Iran’s second-holiest city after Mashhad, Qom (Ghom) is home to both the magnificent Hazrat-e Masumeh shrine and the hardline clerics who have ruled the country since 1979. Shiite scholars and students come from across the world to study in its madrasehs (schools) and browse in its famous …
Dive into ancient Persia in Kashan. Rosewater, textiles and rugs are some famous examples what describe this city. Kashan offers an explosion of culture, with a number of historical places, a photogenic bazaar, and many old traditional houses which some of them are transformed to …
Esfahan is Iran’s top tourist destination for good reason. Its profusion of tree-lined boulevards, Persian gardens and important Islamic buildings gives it a visual appeal unmatched by any other Iranian city, and the many artisans working here underpin its reputation as a living museum of …
With its winding lanes, forest of badgirs, mud-brick houses and delightful places to stay, Yazd is a ‘don’t miss’ destination. On a flat plain ringed by mountains, the city is wedged between the northern Dasht-e Kavir and southern Dasht-e Lut and is every inch a city of …
Shiraz is one of the biggest cities in Iran and most significant city at the center of Fars province at the height of 1486 m above the sea level, located in the Zagros mountainous area, a highly important protection for the strategic location of Shiraz. Shiraz …
Ahvaz city, capital of Khuzestan province, southwestern Iran. Ahvaz is situated on both banks of the Karun River where it crosses a low range of sandstone hills. The town has been identified with Achaemenid Tareiana, a river crossing on the royal road connecting Susa, Persepolis, …
Khorramabad is a mountainous city located between Zagros valleys with the height of 1147/8 m above the sea level. This city enjoys a moderate and semi-humid Mediterranean climate with high rainfall especially in spring. Khorramabad have a special communication, strategic and economic significance by locating in …
Kermanshah is located in a mountainous area with 1200 m above the sea level in the center of Kermanshah province and enjoys mountainous moderate climate. Kermanshah is known to be the India of Iran because of its climatic, national and religious diversity, and having four …
Hamadan is the capital city of Hamedan Province of Iran. Hamadan is believed to be among the oldest Iranian cities and one of the oldest in the world. 2500 years ago, Achaemanian dynasty had authority over more than half of the ancient world and Hegmataneh …
Hugging the lower slopes of the magnificent, snow capped Alborz Mountains, Tehran is Iran’s most secular and liberal city. Spend time here and you’ll soon realize that the city is so much more than a chaotic jumble of concrete and crazy traffic blanketed by a …
