The Shah Nematollah Vali shrine is a historical complex, located in Mahan (Kerman), Iran, which contains the mausoleum of Shah Nematollah Vali, the renowned Iranian mystic and poet. Shah Nematollah Vali died in 1431 aged in over 100. In 1436 a shrine was erected in his honor and became a pilgrimage site ; with the…
A large crowd of Armenians gathered at Saint Sarkis Cathedral in Tehran on Sunday, April 24, 2016, to mark the 101st anniversary of the massacre of thousands of Ottoman Armenians in 1915. What is the Armenian Genocide or the 1915 genocide? In 1915, leaders of the Turkish government set in motion a plan to expel…
The Iranian girls participated in matches for attending in IRAN national team in Kish Island, North of Persian Gulf. 40 boy and girl athletes attended in this competition in teens and adults categories on 2 days. The championship was held in Cable ski park of Kish. Kish is a 91.5-square-kilometre resort island in the Persian…
Short video about my trip to Iran in autumn 2014. By: Memorias de Oriente/ I can honestly say I never thought about traveling to Iran and I am still not sure what made me go there other than to simply experience firsthand one of the most mislead countries in the world. What I found was…
Polo was invented and first played in Iran thousands of years ago. The original name of polo is “Chogan” which is a team sport played on horseback. Yesterday, polo was played symbolically at Shohada Sport Complex in Tehran, to be prepared for its inclusion in the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of UNESCO. Find more…
the 20 of April is “Saadi’s Day” in IRAN. Many lovers of the great Persian poet Saadi gather at his grave in Shiraz and read his poetry. Saadi distinguished between the spiritual and the practical or mundane aspects of life. In his Bustan, for example, spiritual Saadi uses the mundane world as a spring board…
By David Sim: The lifting of sanctions on Iran as a result of its nuclear deal with world powers could result in a huge tourism boom. Iran made it on to the top destination lists of major publications such as The Financial Times and The Guardian in 2015 thanks to sights that include 2,500-year-old ruins…
The New York Times, By ELAINE GLUSAC FEB. 8, 2016- Tourism in Iran is already popular with Europeans. Iranian officials told The Associated Press last fall that about five million foreign travelers visited Iran in 2014, and that the country aims to attract 20 million tourists, spending $30 billion, by 2025. Among growth signs, Air…
The plane – an A330 – in Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKIA). It is carrying the French Transport Minister Alain Vidal as well as the CEOs of Air France and Boeing among others. This is the first Air France jet to land in Iran in eight years following a landmark nuclear deal between Iran and…
The opening ceremony of the 5th Symposium of World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies was held Sunday, with the participation of foreign guests and the unveiling of Professor Samii’s statue at Tehran Milad Tower International Conference Center. Photo: Mehr Related posts: Prime Minister of Italy Matteo Renzi in Tehran to restore trade to pre-sanctions level…
