Fathabad garden is located about 25km outside Iran’s southeastern city of Kerman. According to historians, this pattern has been used to constructing Shazdeh Garden in Mahan. Although this garden isn’t registered as a part of the Persian Gardens on the UNESCO World Heritage Sites, it’s still definitely worth visiting. If you’re really looking to wowed, […]

Abgoosht is a Persian and Mesopotamian stew. It is also called Dizi, which refers to the traditional stone crocks it is served in. Some describe it as a “hearty mutton soup thickened with chickpeas.” Abgoosht is usually made with lamb, chickpeas, white beans, onion, potatoes, and tomatoes, turmeric, and black lime. Iranians also call this […]

TEHRAN – Literati from across the world will come together in Neyshabur next week to commemorate the Persian poet and mystic Farid ud-Din Attar (c. 1145-1221) in a conference. “The conference will open on April 13 in Neyshabur, the birthplace of Attar, and will continue the next day, which is Attar National Day this year,” […]

TEHRAN – During the first days of the current Iranian year 1397, Lake Urmia water level has risen compared to the past and life has come back to the lake.

Shazdeh Garden (Prince Garden) is a historical Persian garden located near Mahan in the southern province of Kerman. Mahan is renowned for the tomb of the great Sufi mystic Shah Nematollah Vali, as well as Shazdeh Garden. The tomb of Shah Noureddin Nematollah Vali, poet, sage, and founder of an order of dervishes, has twin […]

Roudkhan Castle, a brick and stone medieval castle, is one of the most magnificent historical buildings in Gilan Province and is called by locals “Zhiyeh Castle”. It is a military complex which had been constructed during the Sasanian era (224-651), and later rebuilt during the Seljuq era (1037-1194) by the Nizari Ismailis. Nevertheless, there is […]

The Nasir al-Mulk Mosque is a traditional mosque in Shiraz built by the order of Mirza Hasan Ali Nasir al-Mulk in 1888. It is also known as the “Pink Mosque”, due to the usage of considerable pink color tiles and is said to be the most beautiful mosque in Iran by most visitors. It is […]

Naghsh means “pattern” and Jahan means “world”. This square is the most beautiful and magnificent sight of Isfahan. Several descriptions have been written about this square (Maidan). The square is 510 meters long and 163 meters wide and the arena of it is about 80000 square meters. The first largest square is located in Beijing […]

Saraye Moshir or Golshan Sara is traditional and one of the oldest bazaars in Shiraz, a Southern city of Iran and is built in the Qajar period. It is located at the end of Vakil Bazaar in the south east corner. Many mistake it for Vakil Bazaar, because they are located next to each other. […]

The kettle contains tea, one of the most important cornerstones of Iranian culture, and the tea house is its centuries-old keeper. Tea production is a major industry in the Caspian Sea area and a large part of its economy. Before 1900, there was no tea production in Iran, but in 1895, an Iranian diplomat named […]