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Month: December 2020

Ferdowsi (Razavi Khorasan)

Ferdowsi (Razavi Khorasan)

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Abul-Qâsem Ferdowsi Tousi was born in 329 AH (319 SH), but there is no certainty about the exact date. Although Ferdowsi has not said anything about his birthplace, there is no doubt among researchers that he was born in the village of Paj or Paz, near...
Sohrab Sepehri (Kashan)

Sohrab Sepehri (Kashan)

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Sohrab Sepehri is considered as one of the unique contemporary poets, whose poems can be studied as modern poetry. He was from Kashan and ascendant of Lesan-ol-Molk, scholar and historian during Qajar dynasty. He was born in 1307 SH in Kashan, but he...
Gilan Rural Heritage Museum

Gilan Rural Heritage Museum

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Located in the heart of Saravan Forests, near Rasht City and before Fuman road, many rural houses have been gathered in the Gilan Rural Heritage Museum from the surrounding villages and they have been reconstructed here. The feasible studies and...
(War Museum) Cultural Center of Khorramshahr Holy Defense

(War Museum) Cultural Center of Khorramshahr Holy Defense

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Cultural center building of Khorramshahr holy defense constructed in 1309 had been used as the administrative building of Oil Company up to the end of Iran–Iraq war. This building was captured by enemy forces at the end of Mehr, 1359 and used as the...
Museum and Fire Temple of Kerman Zoroastrians

Museum and Fire Temple of Kerman Zoroastrians

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The Fire Temple of Zoroastrians was established in 1303 SH by the aid of some of Persian magus and the Association of Kerman Zoroastrians under the reign of Reza Shah Pahlavi, after ten years of construction. Currently, this valuable structure is among...
Vali Castle

Vali Castle

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Vali Castle of Ilam is one of the most beautiful buildings related to Qajar period. It was constructed at Gholamreza Vali Khan’s command, in Miankuhi plain of Ilam above Choga Mirak hill (in a district named Hossain Abad Fili) in 1326 S.H, in a land...
Shahr-i Sukhteh Museum

Shahr-i Sukhteh Museum

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Shahr-i Sukhteh is an ancient metropolis with a long history of five thousand years. Formation of this city goes back to the Bronze Age. This highly important prehistoric region is located in the southeast of Zabol and is sixty kilometers far from...
Falak-ol-Aflak Museum

Falak-ol-Aflak Museum

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Falak-ol-Aflak Castle: A Historical Museum in Lorestan Falak-ol-Aflak Castle is one of the most iconic landmarks in Lorestan Province. Located in the heart of Khorramabad, this ancient fortress now hosts the Falak-ol-Aflak Castle Museum, which...
Isfahan Contemporary Art Museum

Isfahan Contemporary Art Museum

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Isfahan Contemporary Art Museum is located in the historical texture of the city in Ostandari street, behind Aali Ghapou Palace, near the beautiful Chehel Sotoon garden, next to the Museum of Decorative Arts and the Museum of Natural Sources, in front...
Jajarm Museum of Bath

Jajarm Museum of Bath

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Jajarm Museum of Bath that is known as a historical bath dates back to hundreds of years ago attributed to Safavid period. This building is placed in the old texture of the city placed in a populated region that was a suitable place for informing...
Mirror and Lighting Museum of Yazd

Mirror and Lighting Museum of Yazd

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Being also known as Mirror Palace (Qasr-e Ayneh), the Mirror and Lighting Museum of Yazd is one of the most attractive museums in Yazd city. It is located in a garden with 8174m2 area in Kashani Yazdi street, and occupied a built-up area of 837m2. The...
Iran National Tea Museum

Iran National Tea Museum

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Iran National Tea Museum and the mausoleum of Kashef-ol Saltaneh, the founder of tea industry of Iran (tea father of Iran) is located on Chai or Tea hill in Lahijan. Haj Mohammad Mirza, also known as Kashef-ol Saltaneh, was famous as a tea planter,...