Iran says it has exported above $300 million worth of medicinal herbs since January. Peyman Yousefi Azar, the director of Medicinal Herbs Department of Iran’s Ministry of Agriculture Jihad, told the domestic media that saffron comprised almost two thirds of the exports. The Damask rose comprised a third of the exports, Yousefi Azar said adding…
The historic Kandovan village located in northwest Iran is filled with scenic troglodyte homes in the shape of stony ice-cream cones which are still inhabited. The village, situated near the city of Osku in East Azarbaijan Province, epitomizes genuine manmade dwellings that have been carved out of substantially eroded rocks. As to its shape and…
Armin Moosakhani and Mehri Jaberian a Tabrizi artist couple producing handicraft traditional Iranian musical instruments in their small workshop in Tabriz, north west of Iran . They make Setar and Tambour and they would like to make other instruments such as Flute, Kamanche and Violin as well. Related posts: Kurmanji Wedding ceremony / Photo+Video…
Parkour has made its way to life of Iranian youth and you can see groups across Iran practicing parkour moves. Parkour life: Iranian women get physical Guardian: Parkour’s popularity among young women in Iran is soaring, despite the bulkier clothing and head coverings Islamic dress codes require them to wear. The outdoor sport, a fast-paced…
The World Tourism Day, initiated by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), aims to stress the importance of tourism and its social, cultural, political and economic impacts amongst the international community. Related posts: Commemoration Day of Hafez Shirazi Kurmanji Wedding ceremony / Photo+Video IRANIAN celebrated Nowrouz in Shiraz Saadi day celebrated in Shiraz
Turkmen people in Bandar Torkaman, a city in Golestan province, 400km (249 Miles) north of the Iranian capital of Tehran, celebrate their weddings based on their centuries-old customs and traditions. Photo: Tasnim Turkmen wedding Nearly two million Turkmen can be found living along the northern edges of Iran, just south of the Turkmenistan border. For…
Farmers in Iran’s southern province of Fars still use traditional non-mechanized agricultural methods./ Photo: Tasnim Iran agriculture in Modern era Modern agriculture in Iran dates back to the 1820s, when Amir Kabir, the Chief Minister to Naser al-Din Shah and a symbol of reform and modernism in Iran, undertook a number of changes to the…
Michael Leander, Mehdi, Erik Vermeulen and Jacques de Villiers eating Dizi or Abgoosht (traditional Persian stew) at a restaurant in Teheran, Iran. Dizi as a traditional Iranian meal, which apparently is better when it is home cooked. I did not get the recipe. Press TV introduced two Iranian traditional dishes, Kallepache and Dizi, which are…
Iranian fishermen welcome the beginning of the fishing season on the shores of the Caspian Sea./ Photo: MNA The Caspian Coast domestic tourist center Caspian ‘Sea’ – world’s largest lake Caspian produces 90% of the world’s caviar shores noted for their wet climate Gilan produces a large percentage of Iran’s tea area of diverse natural…
Kouhestan village near behshahr(Mazadaran province), each year in the first decade of Muharram ceremonies are held. Women after hearing the clang of the old minaret of the village mosque rely on their way to feed mourners.Then spread the remaining food to the poor and orphans. Related posts: Kazakh wedding ceremony in Iran Turkmen traditional wedding…
