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The Museum of Sacrifice and Martyrdom in Ardakan

The invasion of Iran by the Iraqi Baath army and the self-sacrifices made by the youths of Ardakan in defense of the motherland is the main subject of the Museum of Sacrifice and Martyrdom in Ardakan.

Hafezieh or Tomb of Hafez

Hafezieh or Tomb of Hafez hosts many lovers of the Persian language and culture every year

Persian Azadi International Hotel

Different Experience of a 5-Star Hotel in Tehran The purpose of Tehran Persian Azadi Hotel from the beginning has been rendering 5-star services to those guests who wish to experience such services and take benefit from the traditional Iranian guest respecting.

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Tabriz Carpet, the Most Elegant Iranian Carpet

The type of knot used in weaving Tabriz carpet, which is known as the “Turkish knot” makes the texture and design of the carpet more elegant.

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Nain Carpet

Nain carpet is a type of Iranian carpet and one of the handicrafts of this region, which is quite unique in terms of design and color. The art of carpet weaving in Nain is closely related to the culture, geography, and history of the people of this city.

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Traditional Darning

Darning is a sewing technique for repairing holes, or worn areas in fabric in such a way that the fabric returns to its original state after repair, leaving no trace of the refinishing work.

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Tiling

Symbol of Ornamental Elements in Iran

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Traditional Iranian lock making, simple and mysterious.

Locks that are traditionally produced in Iran may seem simple, but precise and mysterious techniques are used in their construction.

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Iranian Wicker

Wicker is the art and craft of weaving used to make such products as baskets, mats, etc. by using the most basic equipment

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Thunder

“Thunder” is the name of an Iranian cheetah who, along with two of his friends, is in search of his parents and his identity, but a black fox repeatedly gets in Thunder’s way and causes trouble for him.

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Felt Art

“Felt Art” documentary is the fascinating story of felt production in Borujard city of Lorestan province of Iran and introduces the viewers to this art and demonstrates the beauty and complexity of weaving, which is one of the most neglected handicrafts. With its lively colors and designs felt weaving has always been an integral part of Iranian folk culture. Moreover, with their abstract shapes and symbolic colors inspired by nature, Iranian felts tell stories of mystery, love and life.

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Let's Make Peace

Afandi and Pashandi are two neighbors who can’t stand each other. When they’re not trying to sabotage each other’s plans, they’re usually plotting to get revenge. But when push comes to shove, they cast aside their differences and join forces.

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Moribund

A fascinating documentary about the life of an environmental activist who struggles to preserve the oak forests as well as take care of his father. The film depicts the dangers and efforts of forest rangers in their fight against wood thieves, the vital importance of protecting natural resources, and the sacrifices made by those who fight to preserve them.

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Bigi and Friends

Bigi is a little blue hippopotamus with a big heart. Partnering up with his trusty companions: a chimp, a cheetah, a squirrel, and a mole. They make a pretty darn good team of explorers. Aimed at kids aged two to six, Bigi and Friends let viewers tag along with their favorite hippo and his buddies as they scour an island paradise in search of adventure.

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The Lost Honor

The “Lost Honor” is the story of a couple named Hajar and Amir from the lower class of society, whose relationship begins to fade away after 2 years of living together due to not having children. Amir is an unskilled worker who is responsible for casting concrete in a factory and Hajar works in a sewing workshop. Things are seemingly normal in the everyday boring life of this couple until Hajar’s accident and the death of a child disrupts everything. Amir is faced with many questions that come his way one after another and having a pessimistic personality, he begins to doubt everything, especially Hajar.

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Iranian Tomb Gardens: The Architecture of Memory When a Tomb Becomes a Garden

What message do Iranian tomb gardens have for the modern world? In an age when death in modern culture has often become hidden, sanitized, and detached from everyday life, Iranian tomb gardens remind us that a tomb can—and should—remain a living part of the urban fabric and the lives of its people.

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Deyr e Gachin Caravanserai, The Mother of Iran’s Caravanserais, Ancient Guardian of the Silk Road

In the heart of the Dasht-e Kavir, along the ancient route connecting Qom, Varamin, and Rey, stands a remarkable structure that many architectural historians have called the “mother of Iran’s caravanserais.” The Deyr-e Gachin Caravanserai dates back to the Sasanian era and was rebuilt and restored during the Seljuk, Safavid, and Qajar periods, making it one of the oldest and most significant surviving caravanserais in Iran. Inscribed as part of the “Persian Caravanserai” serial property on the UNESCO World Heritage List, it was far more than a roadside inn. It was a true fortified caravanserai, whose stone and brick walls bear witness to centuries of trade, travel, pilgrimage, and cultural exchange.

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The Sanjesh (Measure) Museum of Tabriz

This museum was established within the vicinity of the Salmasi House in the year 2001 CE. The Salmasi House had been built in the year 1381 AH/1961 CE within an area of 650 sq. meters and on two floors the total area of which stands at 875 sq. meters.

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Palace of Darius (Apadana) in Shush (Susa)

The Apadana Palace of Shush (Susa) was the winter palace of Achaemenid kings and the main palace of Darius I and it was built on his direct order and over the ruins of the Elamite Empire around the years 521 to 515 BC. The construction was conducted parallel to that of Persepolis. Man-power and raw materials from various parts of the empire contributed to its construction.

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Dehdashti Mansion of Bushehr: A symphony of wood and breeze on the Persian Gulf coast

To appreciate the grandeur and splendor of Dehdashti Mansion, we must first imagine nineteenth-century Bushehr. During this period, Bushehr was Iran’s most important commercial port on the Persian Gulf and the country’s gateway to the outside world. Merchant ships from India, the Ottoman Empire, Africa, and Europe docked at the port of Bushehr, bringing with them goods, ideas, and diverse cultural influences.

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Sheikh Ahmad-e Jam Mausoleum Complex

The name of Torbat-e-Jam has been derived from the name of the tomb of renowned Gnostic, Sheikh Ahmad Jam (441-536 AH/1049-1141 AD) who was also known as Sheikh-e-Jam or Pir-e-Jam. He lived in the Ma’dabad village of Khorasan and was buried in the same region after his demise. Later on, the village was named after him and came to be known as “Torbat-e Jam.

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Analytical History of Islam: An Analytical Look at Early Islamic History with a Critical Approach

History is a subject in whose analysis impartiality comes first, a perspective that has been well implemented in Analytical History of Islam.

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From Iran s literary past, a narrative of the flourishing of Iranian culture in past centuries.

Iran is an ancient country with an authentic culture, a culture that has maintained its vibrancy throughout the centuries.

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Sages of the Isfahan School and the Issue of the Origin of the World, an examination of the Isfahan School philosophers view

The book Sages of the Isfahan School and a Study of the Creation of the World ex Nihilo is one of Dr. Nazari Tavakkoli’s well known books.

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The Selected from the History of Iran a complete look at contemporary Iran.

The contemporary history of Iran has many ups and downs, and Al-Montakhab min Tarikh Iran (The Selection from the History of Iran) is an attempt to provide an overview of these ups and downs.

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Ashiqi Music

The “Ashiqi” or “Ashiki” music of Azarbaijan is one of the richest “maqami” styles of Iranian music, in which various narratives are expressed in the form of songs.

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Javad Maroufi

Javad Maroufi was a famous Iranian pianist who tried to introduce Iranian music to the world through his works.

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Tanbur

Tanbur (Tambour), another Persian musical instrument, is shaped from mulberry wood

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Tonbak

Tonbak, sometimes written as Tombak is one of the most known and popular Persian musical instruments in Iran

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Tar (string instrument)

Tar (Persian: تار) is an Iranian[1][2][3][4] long-necked, waisted lute family instrument, used by many cultures and countries including Iran, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Armenia, Georgia, Tajikistan ( Iranian Plateau) and others near the Caucasus and Central Asia regions.

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Naqareh

A percussion instrument, which was used to announce important events in the past but has multiple uses today.

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Iranian Design: From Ancient Pottery to Innovative and Unprecedented Forms

Design is one of the various branches of visual arts and is considered one of the oldest methods of communication among humans, often executed with simple tools and through lines. The word “design” literally means “planning” or “drafting”, but in a specialized sense, it refers to recreating tangible images or visualizing mental concepts.

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Sanīʿ al-Molk; Founder of the First Painting School in Iran

“Abu al-Hasan Ghaffari, known as Sanīʿ al-Molk, is considered one of the foremost painters and miniaturists in Iranian history. His primary expertise lay in realistic portraiture, and he possessed both a creative imagination and a deft hand for depicting real-life events and scenes, leaving behind a legacy of distinguished and enduring works in Iranian visual arts.

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Mirza Gholamreza Esfahani: The Calligrapher Who Sought Help from Imam Ali (AS)

Mirza Gholamreza Esfahani, a renowned calligrapher of the Qajar era, is considered a distinguished figure in the history of Iranian calligraphy, having produced first-rate works in various scripts.

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Caricature: A Penetrating and Innovative Art in the History of Iran

Caricature is another branch of the visual arts that involves the exaggeration, distortion, and amplification of human, animal, or object features while maintaining a visually recognizable likeness.

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Kamal-ud-Din Behzad: The Second Mani or the Raphael of the East

Kamal-ud-Din Behzad was a renowned and highly skilled Iranian painter who opened a new path in the realm of Persian miniature painting and left a profound and widespread influence on the work of later artists in Iran, India, Turkey, and Central Asia.

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Calligraphy

Iranian calligraphy is a part of Islamic calligraphy in Iran and the field of Iranian civilization

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Ibn Miskawayh: Rational and Wise

Due to the importance given to ethics and its significance in politics, Ibn Miskawayh holds a noticeable position in the history of Islamic thought. He belongs to a tradition that considers special weight for reason and wisdom.

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Darvish Khan

Born in Tehran in the year 1872 CE, Gholamhossein Darvish, popularly known as Darvish Khan, was a renowned Iranian artist and a traditional musician of the late Qajar era.

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Amir Kabir

Mirza Mohammad Taghi Khan Farahani, popularly known as Amir Kabir

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Ferdowsi

Ferdowsi is the greatest Iranian epic Persian poet who composed “Shahnameh”, comprising nearly 60,000 verses, which turned out to be the most famous collection of his poems and one of the greatest literary works of ancient Persia.

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Omar Khayyam

The renowned Iranian polymath, mathematician, astronomer, philosopher, and poet, Hakim Omar Khayyam, was born in the city of Neyshabur on 18 May 1048 CE.

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Agha Bozorg Tehrani: Guardian of Shia Identity

Agha Bozorg Tehrani’s “Shia Bibliographic Encyclopedia” duly responds to an author’s remarks about the role of Shia in the history of Islam.

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Golabgiri

Golabgiri is a traditional ceremony held annually in 14 provinces of Iran, mainly from early Ordibehesht to late Khordad

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Azari Dance

Having a history of eight thousand years the Azari dance includes certain spiritual and religious aspects.

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The Story of Asli and Karam

The story of Asli and Karam is considered to be the greatest oral heritage of the Azarbaijani people, which is narrated by Ashiqs/Ashiks in gatherings and in the form of a folklore song

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Thanksgiving Ceremony in Hizaj Village of Hamedan

It has been more than 300 years that the people of Hizaj Village of Qahavand County, Hamedan Province, hold a ceremony of thanksgiving around mid-May for the ever-flowing spring of this village by cooking rice pudding and asking God for blessing of their crops.

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Shahnameh Khwani

The custom of “Shahnameh Khwani” (lit. reciting the stories of Ferdowsi’s book, Shahnameh) has been very popular among Iranians and is considered to inspire the spirit of chivalry, morality, and bravery.

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Ta’zieh In Toot Village of Yazd

One of the features of the Ta’ziyeh of Toot Village, which led to its inscription on the list of Iran’s national heritage, is the preservation of authenticity and the traditional way of performing it

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Kousha University of Applied Science and Technology: Bridging Skills-Based, Industrial, and Practical Education with Labor Marke

Kousha University of Applied Science and Technology: A higher education institution dedicated to enhancing students’ scientific and technical knowledge and equipping them with the skills needed to undertake practical and industrial projects.

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Karaj Sugar Applied Science and Technology Center: One of the Modern Institutions of Skills-Based and Industrial Higher Educatio

Karaj Sugar Applied Science and Technology Center: Bridging Skills-Based Education, Industry, and Entrepreneurship to Meet the Needs of the Country’s Industries

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Isfahan City Center Comprehensive Center for Applied Science and Technology: Integrating Skills-Based Education, Employment-Orie

Isfahan City Center Comprehensive Center for Applied Science and Technology: A Modern Institution for Skills-Based Higher Education, Adopting a Practical Approach Aligned with Labor Market Standards.

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Kermanshah University of Technology: Bridging Engineering Education, Research, and Technological Development in Western Iran

Kermanshah University of Technology aims to train specialized professionals, meet the needs of industries in Kermanshah Province and western Iran, and advance the development of modern technologies across various industries.

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Qom University of Technology: Bridging Engineering Education, Research, and Industrial Development in the Province

Qom University of Technology: A University Focused on Engineering and Technology Education, Fostering an Innovative Environment for Training Professional Engineers

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Shahid Ashrafi Esfahani Non-Profit University: Connecting Education, Research, and the Development of Academic Skills

Shahid Ashrafi Esfahani Non-Profit University: Providing Quality Education, Advancing Academic and Research Activities, Enhancing Society’s Cultural Standards, and Educating Competent Graduates

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