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Badgirs:Wind Catchers 30 Mar 2013 | 06:02 pm
Badgirs or wind-catchers are towers with openings at the top that help in cooling a building through natural and environmentally friendly methods that capture the wind that blows over the buildings.
A View of Zanjan 13 Apr 2012 | 01:08 am
The province of Zanjan is 21,841 km2 (8,433 sq mi) in the north-west of Iran and its capital is the city of Zanjan. It is bounded on the northeast by Gilan province, on the north by Ardabil and East A...
Behistun inscription 25 Sep 2011 | 01:08 am
Behistun inscription is considered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Behistun Inscription (also Bistun, Bisitun or Bisutun, Modern Persian: بیستون ; Old Persian: Bagastana, meaning "the god's place...
Tabriz 22 Apr 2010 | 06:40 pm
Tabriz, Being the provincial capital of East Azarbaijan, has slightly more than 2,000,000 population. Tabriz has been the capital city of Iran on numerous times throughout the old history of this coun...
Chogha Zanbil, Greatest Contribution in the Ancient World 29 Mar 2010 | 03:40 am
A view of the Ziggurat at Chogha Zanbil in south-western Iran. This structure was built in 1250 BC by the Elamite ruler Untash-Gal as a dedication to the diety Inshushinak 'Lord of Shush (Susa)'. Chog...
Abbasi Hotel (Isfahan) 13 Mar 2010 | 03:20 am
The glorious architecture of Iran, like a piece of gem, has been constantly glittering among other architectural monuments of the world and has occupied a worthy place in the world of art. It was in t...
Perspolis, Capital of Achaemenid Empire 13 Nov 2009 | 04:26 am
The magnificent palace complex at Persepolis was founded by Darius the Great around 518 B.C., although more than a century passed before it was finally completed. Conceived to be the seat of governmen...
The Saint Thaddeus Monastery (Ghareh keliseh) 10 Sep 2009 | 09:54 pm
The famous and marvelous monastic complex of St. Thaddeus is located in the mountainous area of western Azerbaidjan province in Iran, about 20 km (12 ? mi) south of Makou (the Artaz area of Vaspurakan...
The Reza Abbasi Museum 12 Aug 2009 | 08:02 pm
The Reza Abbasi Museum (the RAM) opened in September 1977, but in November 1978, just one year after its official opening it was closed. Exactly a year later in 1979, having had changes in its interna...
Khoy at a glance 31 Jan 2009 | 07:16 am
Khoy is one of the ancient regions of Iran with a moderate climate. The capital city being Khoy located 807 km. from Tehran. The word Khoy means 'salt', as the primary settlers in this region were the...
