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Hamedan Province (استان همدان) covers an area of 19,546 km² and lies in an elevated region, with the Alvand mountains, part of the Zagros mountain range of Iran. Hamedan city is the capital of the province. Hamedan almost has warm…
As a New Zealander, Iran is a deeply mysterious country. It’s cliched to talk about the failings of mainstream media but in the west we have been almost conditioned to fear Iran. I don’t think it’s any kind of campaign,…
In harmony with the rebirth of nature, the Persian New Year Celebration, or Norooz (نوروز), always begins on the first day of spring. Norooz ceremonies with thousands of years history are symbolic representations of two ancient concepts - the End…
The city of Lalejin (لالجین) in Hamedan (همدان) Province, [Coordinates: 34°48′N 48°31′E]. At the 2006 census, its population was 44,568, lies 20 kilometers northwest of the provincial city of Hamedan and is considered one of the leading ceramic centers of…
Tehran (or Teheran); (تهران) is the capital and largest city of Iran, and the administrative center of Tehran Province. Tehran (35°41′46.28″N 51°25′22.66″E) is a sprawling city at the foot of the Alborz mountain range (the highest point in the Middle…
Shiraz (شیراز) is the fifth most populated city in Iran and the capital of Fars Province (استان فارس). Shiraz is located in the southwest of Iran on the Rudkhaneye (Roodkhaneye) Khoshk seasonal river (The Dry River) (29°37′N 52°32′E) and has…
Vank Church (کلیسای وانک یا آمنا پرکیچ) in Isfahan (Esfahan) (اصفهان), is the most important and famous historical church in Isfahan from the viewpoint of architecture and decorations values and wall paintings. This church has other names such as san…
Lorestan Province (Lurestaan or Luristan or Loristan) ( استان لرستان), comprises a province and a historic territory of western Iran amidst the Zagros (زاگرس) Mountains. The population of Lorestan is calculated 1.754 million people in 2011. Lorestan covers an area…
Chaharmahal o Bakhtiyari (چهارمحال و بختیاری) is one of the 30 provinces of Iran (32°19′39″N 50°51′17″E / 32.3275°N 50.8546°E). It lies in the southwestern part of the country. Its capital is Shahrekord ( شهرکرد). It has an area of 16,332…