• Arzhan and Parishan Protected Zone
    • The protected zone of Arzhan and Parishan is situated 60 kilometers west of Shiraz in the vicinity of an important road that connects Shiraz to the provinces of Khuzestan and Bushehr. Following the world conference on marshlands and ...
    • The village of Qalaat
    • The village of Qalaat is only 15 km North West of the famous Iranian city of Shiraz. With an altitude of 2065 meters above sea level, the village has a moderate weather in spring and summer, but it is ...
    • Margoon village in Fars Province
    • Margoon village is located on the slopes of Zagros Mountain Range and is 2000 meters above sea level. The village is 45 km north of Sepidan town and because of being in a mountainous area, it enjoys a ...
    • Sahand Mountain and Kandovan village
    • Sahand Mountain, which is situated in East Azarbaijan Province, northwestern Iran, is popularly known as the bride of Irans mountainous regions due to ...
    • The city of Maraaqeh
    • The city of Maraaqeh, which is of paramount historical importance, is situated southwest of the East Azarbaijan Province, south of the city of Tabriz and within a vast, fertile plain; and is engulfed between Uremia Lake and Sahand Volcano. This city ...
    • The city of Saraab in East Azarbaijan Province
    • The city of Saraab is situated in East Azarbaijan Province and is engulfed by Sabalan Mountain Range and Bozqoush Mountain Range from the north, east, and south. Hence, this city is in fact an ...
    • World’s oldest bridge-water retainer
    • One of Iran’s historical bridges, located in the vicinity of new bridge of Shushtar to Dezful is Shushtar’s Shadravan Bridge or Qeisar Dam (Water-Retainer) which dates back to the Sassanid era.According to some reports this ...
    • World’s longest mud wall
    • The city was made circular for security reasons and a giant pyramidal wall, made of bole, stone and lime mortar was made around the city whose height is more than 10 meters. This wall has been ...
    • Iran’s first circular city
    • Darabgard historical city, considered as one of the oldest cities of Iran and the world, is the first capital of Sassanian Empire. It is more than 2500- year old and its history can be traced to Achaemenid era. Darabgard, also called ....
    • Beauties of Helleh lagoon
    • Helleh River, which is the confluence of the Dalaki salt water stream and the Shapour fresh water stream, is the source of the waters of this lagoon. This lagoon was ...
    • Rood-afshan Village
    • Rood-afshan is a village of the town of Damavand in the mountainous region of central Alborz. It is in a 50-km distance from Damavand, or 100 km from Tehran, and is on the way of ...
    • Jalizjand village
    • Jalizjand village is located 50 km north west of the city of Firoozkooh and has an altitude of 2177 meters above sea level. The village enjoys moderate fine weather during ...
    • Gulf of Oman Coasts (Part 3)
    • At times, the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf were considered as the Persian Gulf and the southeastern shores of Iran used to be called the Sea of Mokran and the Sea of Kerman. The Sea of Kerman was bounded by the ...
    • Gulf of Oman Coasts (Part 2)
    • There is no information about the name of the Gulf of Oman in pre-Islam period. According to Herodotus (512 BC), the naval fleet of Darius the Great entered the Sea of Eritrea (Red Sea, Gulf of Oman and Persian Gulf) for the first time with ...
    • Gulf of Oman Coasts (Part 1)
    • The breathtaking shore of the Gulf of Oman is the most important tourist attraction in Jask, Hormozgan Province. The azure water of the Gulf of Oman is the result of the advancement of the Indian Ocean into the ...
    • Qale No-Kharaqan village in Semnan Province
    • The mausoleum of a well-known learned scholar of the 4th and 5th lunar Hijri centuries, namely Sheikh Abol-Hassan Kharaqani provides the proof of this villages historical background. The village has been chosen by ...
    • Village of Khorheh in Markazi Province
    • The ancient village of Khorheh is located in a mountainous area North East of the city of Mahalat in Markazi province. It has an altitude of 1590 meters above sea level, it has a ...
    • Laft Village
    • Laft is one of the villages in Qeshm Island in the province of Hormozgan and is located 56 km west of the island and 85 km from the center of the province, Bandar-Abbas. Like most of the villages in Qeshm Island, this one is also ...
    • Saryazd and Kharaanagh Villages in Yazd Province
    • Being one of the magnificent historic villages in Irans central desert region, Saryazd village is located 6 km North East of the city of Mehriz, 28 km South West of Yazd city. Saryazd village is surrounded by ...
    • Fahraj village
    • This ancient village is in the heart of the desert, on the Yazd-Kerman highway, 6 km southeast of the city of Yazd. Due to its being located in the desert, Fahraj has a hot and dry climate. It is said that the village used to be one of the ...
    • Bondar-Abad village
    • Bondar-Abad village lies 10 km northwest of the city of Ashkezar in Yazd Province. With an altitude of 1150 meters above sea level, it is an oasis located in a mostly-desert area which has ...
    • Islamieh village (Part 2)
    • Besides their main jobs that are mostly administrative, marketing, and labour, most of the village residents work in the fields of agriculture, animal husbandry, apiculture, and sericulture. However, the main function of this village is providing ...
    • Islamieh village (Part 1)
    • This article will take you to the mostly desert Province of Yazd which has 50 registered rural tourist sites including natural landscapes, historical monuments, industrial sites, and cultural centres.These villages ...
    • Abguineh, Iran’s Glassware and Ceramic Museum
    • The old brick construction of Abguineh Museum has a relatively long history; it used to be the residence and office of Ahmad Qavam (1876 - 1955), a politician who served as Prime Minister of Iran. Afterwards, the Egyptian Embassy in ...
    • Bisheh Village
    • Bisheh village is 75 km away from the city of Khorram-Abad; it is cold and dry in winter and has fine weather in spring and summer. This village used to be a summer resort for tribes, and has changed to ...
    • Vanayi Village
    • Vanayi is a big and developed village of the town of Borujerd in western Iran. It is one of the most famous villages of Lorestan province and is located in a canyon 12 km North West of Borujerd just like a paradise lost. Vanayi village is in a ...
    • Espidan Village
    • The village of Espidan is located 45 km south east of Bojnurd – the center of North Khorassan province – in a beautiful valley and is surrounded by high mountains. Espidan Village has moderate mountainous weather; it is over 8 centuries old and is ...
    • Zavarem or Dasht-e-Behesht Village
    • Todays first village is called Zavarem or Dasht-e-Behesht that is located 28 km south east of Shirvan and 83 km away from Bojnurd, the center of North Khorasan Province. Enjoying moderate mountainous weather, the village is located ...
    • Tees village
    • This article is dedicated to introducing a 2500-year-old Iranian village called Tees. Tees village is in the vicinity of the Gulf of Oman and the existence of many historic monuments in it is the ...
    • Kang and Naamaq Villages
    • Considering the geographical situation of Khorassan Razavi province there are various natural beauties in the region; however these attractions have mostly remained away from the eyes of tourists. The historical and beautiful ...
    • Ostad & Khosravieh Villages in North Khorasan province
    • The village of Ostad with an altitude of 1450 meters from the sea level is located 30 kilometers away from the south east of Farooj town and 95 kilometers south east of Bojnoord, the center of the province. The Khosravieh Mayvan River runs ...
    • Rueen village
    • Khorasan and it has been registered in Irans list of national heritage, thanks to its invaluable historical and architectural texture. The step-like village of Rueen is one of the ...
    • Chanesht village
    • Chanesht village is located in South Khorasan province. Thanks to its natural, cultural, and historical attractions, Chanesht is known as one of the tourist targets in the province. It is 2150 meters above sea level, and 60 km south east of the city ...
    • Makhunik village
    • Makhunik village is 143 km away from the city of Birjand, in the Eastern part of the Iranian province of South Khorasan and is only 20 km from Iran-Afghanistan borderline. Due to its residents being relatively ...
    • Deraz-No village
    • 40 km away from Kordkuy, Deraz-No village is located beside a mountain peak with the same name and with an altitude of 2800 meters above sea level. Thanks to its high altitude, the village has a fine cool weather, and pure fresh water. Deraz-No has a ...
    • Jahan-nama village
    • Not all villages in different parts of Iran are permanently residential. Some of them play the role summerhouses for residents of near cities, and therefore are left during autumn and winter. Jahan-nama village is one such village. This village is ...
    • Ziarat village
    • Ziarat village, with an altitude of 1563 meters above the sea level, is located 17 km south of the city of Gorgan, and is actually between two mountainous and forested feet of the mount. In spite of its being near an area with mild weather, this ...
    • Shahkooh Village :( Part2)
    • From the architectural point of view, the mountainous village of Shahkooh, with a dense residential fabric, is situated on a mild slope. Houses of the village are usually built in one floor and have flat roofs covered by ...
    • Shahkooh Village :( Part1)
    • In this article we are going to talk of a village that symbolizes success in information technology in Iranian villages. Shahkooh village is in Golestan province, northern Iran, and is the first Iranian village to ...
    • Rijaab (part 2)
    • Due to its being mountainous, Rijaab enjoys change of humidity. In addition to this, mountain skirts with mild steeps, green valleys, and the seasonal vegetation being sparse on high altitudes have made the regional people live a tribal life. However, ...
    • Rijaab (Part 1)
    • With an area of 40 square kilometers, this region is 120 km north-west of Kermanshah, western Iran. Located among the snow-covered mountain peaks, tree-covered mountain skirts beside Alvand River, Rijaab includes 15 villages.The word Rijaab in ...
    • The Pir Shalyar ceremony in Uraman Takht village
    • Pir Shalyar mausoleum is a temple respected by the people of the region. Each year on the last Wednesday and Thursday before mid Bahman, corresponding to early February, the Pir Shalyar ceremony is held in Uraman Takht village. According to some ...
    • Uraman Takht village
    • In this article we are going to talk of an Iranian village which has been a source of original Iranian and Kurdish art and rich culture from the days of yore and is named Uraman Takht. Thanks to its intact nature, specific architecture, and ...
    • Mashhad Ardahaal
    • In this article, we introduce to you the Iranian village Mashhad Ardahaal which is famous for a traditional religious ceremony called Qaalishouyan. The Qaalishouyan ceremony is registered in Irans list of Spiritual Heritage. Mashhad Ardahaal is ...
    • The Historic Village of Abyaneh (Part 2)
    • Thanks to its classical and domestic architecture, Abyaneh village has become one of the most spectacular villages in the world. Historic monuments of this village are a fire temple of the Sasanid period, a temple named ...
    • The Historic Village of Abyaneh (Part 1)
    • In this article, we want to introduce the historic village of Abyaneh which is enlisted in Iran’s List of National Monuments. Thanks to the cultural features and maintenance of its customs, traditions and ancient architecture style, this village has ...
    • Dimeh village
    • The mountainous village Dimeh is located 10 kms north-east of the town of Chelgard, in the vicinity of Koohrang region, in an altitude of 2240 meters above the sea level. Previously it used to be a summer quarter for Bakhtiari tribe, but has changed to ..