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43 Ancient Coins Discovered in SW Iran

The protection unit of the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Khuzestan Province confiscated 43 coins dating back to Elymais period.

Unveiling Iran-South Korea Stamp

2017 has been named as the year for closer cultural ties between Iran and South Korea. In order to promote the event, a mutual postage stamp for Iran and South Korea has been unveiled called “Silla and Persia” with the symbol of the lion.

1st Neanderthal Tooth Discovered in Iran

A tooth, belonging to a Neanderthal child, was discovered in the rocky mountain of Baveh Yawan in Kermanshah Province.

Iranian City Up for UNESCO Registration

Gonbad-e Kavus city has been nominated for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage City registration for its Turkmen rugs, said the Golestan provincial cultural heritage official on Sunday.

Houraman Pomegranate Festival

The first pomegranate festival in Houraman, Kurdistan Province of western Iran, was held from 17-19 October 2018, receiving a great welcome by the people.

Luxury Tourist Train Enters in Fars Province

The luxury tourist train called 'The Golden Eagle' which arrived in Iran through the Sarakhs border in northeatern Iran is now in the souther province of Fars. t train’s ‘Silk Road’ journey started in Iran’s southwestern province Fars on Saturday morning.

Iranian Historic Artworks at Sotheby's Auction

A collection of 256 artworks from the Islamic world is going under the hammer at Sotheby’s. The collection also includes artistic historic works from Iran.

Biryani – Isfahan’s Best-Known Dish

Isfahan is one of Iran’s best-known cities for its arts and crafts and tourism. If you travel to Isfahan, make sure to also try their biryani. Restaurants in the city specialize in biryani and abgousht [meat stew], two traditional Iranian dishes. They serve nothing else on their menu and this is why they are called biryani places. Here is how to prepare it.

Persian Climbs 15 Ranks in the World

Mohammad Javad Dehghani who is the Head of the Islamic World Science Citation Database (ISC) has said: “A comprehensive and analytical overview of the Persian language from 1997 to the end of 2017 in Scopus shows that the publication of scientific documents in Persian over the past two decades has grown more than fortyfold and the global ranking of the Persian language has moved up from the thirtieth to the fifteenth rank with 15 upgrades.”

Mount Khajeh: A Flat-Topped Black Basalt Hill

Kooh-e-Khajeh is one of the most valuable and historical relics of Iran's southeastern province of Sistan and Balouchestan.

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