Ferdows Garden is a historical complex in Tajrish, Shemiran, Northern Tehran, between Zafaraniyeh and Jafar Abad. It is a complex consisting of two palaces of which the former has decayed. There is no written record referring to the exact date when the garden and building of the Bagh-e Ferdows was constructed, but as indicated by […]

Anzali lagoon, which has been registered in Ramsar International Convention, is considered as an important tourist attraction and destination for the birdwatchers. Anzali lagoon is located in Gilan Province, north of Iran. Having great weather and being the greenest province in Iran, Gilan attracts a huge number of tourists every year. This natural freshwater lagoon, […]

The environmentalists’ concerns for tilapia farming is nothing new as the topic is being debated over the past few decades across the globe. However, the recent controversial decisions made regarding farming and importing tilapia in and to Iran has turned it into hot topic in Iran’s environmental circles. What is tilapia? Tilapia is the common […]

TEHRAN – The seventh season of archeological explorations has recently commenced in Tappeh Sadeq, one of satellite hills of the Burnt City, a UNESCO-registered site in southeast Iran. “This chapter of explorations is aimed to shed a new light on previous findings of the crafts and residential accommodation in the ancient site,” ISNA quoted Rouhollah […]

The tomb of the biblical prophet, Daniel, in southwestern Iran is daily revered by great numbers of domestic pilgrims including the Jewish community. Surmounted by a massive cone in white plaster, the mausoleum of biblical prophet attracts foreign travelers as well. The mausoleum cannot be missed while traversing Shush, though its architecture is of no […]

TEHRAN – The Dizin area is located north of the capital Tehran, on the Alborz and Tehran mountain borders; it is considered as one of the snowy areas each year, but now it has been covered only by a thin snow layer and even without snow in some places.

Revival of artistic memories of the city and cultural and historical places has taken a satisfactory momentum in recent years. In pursuance of this policy the Negarestan Garden, a Qajar era monument in Baharestan Square of Tehran, has been converted into a museum to display works of Qajar era painter Mohammad Qaffari (1847-1940), known as […]

Two famous Iranian musicians have collected almost 300 kinds of Iranian traditional musical instruments during the past 20 years across Iran and used them as the main collection of Isfahan Music Museum. This first private music museum of Iran really deserves to be visited. The main goal of this exhibition museum is to make people […]

TEHRAN  – El-Golu, also known as Shah Golu, a great large park with an artificial lake and sidewalks in all four corners, is one of the most attractive sites in Tabriz, East Azerbaijan, Iran. Built in Karakoyunlu period in 1485, the small palace in the heart of the lake was used as a royal summer […]

The Shah Abbasi Caravanserai in the town of Meybod in Iran’s central province of Yazd is a Safavid era (1501-1722) structure with a square plan. The caravanserai has a total of 100 rooms. There is a pool inside the courtyard and its entrance is located in a Sabat (vaulted alley). The caravanserai includes an Ab-Anbar […]