Persian art and Literature or Iranian art has one of the richest art heritages in world history and has been strong in many media including architecture, painting, weaving, pottery, calligraphy, metalworking and sculpture.
In Qeshm Island's southeast you'll find this almost vertical limestone cliff pockmarked with caves. They are said to have sheltered local villagers seeking refuge from pirates and bandits raiding the island in the past centuries.
Bahram Fire Temple (Rey Fire Temple or Mil Hill) dates back to the Sasanian Era and is located in Ray City (Shahr-e-Rey). 12 kilometers South East of Rey city toward Varamin, on the high hills of Ghal'eh Noe Village, there remains the ruins of the ...
In Northeasthern Iran, Golestan Province, there is a stunning odd cemetery and tomb of Khaled Nabi (a famous pre-Islamic prophet died in the 4th century) on top of a green and lush hill.
Sizdah bedar or Sizdah Be-Dar (also known as Nature’s Day) literally means to spend the thirteen outdoor, is the thirteenth day of New Year which is also the last day of Persian New Year holiday.
The all-but deserted mud-brick village of Kharanaq (Kharanagh) is crumbling back into the valley out of which it emerged over 1000 years ago. What remains in this ghost town, 70km north of Yazd, is a Qajar-era mosque, a cylindrical 17th-century shaking minaret and a caravanserai (closed at the time of research), near the entrance of the village.
Goor-e Dokhtar is an ancient tomb located in the province of Bushehr. The structure of 'Goor Dokhtar' (literally the daughter's tomb) is very similar to the mausoleum of Koorush the great (Cyrus II's tomb) in Pasargad (about 600 BC.).
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Hawraman Village (Uraman Takht Village) is located in an east-west valley on steep slope overlooking the northern front of the Takht Mountains 63 km. south of Marivan, Kurdistan Province in IRAN. The village houses are generally made of stone and stair like fashion, with beams covering the ceilings.
Kaboodan Island (Qoyundağı adası or Quyun Daqi Island) is the largest islands of the lake Orumieh (Urmia Lake), located to the east of which and covering an area of about 3,175 hectares. Its vegetation being generally short scrubs and a variety of trees ...
Chahkuh gorge is on the north-western part of the island not far from Table Village. This Geosite is an exceptional example of erosion through rainstorm water. Heavy rainstorms (that are also rare) quickly flush water through geological structures. Erosion however has been a secondary factor in forming this beautiful valley In fact, it has primarily been affected by the Salt Dome and related anticline.
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