The Iranian team advanced to the finals after defeating the US 4-3 in round four on Saturday. Earlier on Sunday, the Americans beat Russia 5-2 to clinch the bronze medal.

Iran had previously won the 1996, 1998, 2001, and 2006 World Cups. FILA Wrestling World Cup is an international wrestling competition among teams representing member nations of the International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles (FILA), the sport’s global governing body.

The championships have been conducted every year since the 1973 tournament. The World Cup began as a dual-meet competition for the top teams on each continent, but now features the top teams in the rankings of the previous year’s world championships.

The 2012 Greco-Roman Wrestling World Cup will be held in Saransk, Russia on May 19 and 20 where Iran will be seeking to celebrate its third successive championship.
Source: Press TV

Mas'oodiyeh Building Complex - مجموعه عمارت مسعودیه

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Hamedan province is one of the most ancient parts of Iran and its civilization. Relics of this area confirm this fact. Today’s Hamedan is what is left of Ecbatana, The Medes’ capital before they formed a union with the Persians. The poet Ferdowsi says that Ecbatana was built by King Jamshid.

According to historical records, there was once a castle in this city by the name of Haft Hessar (Seven Walls) which had a thousand rooms and its grandeur equalled that of the Babylon Tower. The structures of city are related to Diya Aku, a King of the Medes from 700 BC. According to Greek records, this territory was called ‘Ekbatan’ and ‘Hegmataneh’ by this King, thus transformed into a huge capital.

During the Parthian era, Ctesiphon became capital of Persia, and Hamedan became the summer capital and residence of the Parthian rulers. After the Parthians, the Sassanids constructed their summer palaces in Hamedan as well. In the year 633 when the war of Nahavand took place and Hamedan came into the hands of the invading Arabs, at times it thrived and at times it declined and witnessed hardships. During the Buwayhids, it suffered plenty of damages. In the 11th century, the Seljuks shifted their capital from Baghdad to Hamedan once again.

Ganj Nameh (گنج‌ نامه) – By Pedram Veisi

The city of Hamaden was always at risk during the rise and fall of powers. It was completely destroyed during the Timurid invasion. But during the Safavid era the city thrived once more. In the 18th century, Hamedan surrendered to the Ottomans, but Hamedan was retaken by Nader Shah Afshari, and under the peace treaty between Iran and the Ottomans it was returned to Iran.

The city of Hamedan lay on the Silk Road and even in recent centuries enjoyed good prospects in commerce and trade being on the main road network in the western region of Iran.
According to local Jewish traditions, the City of Hamedan is mentioned in the Bible, as the capital of Ancient Persia in the days of King Ahasuerus in the Book of Esther. It was then known as Shushan. The Tombs of Mordecai and Esther are located in modern-day Hamedan.

Nushijan Ancient Temple & Castle (آتشکده و قلعه باستانی نوشیجان) – By Bijan1351

Major cities of Hamedan province are: Toyserkan, Nahavand, Malayer, Asad Abad, Bahar, Razan, Kabudrahang.
Languages that are spoken in the counties of Hamadan province are mainly: Persian, Azeri, Luri, Kurdish, Laki and others.

Hamedan counties
Kabudarahang, Gol Tappeh, Shirin Su, Sardrud, Razan, Hamadan, Qorveh-e, Darjazin, Famenin, Shara, Jowkar, Malayer, Zand, Samen, Tuyserkan, Asad Abad, Qolqol Rud, Khezel, Zarrin Dasht, Giyan, Nahavand, Lalejin, Saleh Abad and Bahar

There are many cultural and historical attractions in Hamedan province including:
Tomb of Baba Taher the poet, Ganj Nameh inscriptions of Darius The Great, Tomb of Esther & Mordechai, Ali Sadr (Ardeles) cave, Tomb of Avicenna, Waterfall of Ganjnameh, Stone Lion of Hamedan, Abass Abad jangle(Baugh), Qorban Building, Alavian Tomb,
Eram Park, Hegmatane (Ekbatan) City of 5000 years ago, Imam (pahlavi) Sq, Alvand Mountain and Grand Bazzar of Mozafarieh

Nushijan Ancient Temple & Castle (آتشکده و قلعه باستانی نوشیجان) – By Bijan1351

District of Tuyserkan – By dynamosquito

Tomb of Avicenna – By Bijan1351

Ali Sadr (Ardeles) cave – By Sarmastian

Hamadan Nature – By nimbo_m

Soltanieh dome - گنبد سلطانیه

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Soltanieh (Soltaniyeh) dome, Zanjan Province, Iran - by Zigpha

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“The Orange Dressed” director Dariush Mehrjuii, clad in black, and a group of bikers promoting the motto “Our City Is Cleaner than Our Home” pose in front of Tehran’s Qods Cinema on April 29, 2012.

The bikers began form the theater hall screening the movie in southern Tehran and made a short stop in front of the many theater halls across the city showing “The Orange Dressed” and finally stopped in front of Qods Theater Hall on Vali-e Asr St.

Director Dariush Mehrjuii along with assistant Reza Dormishian and screenwriter Vahideh Mohammadifar also were present and took photos with the bikers, the Persian service of ISNA reported on Monday.

The film is about Hamed Aban, a photojournalist who switches to a sanitation worker as result of reading a book about the environment.

Leila Hatami, Hamed Behdad, Mitra Hajjar, Homayun Ershadi, Omid Rohani, Ardeshir Rostami, and Kiyanush Gerami are among the cast members. The movie was premiered early April where employees of 25 theaters dedicated to “The Orange Dressed” in Tehran symbolically put on the orange uniform of the Iranian sanitation workers.

“The Orange Dressed” brought Mehrjuii the special jury award at the 30th Fajr International Film Festival in February in Tehran.
Source: Tehran Times; photos by Abdollah Heidari, Mehr News Agency

Imam Mosque (Shah) - مسجد امام ( شاه) - تهران

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The auction was held on April 17 and 18 at the Emirates Towers Hotel in Dubai.

Sohrab Sepehri (Iranian, 1928-1980) | Untitled (From the Trees series)
Sold for $16,250

“Several years ago, I noticed a fraudulent painting attributed to my brother offered for sale in an expo at Vahdat Hall at a high price. I really wanted to burn the painting in front of the others to prevent more fake works but the idea was not accepted at that time by the management of Iran’s Office for Visual Arts,” she said.

She added that she is not an expert on paintings but she knows her brother’s artworks and can distinguish which one is real and which one is a fake.

She regretted that her brother’s name and signature have been forged, and asked the officials to prevent these types of occurrences.

“I will surely write a letter to the managers of Christie’s and will inform them about the incident,” she concluded.

Sepehri (mostly known by his first name Sohrab) was born in Kashan, Isfahan Province on October 7, 1928 and died on April 21, 1980.

He was a notable modern Iranian painter and poet who wrote in blank verse style. He is regarded as one of the most famous modern Iranian poets.
Source: Tehran Times

Mazandaran spring - بهار مازندران

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Tomb of Saadi - آرامگاه سعدی

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Tomb of Saadi, Shiraz, Fars Province, Iran - by Saeid Aghaei

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