With more than half of summer already passed, farmers in the northern province of Gilan have started harvesting rice from the paddy fields. Planting season begins in mid-spring when the weather gets warm in the region. Rice seeds are first planted close together in one flooded paddy and grows into seedlings that will be transplanted […]

Khazineh Valley is midway on the Pol Dokhtar to Andimeshk Road, in western Iran, next to a village by the same name. It has undergone erosion with the passage of time and taken its current shape after many peaks and troughs. Together with the drawings on the walls of the valley, the Karkheh River passing […]

Azna is a snowy tunnel measuring 800 meters in length. It is an amazing scenery of Iran and a natural landscape of Azna town in Lorestan Province, western Iran. The town of Azna is at a distance of 82kms from the center of the Province, at the foothills of Oshtorankouh range of mountains. Osthorankouh Azna […]

Some 50 kilometers north of Yazd, central Iran, lies the sprawling mud-brick city of Meybod, whose tourism officials are planning to internationally promote it as the “city of watermills”. Meybod seeks UNESCO status for long being a cradle of watermills and for its cultural evolution of water supply through the millennia, ISNA reported. Meybod Governor […]

Imam Khomeini Mosque is situated just to the south of the Golestan Palace in the main Bazaar area and is one of the largest and busiest in Tehran. The building itself dates from the early 18th century. The courtyard is accessed from several parts of the bazaar and hundreds of people pass through it, so […]

The incredible Seljuk-era walled fortress of Qal’eh Rudkhan defends a steep, wooded spur of the Alborz mountains some 50km south of Rasht and makes a lovely day trip, especially when coupled with a visit to nearby Masuleh. From spring to autumn, the winding, vertiginous ascent through lush forests, moss-clad streams and evenly spaced teahouses should take […]

Situated 4km north of Mashhad in Iran’s northeastern Khorasan Province, the tomb is cemetery of Khajeh Rabi’, a Muslim who is well known for his endeavors in the way of Islam. The monument is constructed in Safavid era (1501-1736) and located in a large beautiful garden. This mausoleum is octagonal in shape and houses many […]

The Fandoqloo forest which lays next to vast mayweed fields is one of the most beautiful jungles and tourist attractions of Iran. Fandoqloo is located 10 kilometers from the town of Namin. A large part of the forest in situated in Ardabil province and a small part of it in Gilan province. Adjacent to the […]

Oshtoran Kooh is a massive sub range of Zagros located in Lorestan province about 500km far from Tehran, about 18km south-west to Azna city. Oshtoran Kooh is a long straight ridge line with the natural north-west to south-east orientation of Zagros range that expands to Chagha-Gorg area at south. Unlike the Alborz range that almost […]

TEHRAN – A new round of restoration project has recently started on the centuries-old Saint George Church, which is located in Haftvan village, northwestern West Azarbaijan province. Flooring, landscaping, fresco paintings, perimeter walls, and its indoor amphitheater are being rehabilitated, ISNA reported. The church dates from the late Safavid era (1501–1736) and is inscribed on […]