As part of Nowrouz events, a Polo match was played between teams from Isfahan and Alborz Province at the famous Naqsh-e Jahan Square. Polo was invented and first played in Iran (or ancient Persia) thousands of years ago. The original name of polo is “Chogan” and in Iran the game is still referred to as…
IRNA – Iranian officials and visiting European Union delegation headed by European Union Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini signed various memoranda of understanding for cooperation on research on Saturday. Iran’s participation in the EU Horizon 2020 framework program, with its 80 billion euro budget for the years 2014-2020 was also discussed between Iranian and EU…
The wedding ceremony of Kazakh ethnicity in Golestan province is a traditional event taking many days to complete. Iranian Kazakhs live mainly in the Golestān Province in northern Iran. According to ethnologue.org, however, there were 3000 Kazakhs living in Iran in 1982 in the city of Gorgan. The number of Iranian Kazakhs might have been…
Beautiful nature of Landy Village attracts many tourists to Chahar Mahal and Bakhtiyari province during spring.Photo: Shahram Marandi, Mehr News Related posts: Photos: Beautiful and amazing ways in Iran Kolakchal Peak Amazing climbing route in IRAN Kazakh wedding ceremony in Iran
President Rouhani officially welcomed the Prime Minister of Italy Matteo Renzi in Sa’dabad Cultural Complex in Tehran on Tuesday 12 April 2016. Mr. Matteo Renzi, the Prime Minister of Italy and his entourage met with Ayatollah Khamenei, the Leader of the Revolution, Tuesday afternoon. Chairman of Expediency Council of Iran Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani on…
Isfahan is a large city located almost in the center of today’s Iran where the main north-south and east-west roads cross (see location in Google Map). It is estimated that the Isfahan metropolitan area has a population of about 4,000,000, making it the second most populous metropolitan area in Iran after the capital Tehran Related…
@motiheidari who is active instageramer with 92.3k followers publish this photo. The photo taken forms many foreign tourists who passed the road by car. @motiheidari and his master in Imamzade Saleh in north of Tehran. @motiheidari with the 9 french social masters in Zurkhaneh club. the Zurkhaneh is the first sport club in history. …
Kolakchal is a 10,883 ft (3,317 m) mountain peak near Tehran. It ranks as the 104th highest mountain in Tehran and the 592nd highest mountain in Iran. By: Aydin Sadeghi Moghaddam, Mehrnews Related posts: Prime Minister of Italy Matteo Renzi in Tehran to restore trade to pre-sanctions level Camel Race Competition in Khara Desert…
Marvdasht, the site to world-renowned Persepolis Historical Complex, has hosted country’s first ever international marathon competition; athletes from more than 35 countries participate. Persepolis, Old Persian Parsa, modern Takht-e Jamshīd or Takht-i Jamshīd (Persian: “Throne of Jamshīd,” Jamshīd being a character in Persian mythology), Persepolis: ruins of the royal residence an ancient capital of the…
Paragliding as a recreational and competitive adventure sport of flying paragliders is widespread all over Kermanshah province. Photo: Navid Mohammadi, Mehrnews Related posts: Iranian girls trounce Taiwan 3-0 in Asian volleyball championship+Photo Iranian girls finish 6th at Asian Volleyball Championship+Photo Horse beauty and riding contest held in Arak+Photo Iran’s new horse jumping record – Photo+Video
