sidewalk and non-automotive that is located in Abbas Abad. It is ...

TEHRAN NATIONAL JEWELRY MUSEUM

Immerse yourself in the world of luxury and splendor at Tehran National Jewelry Museum, which holds one of the finest ...

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF IRAN; GATE TO THE PREHISTORY

The National Museum of Iran based in Tehran, aging more than 70 years, is the combination of two museums, the old Muze-ye ...

Amir Chakhmaq Complex

Amir Chakhmaq Complex is including the bazaar, the mosque, the cistern and a tomb, which is usually referred as the ...

Vank Cathedral

Vank Cathedral is one of the largest and most beautiful churches of Iran, the cathedral was completed in 1664. It ...

YAZD ATTRACTION

The Zoroastrian Fire Temple in Yazd is the most important Zoroastrian fire temple in the world. It’s been  built about ...

ZANJAN ATTRACTIONS

Zanjan Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Located in Iranian Azerbaijan with mostly Azerbaijani residences, it is ...

YAZD ATTRACTIONS

Yazd Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran and located in the heart of the country. Its administrative ...

WEST AZARBAIJAN ATTRACTIONS

West Azerbaijan Province is one of V the 31 provinces of Iran. It is in the northwest of the country, ...

TEHRAN ATTRACTIONS

Tehran Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It covers an area of 18,909 square kilometers (7,301 sq. ...

TABRIZ ATTRACTIONS

Tabriz, the City of Compassion, is one of the most historically important cities of Iran, which played a major role ...

SISTAN AND BALOUCHESTAN ATTRACTIONS

Sistan and Balouchestan Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is located in the southeast, bordering Pakistan ...

SHIRAZ ATTRACTIONS

Shiraz is located in the southwest of Iran on the Khoshk River” (The Dry River) seasonal river. It has a ...

RAZAVI KHORASAN ATTRACTIONS

Razavi Khorasan is a province located in northeastern Iran. Mashhad is the center and capital of the province. Razavi Khorasan ...

MAZANDARAN ATTRACTIONS

[caption id="attachment_28565" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Damavand from Abbasabad[/caption] Mazandaran is an Iranian province located along the southern coast of the Caspian ...

MARKAZI ATTRACTIONS

Markazi Province is one of the 31 Provinces of Iran. The word Markazi means central in Persian. In 2014 it ...

LORESTAN ATTRACTIONS

Lorestān Province is a province on the west of Iran in the Zagros Mountains with area of 28,392 km2. The ...

KURDISTAN ATTRACTIONS

Kurdistān province has an area of 29137 square kilometers in western Iran. The province is located on the slopes and ...

KOHGILOUYEH AND BOYER-AHMAD ATTRACTIONS

Kohgilouyeh and Boyer-Ahmad is in the south west of Iran, and its capital is Yasouj, it is among the southern ...

KHOUZESTAN ATTRACTIONS

Khouzestan province is located in the southwest of Iran at the coast of Persian Gulf with the centrality of Ahvaz ...

KERMANSHAH ATTRACTIONS

Kermanshah Province (Persian: Ostanı Kermanshah) is one of the 31 provinces of Iran and is regarded as part of Iranian ...

KERMAN ATTRACTIONS

Kermān Province (Persian: Ostän-e Kermān) is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Kermān is in the southeast of Iran ...

ISFAHAN ATTRACTIONS

Isfahān is the capital of Isfahān Province in Iran, located about 340 km (2111 Imiles) south of Tehrän. It flourished ...

HORMOZGAN ATTRACTIONS

Hormozgān Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is in the south of the country, facing Oman ...

HAMEDAN ATTRACTIONS

Hamadān Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its center is Hamadān city. The province of Hamadān covers ...

GOLESTAN ATTRACTIONS

The province of Golestan is in the southeast of the Caspian Sea with an area of 20,380.7 square km. The ...

GILAN ATTRACTIONS

The province is located to the northern of Iran and southwest of the Caspian Sea. Its neighbors are: Caspian Sea ...

QAZVIN ATTRACTIONS

The Qazvin province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is located in the northwest of Iran, with ...

FARS ATTRACTIONS

Fārs Province also known as Pars or Persia in historical context, is one of the thirty-one provinces of Iran and ...

EAST AZARBAIJAN ATTRACTIONS

East Azarbaijan Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is located in Iranian Āzerbāijān , bordering with ...

CHAHAR-MAHAL BAKHTIARI ATTRACTIONS

Chāhār-Mahāl & Bakhtiāri Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It lies in the southwestern part of the ...

ARDABIL ATTRACTIONS

Ardabil Province is one of the 31-provinces of Iran. It is in the northwest of the country, bordering the Republic ...

Zeitun Parvarde (Marinated Olive)

Ingredients: Seedless olive: 500 gram. Pomegranate paste: 2 modulus. Minced walnut: 300 gram. Lemon juice: 2 tablespoons. Dried mint: 1 ...

Pasargadae

Pasargadae is region in 120 km Shiraz, which Iranians and the people of around the world know by Cyrus the ...

Dowlat Abad Garden

Dowlat Abad Garden was built at the end of the Afsharieh period as an accommodation for Yazd ruler, Mohammad Taghi ...

Chehel Sotoun

Chehel Sotoun is one of the ruins of the Safavid dynasty in the city of Isfahan, which is also known ...

The Historic City of Yazd

The Historic City of Yazd is a traditional earthen city where life has been adapted to its desert location, most ...

Persian Poet Hafez-e Shirazi + Biography

Persian lyric Poet Hafez-e Shirazi (1315-1390) grew up in Shiraz. Very little is known about his life. Many semi-miraculous mythical tales ...

Persian plasterwork and Decoration With Mirrors

GACH-BORI, plasterwork or stucco, has been used as a building material in Persia for more than 2,500 years. Originally it ...

Gereh-chini & Orosi-sazi

Two kinds of stained glass work became common in Iran: Gereh-chini (decorative wood lattice) and Orosi-sazi (sash-style). This is one ...

Ghalamkar; the Art Creation of a Role on a Linen Cloth

Ghalamkar (Calico) is one of the oldest crafts of ancient Persian which was in the peak of fame for centuries. This ...

Persian Tiles; Extraordinary Decorative Tile Mosaics

The creation of Persian tiles began about 1200 A.D. and Persian tiles decorating reached it's zenith in the 18th and ...

Ghalamzani; The Persian Art of Engraving on Metal

Silver is a precious metal discovered in about 600 BC. Apart from the historical precedence of Ghalamzani, most people do ...

Persian Khatam; An Ancient Persian Technique of Inlaying

Inlaid work Persian Khatam is one of the Persian arts of marquetry wherein the surface of wooden or metallic articles ...

Persian Pottery; A Masterpiece of Persian Handicrafts

Persian Pottery: A Masterpiece of Pottery Art "The taste and talent of this people can be seen through the designs ...

Nowruz: Persian New Year + Customs

Nowruz is the traditional Persian festival of spring which starts at the exact moment of the vernal equinox, commencing the ...

Chaharshanbe Suri: A Fire-jumping Festival

Iranians celebrate Chaharshanbe Suri. It is a fire jumping festival celebrated by Iranians around the world. On the eve of ...

Persian Miniature; The Art of Richly Detailed Painting

A Persian miniature is a richly detailed miniature painting which depicts religious or mythological themes from the region of the ...

The Art of Inlaid Turquoise (Firoozeh-Koobi)

Inlaid turquoise is a kind of handicraft made by implanting small pieces of turquoise stone in mosaic fashion on the ...

Discovering Persia: Top 10 Must Visit Places

Discovering Persia, The Land of Four Seasons 1. Masuleh village Mysterious foggy village lost high in the northern forests. With ...

Sepandar Mazgan, Persian Lovers Day + Love Stories

Sepandar Mazgan is an ancient Iranian/Persian festival with Zoroastrian roots, the day for celebrating love, friendship and earth in the ancient Iranian ...

Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System

Shushtar is a city in Khuzestan province, southwest of Iran. It’s situated at the foot of Zagros Mountains, about 90 ...

Persian Qanat

The Persian Qanat: Travel to the Mysterious Corridors  Throughout the arid regions of Iran, agricultural and permanent settlements are supported ...

Takht-e Soleyman: A City Full of Treasure + Legend

Takht-e Soleyman Located 45 km northeast of Takab, it is an ancient site that has been building holy structures around ...

The Burnt City (Shahr-e Sukhteh)

Shahr-e Sukhteh: One of the most advanced cities in the world Shahr-e Sukhteh, meaning ‘Burnt City’, is located at the ...

Maryam Mirzakhani; Iranian Mathematician

Maryam Mirzakhani: The First Woman And The First Iranian To Win Mathematics' Fields Medal Maryam Mirzakhani, a Stanford University professor ...

The Epic of Kings Shahnameh Ferdowsi

Shahnameh Ferdowsi: The world's longest epic poem written by a single poet The Shahnameh, Book of Kings, is an epic composed ...

Eram Garden; The entrance gate to paradise

Eram Garden (Baq-e Eram), the Garden of Paradise, is one of the most famous and beautiful Persian gardens in all ...

Tchogha Zanbil + History & Protection

The Greatest Ziggurat In The World: Tchogha Zanbil Tchogha Zanbil is an ancient Elamite Complex in the Khuzestan province of  Iran. It ...

Persian Saffron (Red Gold) + Benefits, Effects & Uses

The Secret History of the World's Priciest Spice: Persian Saffron Persian Saffron has a long and colorful history. You may ...

The Legend of Leyli and Majnun

Leyli and Majnun: The Persian Immortal Love Story "Leyli and Majnun" is an immortal love story sometimes compared to "Romeo ...

Arash the Archer; the Persian Legend

Arash the Archer is a heroic archer of the Persian mythology. As a warrior of King Manuchehr (the legendary king ...

Zoroaster the Prophet of Ancient Iran

“Turn yourself not away from three best things: Good Thought, Good Word, and Good Deed.”  Zoroaster Zoroaster (active 1st millennium B.C.) ...

Susa Ancient City

Located in the south-west of Iran, in the lower Zagros Mountains, the property encompasses a group of archaeological mounds rising ...

Christmas in Iran; a Walk-Through Tehran

As Christians around the world celebrate Christmas, the holiday season is also observed in Iran. Christianity has a long history ...

Yalda Night (Shab-e Chelleh)

Yalda Night: The Longest And Darkest Night Of The Year These days, Christian countries around the world are getting ready ...

Persian Calligraphy; The glorious of Persian Art

Persian Calligraphy; One of the most revered arts throughout history of Iran The art of calligraphy is one of the ...

The Persian Calendar (Solar Hijri Calendar)

Officially used in Iran and Afghanistan, the Solar Hijri calendar is one of the world's most accurate calendar systems. It ...

Sheikh Safi Khānegāh and Shrine Ensemble

Sheikh Safi Khānegāh and Shrine Built between the beginning of the 16th century and the end of the 18th century, ...

Soltaniyeh; The world’s largest brick dome

The mausoleum of Oljaytu was constructed in 1302–12 in the city of Soltaniyeh, the capital of the Ilkhanid dynasty, which ...

Solo Female Travel to Iran

We have a lot of emails from women travelers who like travel alone, Always they start with these questions: Is ...

Naqsh-e Jahan Square

Naqsh-e Jahan Square Built by Shah Abbas I the Great at the beginning of the 17th century, and bordered on ...

Gonbad-e Qābus: The world’s highest brick tower

Gonbad-e Qābus, The 53 meter high tomb built in ad 1006 for Qābus Ibn Voshmgir, Ziyarid ruler and literati, near ...

Jameh Mosque of Isfahan

Jameh Mosque of Isfahan (‘Friday mosque’) located in the historic centre of Isfahan, can be seen as a stunning illustration ...

Persian Rug; A Symbol of Iranian Originality

As mentioned in introduction of the encyclopedia of Persian Rugs: Iran is known in the world for two distinguished things: ...

Golestan Palace

The lavish Golestan Palace is a masterpiece of the Qajar era, embodying the successful integration of earlier Persian crafts and ...

Persepolis: Wonder of the Ancient World

Persepolis, the ruined monuments of the acropolis of the city of Pārsa, the dynastic center of the Achaemenid Persian kings, ...

Bisotun Inscription

Bisotun Inscription is located along the ancient trade route linking the Iranian high plateau with Mesopotamia and features remains from ...

The Simplicity of Iranian Architecture’s Complex Geometry

Iranian architecture is associated with its geography like many cultural elements. The geography consists largely of a central desert plateau, ...

Iranian People

The Iranian peoples are a collection of ethnic groups defined by their usage of Iranian languages and discernable descent from ...

Armenian Monastic Ensembles of Iran

The Armenian Monastic Ensembles of Iran, in the north-west of the country, consists of three monastic ensembles of the Armenian ...

Cultural Landscape of Meymand

Maymand is a self-contained, semi-arid area at the end of a valley at the southern extremity of Iran’s central mountains. ...

Avicenna (Ibn Sina)

Avicenna was a Persian polymath who is regarded as one of the most significant thinkers and writers of the Islamic ...

Omar Khayyam

The Persian astronomer, mathematician, and poet Omar Khayyam (1048-ca. 1132) made important contributions to mathematics, but his chief claim to ...

Zahhak; the Legend of the Serpent King

In the Shahnameh a poetic opus written by the Persian poet Ferdowsi around 1000 AD, Zahhak is an evil king ...

What are Local Clothes of Lorestan?

Coverage of Lorestan women is the symbol of identity and culture of this region base on the social and economic ...

Sewing Cahrouq Souvenir of Zanjan

Cahrouq is a traditional footwear that is prepared in several shapes such as follow: Lace Fasten by curtain All leather ...

Abgoosht: Taste of Iranian Tradition

Abgoosht is one of the most traditional Iranian foods. It is also called Dizi, which refers to the traditional stone crock pots it is ...

Tabriz Grand Bazaar

Tabriz Grand Bazaar is one of the most important and largest roofed markets of whole Iran and world that is ...

Papaya in Sistan and Baluchistan

Tree melon is famous to the local name of Papaya in Sistan and Baluchistan region. The total surface area of ...

Halvaa Saih Ardebil (Ardebil Black Halva)

Ardebil black halva is one of the Iranian sweets that is prepared in Ardebil province. Ardebil Halva is preparing from ...

What are North Khorasan souvenirs?

North Khorasan souvenirs as same as souvenirs of the other parts of our country contain both eatable materials and handicrafts. ...

Qorabieh Tabriz (Tabriz traditional Sweet)

Qorabieh is a kind of Tabriz traditional sweet that it can find in both Tabriz city and also East-Azerbaijan. This ...

Ardabil traditional bread

یکی از معروف ترین سوغاتی های اردبیل نان سنتی است که در اینجا طرز تهیه این نان محلی را مشاهده ...

Ardebili Almond Stew (Peacham Qeimeh)

Ingredients: Meat: 300 gram Almond slice: 150 gram Egg: 5 numbers Salt: necessary amount Saffron: necessary amount Oil: necessary amount ...

Dough Tarkhineh Soup

Ingredients: Dough Tarkhineh: Four modules Onion: One number (big size) Oil: A little only for fry (onion, mint, garlic, mint) ...

Yazd’s Qotab (Qotab Yazdi)

Ingredients Baking Powder: half of teaspoon Cardamom Powder: 1 teaspoon Sugar Powder: 1 teaspoon Egg yolk: 2 numbers Yogurt: 250 ...

Banafsheh (Violet)

Violet is the name of kind of plant from the Violaceae family that is mostly found in the temperate regions ...

Kharbaq Siah (Black Hellebore)

Black Hellebore or Christmas Rose is from Ranunculaceae family. It is also mentioned in the books of traditional medicine as ...

Sepasi (Canids Flower)

Sepasi Canids Flower (Gentianales) is one of the phylum's of the plants. It is in the group of dicotyledons with ...

Khatmi (Marshmallow)

Marshmallow with the scientific name of Alcea is kind of plant from Malvaceae family that is annual, grows by itself ...

Ash-e Amaj (Amaj Soup)

How to prepare Amaj Soup? This food is for the Hamedan traditional food in Iran country. Ingredients Aamaj: One modulus ...

Halva Zardeh the popular dessert of Hamedan

How to prepare Halva Zardeh? Ingredients Yolk: 10 numbers Powder of Sugar: ¼ of glass Rosewater: ½ of glass Oil ...

What are Khorramshahr souvenirs?

Kalicheh is one of the souvenirs of Khorramshahr that its reputation received to the countries on the other Side of ...

What are Orumieh Souvenirs?

Orumieh souvenirs are had many kinds of variety. Orumieh is one of the beautiful cities with the good weather which ...

What are Qom Souvenirs?

In Qom province and more so in its rural areas handicrafts play an important part. Even though today it is ...

What are souvenirs of Shahrekord?

Shahrekord is the center of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province that has many natural attractions for the tourism and the tourism ...

What are Rasht Souvenirs?

Rasht city is located in the province that from one way it is near the sea and from the other ...

What are Ilam souvenirs?

Ilam has many edible souvenirs near beautiful handicrafts. Base on the good weather it has perfect honey and animal oil ...

Handicrafts and souvenirs of Gachsdaran

Some of the handicrafts and souvenirs of Gachsdaran are as follow: Bag Belt Reticular Diaphoretic planks Pearl knitting Jajim knitting ...

What are Fooman Souvenirs?

local muffins local muffins are Fooman Souvenirs and one of the thousand delicious sweets of Iran. The main ingredients of ...

What are Baneh Souvenirs?

Baneh is one of the cities in Kordestan province. Some of  Baneh Souvenirs contain Wood Joinery, Hand weaving, Woodturning,  Build ...

Niloufar (Morning glory)

Morning glory is known in the world with the scientific name of Ipomoea tricolor. This plant is in the groups ...

Kakouty (Ziziphora)

Ziziphora is the name of one genus of plants from Lamiaceae family, it calls to narrow leave Thyme and it ...

Khar Maryam (Silybum marianum)

Silybum marianum with the scientific name of Silybum marianum or it is also known by the name of “Mari Tiqal” ...

Parsiavashan (Veneris Plant)

Veneris plant with the scientific name of Adiantum capillus-Veneris is the name of one group of Parsiavashan plants that they ...

Tokhmeh Sharbaty (Basil seed or Chia)

The Basil seed syrup is one of the traditional syrups of Iran that is mostly consumed in the hot season ...

Abu Musa Souvenirs

Every year when the tide is happening large quantities of all kinds of mussels, snails, and remains of the Persian ...

What are Behbahan Souvenirs?

Behbahan is the city in the Khuzestan province. This city has many attractions for travelers. Khuzestan and the cities that ...

Khajeh Nasir Uddin Tusi

Abu Ja'far Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Hasan Tusi born in year 570 in Tus, died 653 in Baghdad, Khajeh Nasir ...

Gabbeh Fars

Gabbeh or the rug is the kind of carpet with another gender that is usually weaving in the small shape ...

Professor Mahmoud Hesabi

Dr. Mahmoud Hesabi born on February-1903 and died in August-1992. His real name is Mahmoud khan Mirza Hesabi but he ...

Esparzeh

Esparzeh with the scientific name of Plantago psyllium or Plantago ovata forsk is one of the plant and in Iran ...

Dormeneh(Sagebrush)

Sagebrush with the scientific name of Artemisia is kind of plant contains 200-400 species and it is from the (Asteraceae) ...

Daqdeaqak (Colutea)

Colutea is from the Fabaceae or Papilionaceae generous and also it is in the row of Fabales. Colutea generous contains ...

Chay-e Torsh (Hibiscus tea)

Hibiscus tea, Red tea or Rozell tea provided from the sepals of Hibiscus tea plant and it is used in ...

Bou madaran (Yarrow)

Bou madaran, Yarrow or Milfoil Yarrow ( in traditional medicine texts Heznbel ) is the plant from the Star flowers ...

Azmak (Hoary cress)

The people must know such these herbs with unbelievable amazing properties. One of the enjoyable things that people have, when ...

Khake shir (Territory)

Territory with the scientific name of Descurainia Sophia is the annual or biennial plant of the Anastatica family. This plant ...

Zenian (Carum copticum)

Carum copticum with the scientific name of  “Trachyspermum” is from the one genus of  Apiaceae family. This plant contains annual ...

Bouqnaq

Bouqnaq Properties Bouqnaq distillate eliminates the face acne due to activating the liver and blood purification. It is very effective ...

Ameleh (Ameleh)

Idiomatic name: Ameleh Traditional name: Amlaj General name: Emblic Scientific name: Phyllanthus emblica L. Family: Phyllanthaceae Use parts of plant: ...

What are Ferdows city souvenirs?

Ferdows souvenirs are as same as the souvenirs of other parts of our beautiful country and they contain food, agricultural ...

What are Bam souvenirs?

Khorma-ye Mazafati Bam (Mazafati date of Bam) Iranian dates have different kinds, that consume each one is different from the ...

Lut Desert

Lut plains or Lut desert is the wilderness plain in the southeast of Iran. This plain with more than 40000 ...

Shazdeh Mahan Garden

Shazdeh Mahan Garden is one of the historical gardens of Iran. This garden has 2 Kilometers distance from Mahan city, ...

Panirak (Mallow)

Mallow is one of the crawlers plants and it is constant with the height of 10 to 15 cm. , ...

Mikhak (Cloves flower)

Cloves flower has the scientific name of Dianthus. This flower at first called with this name by the Greek botanist ...

Kharkhasak (Tribulus Terrestris)

Kharkhasak is the Shrub. Its fruit has four parts and it is soft but it has sharp thorns. Kharkhasak is ...

Khar shotor(Camel’s thorn)

Camel's thorn with the scientific name of Alhagi is a stable plant from Papilionaceae or Fabaceae families. They are of  ...

Hel (Cardamom)

Cardamom is the small fruit in the size of Knuckle with the dark skin and aroma seeds. This fruit is ...

Zoqal Akhte (Dogberry)

Dogberry with the scientific name of Cornus mas is a tall shrub or small deciduous tree that is from the ...

Zereshk (Barberry)

Barberry is the shrub without thorn that has about  1 to 5 meters length. The wood of this plant is ...

Shirin Polou

The Ingredients of Shirin Polou Rice: half a kilogram Chicken: 800 gram Butter: 2 tablespoons Almond: 50 gram Pistachio: 50 ...

Labou pokhteh (Boiled Beets)

Beet has two kinds: Cooked Raw Nutrients and effective compounds of beets Folate Calcium Manganese potassium Iron Bethanien Malvnyk acid ...

Gojeh Sabz (Prunus)

Prunus is the small juicy fruit, with the thin green or red skin with the hardcore. Plum is the smaller ...

Boz Qormeh ( Boz Fricassee)

Boz Qormeh is one of the Kermani local stews. Ingredients Pulverized Curd: 3 modules Hand meat and young goat fat ...

Khiar Shoor (Cucumber pickle)

Ingredients: Fresh cucumbers: 1 kilogram Onion: 2 numbers Salt: necessary amount Apple cider vinegar or white vinegar: 2 cups Turmeric: ...

Zeitun Parvarde (Marinated Olive)

Ingredients: Seedless olive: 500 gram. Pomegranate paste: 2 modulus. Minced walnut: 300 gram. Lemon juice: 2 tablespoons. Dried mint: 1 ...

Limoo Amani (Dried limes pickles)

Ingredients: Sour lemon: 1kilogram. Vinegar: 1 cup. Salt: necessary amount. How to prepare Dried Lime pickles? Wash Sour limes. Pour ...

Chaqaleh Badoom (Unripe almonds)

Unripe almond is the fruit of the almond tree. At the beginning of growth, it is somewhat firm and with ...

Arg-e Bam (Bam Citadel)

Bam Citadel is located near the city of Bam in Kerman province in southeastern of Iran and it was the ...

What are Bojnoord Souvenirs?

Bojnoord souvenirs are not known for everyone. Bojnoord is provincial capital of  North Khorasan, it is a town with a ...

What are Bushehr Souvenirs?

Bushehr is one of the beautiful ports of South Iran that has many tourist attractions. This beautiful port has quiet ...

What are Khorramabad souvenirs?

We can divide the Khorramabad souvenirs into two parts: Food souvenirs Handicrafts souvenirs You can prepare them for yourself base ...

What are Jiroft Souvenirs?

Jiroft has many new and attractive souvenirs, especially for each month. In this city instead of Pineapple, Pistachio, Mango and ...

Sabzi Polou (Vegetable Polou)

In the North of Persia, the Nowrooze polou is served with the fish and vegetables placed on the haft seen ...

Kookoo Sibzamini (Potato Koko)

Potato Koko is delicious food that you can prepare it easy and soon. This kind of Koko has two models ...

Kookoo Sabzi (Vegetable Koko)

Vegetable with the enchanting taste and colour makes everyone attracted to itself.  Many persons love to eat this delicious food ...

Kabab Barg (Barg Kebab)

Ingredients: Sirloin or veal tenderloin:  half a Kilogram Olive oil: 1/3 of cup Onion: 2 Numbers Salt and Pepper: necessary ...

Halim Bademjun (Eggplant Halim)

Ingredients: Boneless meat: half a kilogram. Slender eggplant: one kilogram. Lentil: 150 gram. Fried onion: 50 gram. Thick pulverized curd: ...

Torshi Shalqam (Turnip pickle)

Ingredients: Turnip: 1 kilogram. Small Beet: 1 number. Sliced garlic: 3 number of berries. White vinegar: 1 cup. Water: 3 ...

Torshi Leyte (Squashed pickle)

Ingredients of Leyte pickle? Eggplant: 1 kilogram. Big red bell pepper: 1 number. Big green bell pepper: 1 number. Green pepper: ...

Torshi Labou (Beets pickle)

Ingredients: Beets: 1 kilogram. White vinegar: necessary amount. Salt: necessary amount. Water: 2 glasses. How to prepare Beets pickle? Wash ...

Torshi Razianeh (Fennel pickle)

Ingredients of Fennel pickle? Fresh Fennel: 1 Kilogram. Vinegar Salt: 1 tablespoon. Fennel plant is useful from the tropical regions. This ...

Torshi Shour (Salted mixed pickle)

Ingredients: Cauliflower Celery Cucumber Carrot Green pepper Garlic Aromatic vegetables Salt White vinegar Water How to prepare Salted mixed pickle? ...

Sir Torshi (Garlic pickle)

How to prepare pickled garlic? Soaked garlic’s for some hours in the water until you can peel them easily. After ...

Torshi Hafteh Bijar (Hafteh Bijar pickle)

Ingredients of Hafteh Bijar pickle Eggplants: 2 Kilograms. Slender spicy pepper: 2-3 numbers. Pickling spice:1 tablespoon. Bell peppers (Green, Red, Yellow, ...

Torshi Havij (Carrot pickle)

Ingredients: Carrot: 1 kilogram. Big white onion: half a number. Water: 2 cups. Apple vinegar: 2 cups. Sugar: 2 cups. ...

Torshi Bivar (Hamedani pepper pickle)

Ingredients: Bivar pepper: 500 grams. Vinegar: 750 milliliters. Salt: 2 tablespoons. Bivar or Hamedani pepper is a kind of pepper ...

Torshi Bandari (Mixed vegetables pickle)

Ingredients: Indian stamp: 1package. Shallot: 50 grams. Carrot: 3 numbers. Cucumber: 3 numbers. Eggplant: 3 numbers. Pomegranate paste: 1 modulus. ...

Torshi Bamieh (Okra pickle)

Ingredients: Fresh Okra: 1 kilogram. Fresh red pepper or dried type: 3 numbers. Dried dill: 3 teaspoons. Water: 2 cups. ...

Eating Torshi (Pickle)

Be familiar with properties of pickle Pickle is one of the very popular detonators that many of Iranian families consume ...

What are Sanandaj souvenirs?

Sanandaj is the capital of Kurdistan province in the west of  Iran. This place has beautiful mountains and good weather. ...

What are Esfaraien souvenirs?

Charuq is one of the handicrafts of  Esfaraien souvenirs. Charuq is the Turkish word with the meaning of Shoe with ...

What are Semnan souvenirs?

Semnan souvenirs due to the variability of the climate of this city have great vary in whole. You can find ...

What are Shiraz souvenirs?

The most valuable Shiraz souvenirs is crafted. These crafts are contained: Inlay, Gelim, Carpets and rugs, Gabbeh, Woodcarving and … ...

Sirjan souvenirs and handicrafts

Sirjan is located in Kerman province. This city has its own souvenirs as handicrafts that some of them are as ...

What are Yasouj souvenirs?

Yasouj is the provincial capital of the Kohgiloyeh and Boyerahmad with its natural beauty and eye-catching annually receives many travelers ...

Khoresh Mast(Yogurt Stew)

Ingredients: Half  a clean chicken with the empty stomach: 375 grams. Strained yogurt: 250 grams. Pulverized saffron: half a teaspoon. ...

Torsheh Tarreh (Sour Torreh)

Ingredients: Vegetables (Parsley, coriander, spinach, torreh, beets): necessary amount Rice: 100 grams. Raw Garlic:100 grams. Pickle (Orange juice or pomegranate ...

Taas Kabab a traditional Iranian food

It is one of the old tasty meat foods that is made by different materials and vegetables. The household women ...

Kalam Polou with meat

Ingredients Rice: 3 cups Mince Meat: 1 bowl Cabbage: 250 grams. Onion: 2 numbers. Cinnamon: 1 teaspoon Oil: 1 cup. ...

Eggplant curd

Ingredients of Eggplant curd Eggplants: 5 numbers Onion: 2 numbers Garlic: 5 cloves Dried mint: 2 tablespoons Whey: 5 tablespoons Chopped ...

Chenjeh kebab

Ingredients of Chenjeh Kabab Onion: 2 numbers Olive oil: half a cup Saffron: necessary amount Sirloin or Hip of lamb: half ...

Traditional simple Abgusht (Meat Broth)

Ingredients: Meat plus bone and fat: half a Kilogram Small Potatoes: 3 numbers Tomato paste: base on your taste Salt ...

Zereshk polow ba Morq (Chicken, Rice and barberries)

Ingredients: Rice: Half a Kilogram. Chicken: about 750 gram. Barberry: 50 gram. Cumin: Half a spoon. Abraded Saffron : One ...

Yatimcheh

Ingredients: Chopped eggplant:  8 glasses. Chopped tomato: 4 glasses. Chopped onion: 1 glass. Butter: 5 Tablespoons. Salt: Base on your ...

Torsheh shami(Kal shami)

Ingredients of Torsheh shami Mince meat: 300 gram. Big potato: 1 number. Big onion: 1 number. Egg: 3 numbers. Verjuice: Half-cup ...

Shole qalamkar Ash (Soup)

Ingredients: Ash vegetables: 3-5 bowls. Stew meat: 1 full cup. White or red beans: 2 Tablespoons. Lentil: 4 Tablespoons. Mung: ...

Sumac Ash (Soup)

Sumac Ash is the Isfahan traditional food. Ingredients: Rice flour : 100 gram. Dry Sumac: 250 gram. Mince meat: 125 ...

Kaljush (Hot meal rich in calcium)

Kaljush is one of the very old and traditional Iranian dishes. This food is naturally hot and it is rich ...

Loubia Polou (Rice and Beans)

(Serve for 2-4 people) Ingredients: 2 Cups of Minced Beans 1 Tablespoon of Tomato paste 1 Cup of Rice Half ...

Grilled Fish Fillet

(Serve for 2-4 people) Ingredients of  Grilled Fish Fillet 1) Wash fish with water and dry it with a clean cloth. ...

Baqali Polou ba Mahiche (Fava beans Rice with Muscles)

(Serve for 2-4 people) Ingredients: 1/5 glasses of rice 150 gram of Sheep muscle 1/5 tablespoons of Dried fennel Half ...

Mirza Qasemi

(Serve for 2-4 people) Ingredients of Mirza Qasemi 3 numbers of Medium eggplants 2 numbers of Tomatoes 1 Medium Bush of ...

Morqe Torsh (Sour chicken)

This stew is one of the Gilan local stews that because of its unique taste has a great reputation. There ...

Shishlik Kebab

Ingredients of Shishlik Kebab 200 gram of Sirloin 1 number of Bell Pepper 1 number of Grated Onion 4 numbers of ...

Aashe Reshteh (Heavy soups)

Ash is similar to stew. They are in a category of classic cold-weather dishes in all parts of  Persia . ...

Sonboleteib (Valerian)

Valerian or Cat grass with the scientific name of Valeriana officinalis is the plant with rests and perennial bushes and ...

Shalqam (Turnip)

Turnip is a root vegetable with a green, white and purple colors and with unjust leaves and excessive cuts. This ...

Shahdaneh (Cannabis)

Cannabis with the scientific name of Cannabis sativa var indica is an annual plant with drop leaves . The fruit ...

Senna (plant) + Uses, Properties & Tips

Senna with the scientific name of “Senna Alexandria”  is from “Fabaceae” family. This plant automatically grows too much in Africa ...

Khorfeh(Purslane)

Purslane (with the scientific name of Portulaca) is a kind of herb from Purslane herbs fleshy, a broad on the ...

Ginseng

Ginseng is a generic name for each of the 11 species of evergreen plants composed of Panaks from Ralyaseh family. ...

Jaffary (Parsley)

Jaffary is a kind of green vegetable which is used in a variety of food and soup. Parsley is usually ...

Gazaneh (Nettle)

Nettle with the scientific name of Urtica that is from the dark family of Nettle. Nettle is herbaceous and perennial ...

Avishan (Thyme)

Thyme with the scientific name of Thymus is one of the 14 spices of perennials herbs in Iran. The genus ...

Henna

Henna with the scientific name of Lawsonia dermis is the planet from the  two cotyledons category that made special genus ...

Coriander

Coriander is an herbal plant with the scientific name of Coriandrum sativum . This plant is native to Southwest Asia ...

Puneh (Pennyroyal)

Pennyroyal with the scientific name of  Mentha pulegium is from the Lamiaceae family and has the other names of  Mosquito ...

Dill

Dill with the scientific name of Anethum graveolens dhi is an Annual or biennial plant that sometimes  its height reached ...

Apple vinegar

An apple if fermented come to be vinegar and because it come to be crushed completely before so does not ...

Cumin seed

Cumin seed is an aromatic and carminative seed that is used in cooking and medicinal parts and it is in the ...

Ginger

Ginger or Shnguyr is an edible, spice and medicinal plant. Ginger is a yellow plant with purple streaks with the ...

Gulnar

Gulnar is from the tree that it calls pomegranate tree, with the scientific name of Punica granatum. Properties: Poultice For ...

Nigella

Nigella(The Black Seeds) is an annual plant , flowering, and native of Southwest of Asia. This plant is going to ...

Marjoram

Origanum Marjoram is an annual or biennial gramineous plant with the straight stem , branches, and oval cross leaves. The ...

Terminalia chebula

Medicinal properties Terminalia chebula's make blood smooth  and has the effect on eyes strengthen. It is lifter white hair and ...

What are Kerman Souvenirs?

Kerman has very versatile souvenirs and they are attractive for all travelers. The variety of  souvenirs in Kerman satisfy every ...

What are Hamedan Souvenirs?

Hamedan is one of the oldest cities of Iran, that if you abandon from historical monuments and beautiful nature of ...

Fenugreek

Fenugreek (Scientific name: Trigonella foenum-graecum) is a plant of  Fabaceae family and therefore it has the ability to symbiotic with ...

Ferfion

In Persian it is “Ferfion” and in the Traditional medicine books, it calls “Ferbion” ,“Ouferbion” and “Aferbioun” and has several ...

Asparagus

Asparagus is a flowering plant that is most native in Europe , North Africa, and west Asia. Asparagus is a ...

Mastic

Mastic is a golden yellow syrup. In traditional medicine books, it calls “Mastic”, “Roman Mastic” , “ Roman Frankincense ”, ...

Roman Chamomile

Roman Chamomile (Scientific name: Chamaemelum Nobile ') common names: chamomile, real Matricaria, Shirazi chamomile is a plant with the height ...

Anzrut

Anzrut , kohl or vakohl  (scientific name :  Legominoseae/ Astragallus sarcocolla). Anzrut is the tree gum similar to the Murd ...

Wedge plant

Wedge plant Turkish Agir or Minor Susan with the scientific name of Acorus calamus is grown everywhere such as along ...

Kababe Morgh(Chicken Kebab)

This recipe of  Chicken Kebab is for four people. Cut a half of chicken into serving portions. Wash and put ...

Chicken Tah-Chin

Ingredients: 3 cups of rice 3 eggs pcs 1 cup Barberry. 1 cup Yogurt 2 Chicken 5 tbsp Butter ½ ...

Table Cocktail recipe: rice studded with highlights

Folk gem food may be is the best option to cook at official events . This food has a very ...

What are Ardabil souvenirs?

Ardabil souvenirs are generally different from many cities of Iran. Perhaps it's find due to good weather and its prairie. ...

What are Gorgan souvenirs?

Gorgan as same as the other northern cities of  Iran has variety in souvenirs. Near the nature and the attractions ...

What are Mashhad Souvenirs?

Traveled to Mashhad evokes a special atmosphere for pilgrims that has seen around the shrine. Mashhad is the provincial capital ...

What are Zahedan souvenirs?

Zahedan city is the capital of  Sistan-Baluchistan in East of Iran and it is one of the border towns of ...

Hyssop

Hyssop is a stable planet from Lamiaceae family that they are growing in self-propelled mode . This planet has thick ...

Red clover

The scientific name of this planet is (Trifolium Pratense), Red Clover is a perennial and herbaceous plant that grow in ...

Melissa officinalis

Melissa officinalis, known as lemon balm, balm, common balm, or balm mint, is a perennial herbaceous plant in the mint family Lamiaceae, native to south-central Europe, North Africa, the Mediterranean region, and Central Asia. ...

Lavender

Lavender is a type of plant found on almost all continents. It has a purplish color. Lavenders in food Lavenders ...

Understanding the properties of anise (Pimpinella anisum)

Anise that is also called fennel Roman or Umbelliferae is a planet with a very fragrant grain from Apiaceae family ...

Sheng (Plant)

Sheng from the nature part according to traditional medicine sages conversation is cool and dry. Sheng leaves prevent from stomach ...

Rose water

Rose water is a flavored water that made by rose petals in water, a by-product of the production of rose ...

Mint (genus)

Mint, Oregano or Puneh (scientific name : Mentha ) the plant from the class of petal continuous split, the leader ...

Espand

Espand ( scientific name : 'Peganum harmala'),is perennial herbaceous from dark Nitrariaceae . Espand plant height is about 30 to ...

Borage and its properties

Borage plant and savory properties that many families use it, in different ways can be Borage desire, but tail off ...

Alfalfa

First were domesticated by the Medes to feed their horses. Hey, the principle is the desert origin and right now ...

Sekanjebin

Sekanjabin inflective of  parsi Sykngbyn  the honey vinegar syrup: the  vinegar  and  sugar fix. About Word Sekanjabin is a mixture ...

Meat Balls Of Tabriz

(Kufte Tabrizi) Tabriz is the capital of Azerbaijan province in northern Persia. ½ pound rice ¼ pound yellow split peas ...

What are Kermanshah souvenirs?

Souvenirs of  Kermanshah are glaring. Kermanshah options are perfect for travel and all the demands of a passenger traveling on ...

Sea-buckthorn (Hippophaos)

The sea-buckthorn , is deciduous shrubs in the Elaeagnaceae family . Taxonomy In ancient times, leaves and young branches of sea-buckthorn were supposedly fed as ...

Jujube

Ziziphus jujuba, commonly called jujube,red date, Chinese date, Korean date, or Indian date is a species of Ziziphus in the ...

EASY LENTIL POLOU (Adas Polou)

Ingredients of Adas Polou ¾ pound lentils 1 pound long-grained rice 2 tablespoons cooking oil 1 tablespoon Hot water 1 ...

What are Bandar Abbas souvenirs?

Bandar Abbas is in Hormozgan province, it is one of the most important commercial ports and markets which have popularity ...

Citrus Aurantium

Orange flower, orange blossom tree in the perfume and the essential oils, a variety of seasonal drinks and waters and ...

Qeymeh

Qeymeh is a Persian stew consisting of meat, tomatoes, split peas, onion and dried lime. The stew is garnished with ...

Properties of Musk willow sweat

Do you know what are the benefits of this useful Musk willow sweatt? Musk willow herb is generally from the ...

Golabgiry

Golabgiry festival ( rose water festival) is from mid-May to mid-June. This event is taking place in different parts of ...

Ferdowsi

Abu l-Qasim Ferdowsi Tusi (c.940-1020) was a Persian poet and the author of  the immortal epic of  Shahnameh (“book of  ...

Chogan; Iranian Polo Sport

Iranian ancient sport of polo that has become a global sport today is the field because of the spread between ...

Chicory

Common chicory, Cichorium intybus, is a somewhat woody, perennial herbaceous plant of the dandelion family, that usually have bright blue ...

Liquorice

Liquorice Liquorice is from which a sweet flavor can be extracted. The  liquorice  plant  is  a  herbaceous  perennial  legume native  ...

Arctium

Arctium Several species have been widely introduced worldwide. Description Plants of the Arctium types have dark green leaves that can ...

Lavender

Lavender is a type of plant found on almost all continents. It has a purplish color. Lavenders in food Lavender ...

Salvia

Salvia is the largest kind of plants in the Minit Family with nearly 1000 species of shrubs annually. It  is ...

Melissa officinalis

Melissa officinalis, known as lemon balm, balm, common balm, or balm mint, is a perennial herbaceous plant in the mint family Lamiaceae, native to south-central Europe, North Africa, the Mediterranean region, and Central Asia. ...

Fesenjan

Khoresh-e Fesenjān , or simply Fesenjān, is an Iranian stew  flavored with pomegranate syrup and ground walnuts . It is traditionally made with poultry , but also variants using balls of ground meat, ghormeh cut ...

Qormeh sabzi

Qormeh Sabzi  is an Iranian herb stew. It is a very popular dish in Iran and neighboring Azerbaijan Republic. It is often said to be the Iranian ...

What are Yazd Souvenirs?

 Yazd  souvenirs are  various, some  of  which  are  world famous  including  carpets  with  charming  patterns; pileless  carpets, tirma (a kind ...

‘Iran is great’ van owner explains his affection for the country – video

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Choqa Zanbil

Choqa Zanbil  is an ancient Elamite Complex in the Khuzestan province of  Iran. It is one of the few existence ziggurats ...

Ancient Iranian Ceramics

Some 3,000 years ago, in the area south of the Caspian Sea in what is now modern Iran, craftsmen developed ...

Rhubarb

Rhubarb Rhubarb is a plant from the sorrel’s family (knotweed) and with aerial stalks plus leaves which contain of food ...

Shahr-e Sukhteh

Shahr-e Sukhteh (Shahr-i Sokhta), meaning ‘Burned City’, is located at the junction of Bronze Age trade routes crossing the Iranian ...

Ardestan Moon Qanat (Aqueduct)

In Ardestan, Iran, there is a Qanat with two levels of water lying over each other, called the Moon Qanat. ...