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The Alborz or Elborz Mountain range is a narrow range that curves all along the southern shore of the Caspian Sea from Azerbaijan province of Iran in North West to Aladak Mountains in north east measuring about 600 mi or 970 km long. This range forms a climatic barrier between the Caspian and the Central part of the Iranian Plateau which results in […]

World’s largest water cave As one of the biggest attractions of Hamadan province and the world’s largest water cave, Alisadr is ranked among the most popular sites of Iran with thousands of visitors year-round, especially in spring and summer. This cave is located in Kabood Ahang , a city 60 Km from Hamadan. The distance from Kabudarahang […]

Cyrus II, known as Cyrus the Great, was the founder and the first king of the Achaemenid  empire who ruled a vast part of Asia between the years 559 and 529 BC. October 29th is known as Day of Cyrus, which has been recently celebrated by Iranians and some other nations who respect Cyrus, such as Zoroastrians. This day […]

The vocabulary Silk Road takes the human mind back to the past, as well as the thought of what a valuable commodity it has carried in this long way, the silk along with other commodities carried along by caravans. That is only the material dimension of this historic path. In a deeper point of view, we find […]

It’s true that we’ve only seen dinosaurs in movies, but with just a few hour drive from Tehran, one can be in forests that are just as old as dinosaurs. Located in the south of the Caspian Sea, from Mazandaran to Gilan, from Gorgan to Arasbaran, there are Hyrcanian forests, forests that are of great value and have been registered by UNESCO. […]

Yalda Night, locally known as Shab-e Yalda, is a significant cultural celebration in Iran that holds deep historical and symbolic importance. It has been nearly a few thousand years since the last night of autumn, the Yalda Night, the longest night of the year, has been celebrated by Iranians with a variety of rituals and […]

The Caspian Sea, the world’s largest inland body of water, the largest landlocked watershed, is one of the wonders of the Middle East. This self-sufficient lake has no access to open waters and is just connected to the Black Sea via a man-made canal. It lies to the east of the Caucasus Mountains and to the […]

Centuries ago, spices were the treasures of kings, as much cherished and sought after as gold. Today, you don’t have to sail the Seven Seas to find them; they’re available at your supermarket. What are spices, exactly? Most consist of the seeds, shells, buds, fruit or flower parts, bark or roots of plants that grow […]

Miniature Art Registered on UNESCO List of Intangible Cultural Heritage – December 17, 2020 At its recent meeting (17 December 2020), UNESCO officially registered Miniature Art on the List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The miniature art in Iran dates back to pre-Islamic times, and even before the Sassanid era. Iranians have long […]