Maymand is a small and relatively self-contained south facing valley within the arid chain of Iran’s central mountains. The villagers are agro-pastoralists who practice a highly specific three phase regional variation of transhumance that reflects the dry desert environment. During the year, farmers move with …
If you want to see heaven in earth, visit Filband, an eye catching village in Northern Province of Iran. Filband village is 2,700 meters above sea level and surrounded by the sea of clouds in most time of year. The ocean of cloud is actually …
Whether you are watching the sun set over the gulf, scrambling over the ruins of Portuguese castle at Hormoz or just dropping down several gears to the ultra-relaxed pace at which this part of the world operates , you can’t escape the fact the Persian …
Kandovan is an astonishing village located on the mountain flank of Sultan Daghi, Sabalan Mountain, located in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. Kandovan Village is famous for its wonderful rocky architecture which is the result of volcanic activities and hand-carved structures. The inhabitants, basically, carved every …
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 …
