The Gulf of Gorgan is the largest Gulf in the Caspian Sea. It has been created due to the expansion of Mian Kaleh peninsula in southeast of the Caspian Sea. The Gulf of Gorgan covers an area of about 400 km. and its length is about 70 km. in an east-west ...
Hamadan's rivers are generally fed by the snow accumulated on the mountains and the rainfall in the wet seasons. During the summer the river beds, except for major rivers such as Gaamasiab and Siminarud (Siminehrood), are entirely dry or reduced ...
Kurdish music, at first was epic and heroic. Verse-readers who were the most ancient Kurdestan composers were often illiterate. But since earlier centuries till today heroic stories have been converted to poem and composition accompanied with the melodies ...
Nimvar Historical dam with its ancient and large barricade is located in Nimvar (Mahalat). The same dates back to the Sassanide period or according to some narrations to even before the birth of Christ. The dam is approximately 100 m. in length and 9 ...
Hammam-e Safa (Safa Traditional Bath) is located in Molavi Avenue in Qazvin and has two separate chambers for ladies and gents. Hammam-e Safa today is converted into a traditional teahouse and Restaurant.
Mizan Dam (Band-e Mizan) is one of the Sassanid dams of the Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System being registered in the UNESCO World Heritage list. Band-e Mizan divides Karun water into 2-4-ratios between the rivers Shatit and Gargar.
Serkan valley (or Tuyserkan valley) in Alvand Kuh of Hamedan province being about 1,000 hectares, has walnut, apple and mulberry orchards in it. One of the prominent features of this valley is its archaic trees. The Serkan river also flows through this ...
The Festival of Fire: An Iranian ancient festival celebrated on the eve of the last Wednesday of the year, before Nowruz Contents, back at least 1700 BCE. Jumping over the fire, Spoon-banging, Fireworks and more.
A visit to Iran yields a stunning variety of culinary delights. Between the familiar kebab and the decidedly outré grilled lamb’s testicles, there’s a vast spectrum of foods: caviar, pickle, and smoked fish in the north; samosas, falafel and hot ...
Ashura is the tenth day of Muharram in the Islamic calendar. For the majority of Shi'a Muslims, Ashura marks the climax of the Remembrance of Muharram, and commemorates the death of Husayn ibn Ali, the grandson of Muhammad at the Battle of Karbala on 10 Muharram in the year 61 AH.
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