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لحظه تحويل سال نو در شهرهاى بزرگ جهان
سال نو خورشیدی در روز جمعه ۳۰ اسفند ۱۳۸۷ هجرى شمسى (برابر با ۲۰ مارس ۲۰۰۹ ميلادى) به ساعت ۱۵ و ۱۳ دقیقه و ۳۹ ثانیه به وقت تهران، و ساعت ۱۱ و ۴۳ دقیقه و ۳۹ ثانیه به وقت…
Ancient Cylinder Seal Unearthed in Northern Iran
[ad#imapnov08] Iranian archeologists have unearthed an ancient cylinder seal dating to at least 3,500 years ago in Iran's northern Mazandaran Province. Archeological excavations at the Kelar Mound in the north of Iran have resulted in the discovery of a cylinder…
Iran to Hold Ancient Harp Concert
[ad#imapnov08] A group of Iranian musicians led by Abdolali Baqerinejad is slated to hold a concert using replicas of various ancient Persian harps. The group will introduce and play Sassanid and Elamite harps as well as a 13th-century harp. The…
Cyrus Charter to Be Taken Home from UK for Monthly Exhibition
Officials from Iran National Museum are in talks with their counterparts from the British Museum to borrow the famous Charter of the Cyrus the Great for a few months to put it on public display at home. Deputy chairman of…
US Art Center to Screen Iranian Films
[ad#imapnov08] The Walker Art Center is due to screen five narrative and documentary films by aspiring Iranian filmmakers in Minneapolis, US. Views from Iran will screen Manijeh Hekmat's Three Women (March 11), Pouria Azarbaijani's Unfinished Stories (April 1), Abdolreza Kahani's…
Pre-Parthian Underground City Discovered in Hamedan
[ad#imapnov08] Hamadan Province in western Iran has yielded an underground city, which is believed by archeologists to date back to pre-Parthian eras. Archeologists found 25 of the underground citys rooms, halls and corridors in a 4-meter-deep site in Samen located…
Persian Arts Showcases in Beijing
China is hosting an exhibition of Iranian arts and culture, featuring unique works of art and manuscripts in the capital city of Beijing. The event displays various art forms such as marquetry, engraving and Cauteragraphy (creating patterns on wood through…
Zoroastrians Observe Sadeh Festival in Iran
[ad#imapnov08] Irans Zoroastrian community held the Jashn-e-Sadeh Festival for celebrating the discovery of fire on the 10th of the Iranian month of Bahman (Jan. 29). Considered one of the biggest Persian festivities in ancient times, Jashn-e-Sadeh (also known as the…
Parthian Jar Burials Near Persian Gulf Coast
[ad#imapnov08] An Iranian archaeological team has recently discovered ten Parthian era jar burials at the Nakhl-e Ebrahim site in Hormuzgan Province. The burials were unearthed during the second season of excavations carried out to save artifacts and information from the…
International Day of Hafez
Iranians annually celebrate the Hafez Day on October 11, during which they gather and hold talks on the poetry, thoughts, and life of Hafez. Khwaja Shams-ud-din Mohammed Hafez e Shirazi, Hafiz or simply Hafez (Persian: خواجه شمسالدین محمد حافظ شیرازی),…