MustSeeIran

By: Behnam Yousefi

​​​​​​​Authenticity of Iranian architecture, culture in Kashan

KASHAN, Mar. 18 (MNA) – Only three hours from the capital Tehran, the central city of Kashan, Isfahan province, can definitely be deemed as a marvelous get-away for many urbanites, who yearn for the authenticity of traditional Iranian culture and architecture.

By: Behnam Yousefi

Maranjab Desert; a must-go in central Iran

ARAN VA BIDGOL, Mar. 12 (MNA) – Located some 60 km north-east of Kashan, Isfahan province, Maranjab Desert is a natural tourism site which annually hosts more than 100,000 domestic and foreign travelers.

By: Mehdi Bakhshi

Qom under snow

Qom, Mar. 11 (MNA) – Heavy snowfall has blanketed the city of Qom, central Iran, and the roads off to the holy city, bringing joy to the citizens in the last days of the winter.

By: Mohsen Tizhoosh

Shapuri Bridge in Lorestan province

KHORRAMABAD, Mar. 03 (MNA) – Shapuri Bridge, also called Broken Bridge, is located in Khorramabad, Lorestan province. Five out of 28 arches are still intact from the Sassanid era (224 to 651 AD).

By: Mehdi Hossein Nejadi

Early spring blossoms in north Iran

ASTARA, Mar. 02 (MNA) – Although there are around 20 days remaining to the start of spring (March 21) and the new Iranian year, many trees in Astara, Gilan province, have produced blossoms to mark the new season.

Heavy precipitation revives Gilan’s Estil Lagoon

TEHRAN, Feb. 23 (MNA) – Heavy precipitation in the past two months has revived the aching Estill Lagoon, a part of which had dried up in summer. Located in the northern province of Gilan near the border city of Astara, the 138-acre closed water body is considered as a wildlife refuge home to rare species, and is among the major tourist attractions of the green province.

By: Mohammad Dashti

Ardebil under snow

ARDEBIL, Feb. 17 (MNA) – With the new wave of frosty weather sweeping across the country, heavy snowfall has now blanketed the northwestern city of Ardebil in the namesake province.

By: Pouya Bazargard

Chehel Setun in heart of Gilan

LAHIJAN, Jan. 27 (MNA) – Molla Mahalleh-ye Chehel Setun is a village in Ahandan rural district, in the central district of Lahijan County, Gilan province, Iran. The pristine nature and the monument of one of Imam Musa al-Kadhim’s descendants have made the region an excellent for local and foreign tourists, visiting the northern province.

By: Maryam Kamyab

Persian silk brocade

BANDAR ABBAS, Jan. 22 (MNA) – Silk brocade is the main traditional clothing of women in the southern Iranian provinces of Hormozgan and Bushehr. Brocade is a class of richly decorative shuttle-woven fabrics, often made in colored silks and with or without gold and silver threads.

By: Behnam Yousefi

Maranjab Desert in heart of Iran

ARAN AND BIDGOL, Jan. 21 (MNA) – Maranjab Desert, located in Aran and Bidgol, Isfahan province, is one of the most beautiful desert areas of Iran. Maranjab Desert annually hosts over 100,000 domestic and foreign travelers.

By: Milad Rafat

Farmers collect daffodils in Fars province

TEHRAN, Jan. 20 (MNA) – Every year in late January, Farmers in Mohr County, Fars province, start collecting daffodils. The mild winter weather and expansive daffodil farms attract many tourists to the southern region.

By: Pouya Bazargard

Masuleh covered in snow

TEHRAN, Jan. 20 (MNA) – Snow blanketed the tourist city of Maouleh, Gilan province, northern Iran. The city enjoys a genuine architecture where the roof of one house is the yard of another.

By: Vahid Abdi

Tabriz carpet bazaar

TEHRAN, Jan. 20 (MNA) – The Grand Bazaar of Tabriz is one of the oldest bazaars in the Middle East and the largest covered bazaar in the world. It is one of Iran's UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Bazaar of Tabriz is home to one of the most beautiful and most popular kinds of carpets in the world with an inclusive variety, giving it the title of "World Carpet City".

By: Vahid Abdi

Tabriz lies under snow blanket

TABRIZ, Jan. 18 (MNA) – With the new wave of frosty weather sweeping across the country, heavy snowfall has now blanketed the city of Tabriz, East Azerbaijan province, from horizon to horizon.

By: Mohammad Hossein Moheimany

Hailstorm, snow hit Tehran

TEHRAN, Jan. 17 (MNA) – Tehraners were shocked when sudden hailstorm and snow hit the city on Thursday evening, whitening the streets and roads.

By: Pouya Bazargard

Amlash weekly local markets

AMLASH, Jan. 16 (MNA) – One of the cultural and economic treasures in Gilan province is weekly local markets, a clear example of which is in Amlash held on every Tuesday.

By: Ashkan Gharabaghi

Zanjan under snow

ZANJAN, Jan. 07 (MAN) – With the cold weather sweeping across the country, winter snow has now arrived in the northwestern city of Zanjan, in the namesake province.

By: Mehdi Hossein Nejadi

Migrating seagulls arrive in Astara

ASTARA, Jan. 05 (MNA) – Every winter, flocks of migratory seagulls, moving toward the south, visit Iranian border city of Astara, northern Gilan province, to enjoy the preserved water bodies of the stop.

By: Shahab Ghayoumi

First winter snow blankets Tehran

TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) – After sweeping Iran’s west and north, the first winter snow blanketed several parts of capital Tehran on Friday night.  

By: Rahbar Emamdadi

Historical castle of Gowharan

TEHRAN, Jan. 02 (MNA) – The historic castle of Gowharan has been built on a hill by indigenous architects during Qajar dynasty for military purposes, in Bashagard District, Hormozgan province.

By: Mehdi Hosseinnejadi

Eye-catching beauty of Heyran pass in winter

ASTARA, Dec. 01 (MNA) – Heyran pass, a mountain road which links two Iranian northern provinces of Gilan and Ardabil, has a stunning beauty during winter.

By: Mehdi Hoseinnejadi

Beauties of icicles in Heyran pass, NW Iran

ASTARA, Jan. 01 (MNA) – Precipitation and low temperature during recent days has led to the formation of great icicles along the Heyran pass, near Astara, Gilan province. The pass, which is among the most prominent and beautiful roads of the country, connects Gilan and Ardabil provinces to one another.

By: Mojtaba Jafarloo

Interior design of Dome of Soltaniyeh

SOLTANIYEH, Dec. 27 (MNA) – The Dome of Soltaniyeh is the biggest brick dome in the world and the Mausoleum of Ilkhan Oljaytu, located 30 km east of Zanjan inside the rampart of the old city of Soltaniyeh. The structure is a very exquisite mosque which is well-known in the world from the viewpoint of architecture, interior design and space.

By: Mehdi Pedramkhoo

Migratory birds in Hour al-Azim

AHVAZ, Dec. 26 (MNA) – Every year during the cold season, migratory birds stop in the habitats of Khuzestan province, southwestern Iran. Hour al-Azim wetland is now hosting different types of gulls and ducks, especially the ferruginous duck and Lesser white-fronted goose.

Ahvaz fruit, vegetable market on Yalda night

AHVAZ, Dec. 21 (MNA) – Fruit and vegetable markets in Ahvaz, Khuzestan province, are full of people who are preparing for the Yalda Night to be held on Friday night.

Autumn rainfall in Tehran

TEHRAN, Dec. 21 (MNA) – Approaching the the end of autumn, Tehraners enjoy rainy days with mild cold weather.

By: Mina Noei

Tabriz drowned in fog

TABRIZ, Dec. 19 (MNA) – The fresh and foggy weather created beautiful landscapes in Iranian northwestern city of Tabriz on Tuesday, bringing happy people to the streets in the last days of autumn.

By: Aryan Nasrollahi

Snowfall blankets Sanandaj in W Iran

SANANDAJ, Dec. 18 (MNA) – As winter is drawing closer, snowfall has blanketed the city of Sanandaj in western Kurdistan province.