Christian Iranians living in the city of Jolfa in central Iranian province of Isfahan, like other Christian cities across the globe, are preparing themselves for the beginning of the new Christian year. Jolfa: The Armenian Quarter The Armenian quarter of Isfahan dates from the time of Shah Abbas I, who transported a colony of Christians…
As Christians around the world celebrate Christmas, the holiday season is also observed in Iran. Iranians go to shops and buy Christmas gift and accessories in Tehran. There are about 150,000 Christians living in Iran, most of them Armenians. They mark the holiday at home and in churches across the country. In fact, many Muslim…
The 6th Tehran Auction of artwork on December has hosted 120 works of 112 illustrators and painters. The highest sold works Contemporary Iranian Art- Dec 2016 belonged to Reza Derakhshani, Hossein Zendehroudi, Kourosh Shishegaran, Monir Farmanfarmaian, Farideh Lashai, Bahman Mohasses, Manouchehr Yektaei, and Farhad Moshiri, along with other works of diverse names. Farhad Moshiri’s mixed…
Iranians are getting prepared to celebrate Yalda Night, the longest night of the year, by getting together one more time and being with their family. Yalda Night or ‘Shab-e Chelleh’ (‘Night of Forty’) is an Iranian festival celebrated on the “longest and darkest night of the year”, for example the night of the winter solstice…
Traditional celebration of birth Prophet Mohammad held in Sanandaj, Kurdistan province, west of Iran. The people in Sanandaj play Daf instrument in this celebration. About Sanandaj Even by Iran’s super-hospitable standards, Sanandaj is a remarkably friendly city. It’s the capital of Kordestan province, a good base for visits to Palangan and a great place to…
Birthday celebrations of Prophet Mohammad are holding all over Iran. The country has an area of approximately631,660 square miles, and its population is an estimated 83 million. The population is approximately 97 percent Muslim, of which an estimated 89 percent are Shi’a and 8 percent are Sunni, mostly Turkmen, Arabs, Baluchs, and Kurds living in…
Iranian inventors succeeded to receive the silver medal of the IFIA International Chemical Competition held on October 10-12, 2016 in the Main Hall of the Warsaw University of Technology. 10th edition of International Warsaw Invention Show 2016 “IWIS 2016” was held on October 10-12, 2016 in the Main Hall of the Warsaw University of Technology….
Once upon a time in a fictitious land, a grandma housed all domestic and wild animals to shelter them from the cruelty of a harsh night of cold; such scenario Nader Nouri, Iranian graduate from a US university and technical director of Tehran’s underground train project, believes in. He had been a lover of animals…
Iran has been recommended as a top travel destination for 2017 as the country takes steps to ease visa rules for foreign tourists. Business Insider has named Iran among 50 places to travel to in 2017, commending the country’s security as a key factor behind attracting more tourists. Iran is considered as one of the…
Civil defense drills were held in schools across Iran on Monday to boost students’ readiness to deal with possible earthquakes in Tehran. Tehran Doomed If ‘Big One’ Hits, Quake Expert Says By Erik Kirschbaum :(Reuters) – An earthquake that may one day strike Tehran could kill hundreds of thousands and destroy most of the buildings…
