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Darakeh in Spring
The Tehran weather has been more or less excellent despite the pollution and yes the unbearable and awful heavy traffic. But in the past couple of weeks it has been so hot that we have turned all the coolers on.…
Iran’s “Wood Carpet” wins Jury Special Award at Hamburg Film Festival
[ad#imapnov08] Iran's "Wood Carpet" directed by Abdul Rahman Mirani received Jury Special Award worth 1500 euros at Hamburg International Short Film Festival. The film is about people's endeavor to reconstruct a bridge destroyed as a result of a flood near…
Shiraz to Honor Goethe and Hafez
Iran is preparing to hold the West-Eastern Divan festival to commemorate the renowned literary figures, Goethe and Hafez. A German delegation will arrive in the Iranian city of Shiraz in two days to participate in the event. Germany will hold…
Ancient City in Hamedan Prov. to Be Converted into Site-Specific Museum
[ad#imapnov08] The Hamedan Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Department plans to convert a part of an ancient city into a site-specific museum. Covering over three hectares in area, the city was discovered about four years ago by chance during a…
Kerman home to world’s lone Zoroastrian anthropology museum
[ad#imapnov08] The City of Kerman in central south of Iran is home to the lone anthropology museum of the world's Zoroastrians. The museum is located at the fire temple of the city. The idea of establishing the museum goes back…
Iran adds “Persian Gulf” to Spiritual Heritage list
Iran is planning to hold the Persian Gulf national day and register the historical waterway on the country's Spiritual Heritage list. “The Persian Gulf day was marked on the national calendar during the previous president's term in office, but no…
Abyaneh – ابیانه
Abyaneh (Persian ابیانه) is a beautiful historic Iranian village at the foot of Karkass mountain 70 km to the southeast of Kashan and 40 km to Natanz (near the city of Kashan) in Isfahan Province. This is a village of…
Shajarian to Perform at Mowlavi Tomb
Renowned Iranian vocalist Mohammad-Reza Shajarian is to perform in the city of Konya, where Persian poet Mowlavi has been laid to rest. Shajarian has been invited by the International Rumi Foundation and the 22nd-generation granddaughter of Mowlavi, Esin Bayru Celebi.…
Happy Sadi Day
[ad#imapnov08] Iranian people annually commemorate Sheikh Muslih od-Din Sadi Shirazi (C. 1213-1291), one of the greatest figures of classical Persian literature, on April 21, which has been named Sadi Day. Following is Maxim 34 from Sadi’s Gulistan translated by Richard…
Memoirs of Iranian songstress Pari Zanganeh published
[ad#imapnov08] "Beyond Darkness," the memoirs written by the prominent Iranian vocalist Pari Zanganeh, was unveiled during a ceremony on Tuesday. Known as Pari Zanganeh, Iranian opera singer Parirokh Shahyalani lost her sight in 1972 in a car accident and later…