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Month: December 2020

Ethnography Museum of Robat-e Virani

Ethnography Museum of Robat-e Virani

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Ethnography Museum of Robat-e Virani was inscribed on the list of Iran National Heritages in 1377 SH that restarted its activity as a museum from 1385 SH. Ribat or caravanserai had been in fact the  hostels in old Iran during the past centuries,...
Qom Ethnography Museum

Qom Ethnography Museum

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The Ethnography Museum of Qom or the historical house of Zand is located in the old district and texture of the city that was famous as the district of Chahar Mardan. This building, built in fact through merging two houses belonged to two brothers...
Traditional Clothes of Golestan Province

Traditional Clothes of Golestan Province

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  Golestan Province and Its Cultural Diversity Golestan Province is located in the northeast of Iran. Moreover, it borders Semnan Province to the south, North Khorasan to the east, Turkmenistan to the north, and Mazandaran to the west. Because of...
Traditional Clothes of Kurdistan Province

Traditional Clothes of Kurdistan Province

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Kurdistan Province and Its Cultural Identity Kurdistan Province is located south of West Azerbaijan and borders Zanjan, Hamedan, and Kermanshah. It also stretches toward the Kurdistan Region in Iraq. Moreover, most residents of this cold and...
Ardabil Traditional Clothes

Ardabil Traditional Clothes

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Ardabil Province and Its Natural Identity Ardabil Province is known for its vast plains and beautiful landscapes. Moreover, it is famous as a region filled with hot water springs. After becoming familiar with the traditional clothing of women in this...
Traditional Clothes of Bushehr

Traditional Clothes of Bushehr

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Bushehr province is a region in the margin of Persian Gulf. It is surrounded from its west and south sides by the gulf and therefore, it has a highly warm and humid weather. Khuzestan province is located in the north of Bushehr, Kohgiluyeh and Buyer...
Traditional Clothes of Chahar Mahal and Bakhtiari

Traditional Clothes of Chahar Mahal and Bakhtiari

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Geography of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari is one of the smallest provinces in Iran. It is bordered by Isfahan in the north and east, Khuzestan in the west, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad in the south, and Lorestan in the...
Traditional Cloths of South Khorasan

Traditional Cloths of South Khorasan

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South Khorasan province is located in the east of Iran and it reaches to Sistan and Baluchestan and Kerman from the south, to Razavi Khorasan from the north, to Yazd and Isfahan from the west, to Semnan from the northwest and to Yazd from the...
Wrestling with Choukhe (Kurdish Wrestling)

Wrestling with Choukhe (Kurdish Wrestling)

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Kurdish wrestling or wrestling with Choukhe is one of the oldest and most popular traditional and rural sports in Iran played in northern areas of Khorasan. Wrestling with Choukhe which was known to be Kurdish wrestling in the past, is one of the...
Kabaddi (Zu)

Kabaddi (Zu)

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Four thousand years of Zu Though, it is possible that the name of Kabaddi is not familiar to us, this sport is a combination of wrestles and rugby known as “Zu” in all provinces of Iran and is an active and simple game without any...
Sistani Dance

Sistani Dance

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Choob Bazi Dance was known as a folk sport in Sistan at the past time; since the usage of this word did not seem to be nice among people, it has been changed to Choob Bazi, a combination of religion, belief and action. Thus, Choob Bazi had a martial...
Bushehri Dance

Bushehri Dance

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Passionate Songs of Ports Residents Folk music has a significant role in the life of Bushehr people, from ceremonies to mourning events and during the time of work or children sleeping; it has a long history in the culture of the people. The strong...