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Photos: City of Mashhad Welcomes Iranian New Year
The city of Mashhad in northeastern Iran is welcoming the new year Norouz with eye-catching decorations in the streets. Symbols of Norouz and other artworks greet the pedestrians who sometimes pose with them and grab a snapshot of these festive days. - 3/19/13
Photos: Gilan Rural Heritage Museum Welcomes Norooz
Guilan Museum of Rural Heritage is holding special programs to welcome the Iranian New Year Norooz. The new year begins precisely with the beginning of spring on vernal equinox, which will be on March 20th this year. - 3/18/13
Photos: Paragliding in Mazandaran, Iran
Paragliding is a favorite adventure for tourists visiting the town of Galugah by the Caspian Sea in Iran's Mazandaran province. The heights at the village of Mahdirjeh offer a great point to soar about the beautiful landscape and enjoy the breathtaking scenery. - 3/6/13
Iran's aviation officials consider 100 percent fare hike
Head of Iranian Airlines Association announced that they have made an application to increase airfares by 100 percent if the government fails to offer appropriate subsidies to the airline companies. Scrapping of government subsidies on fuel and food coupled with international sanctions on Iran's oil and financial sectors has led to unprecedented hike in the inflation rate. - 3/1/13
Photos: The Historic Kharanaq Citadel
The citadel has a fascinating labyrinth of little lanes, streets, tunnels and passageways. It is designed as a maze for a very special reason: in case a thief from outside would come to this village to steal something, he would most likely get lost in it, giving time to local villagers to catch him and recover the loot the thief had taken. - 2/27/13
Photos: Temple of Anahita at Kangavar
The Anahita Temple is the name of one of two archaeological sites in Iran popularly thought to have been attributed to the ancient deity Anahita. The larger and more widely known of the two is located at Kangavarin Kermanshah Province. The other is located at Bishapur. - 2/25/13
Proposed Bill To Limit Iranian Women's Travel Reportedly Canceled
The proposed changes to the country's passport law were introduced in the 290-seat Majlis last year and would have required single women up to the age of 40 to obtain official permission from their father or male guardian before they could acquire foreign travel documents. -Golnaz Esfandiari, RFE - 2/23/13
Photos: Fourth soil carpet "woven" in Hormuz Island
'Soil carpet' is a sketch of Persian carpet painted on bare soil. The fourth 'soil carpet' was opened to public visit in the Iranian island of Hormuz in Persian Gulf on Saturday. The carpet, measuring 1400 square meters, was created by provincial artists using different colors of natural soil of the Island. Around 40 artists along with another 40 assistants participated in creating this land art. - 2/18/13
Iran's one and only Geopark dropped from UNESCO list
After numerous warnings from UNESCO, the geopark at Qeshm Island has been deleted from that organization's list of Global Geoparks. This is yet another example of Iran's mismanagement of environmental and natural parks. -Bijan Rohani - 1/31/13
Photos: Seh Qaleh Desert in South Khorasan, Iran
Town of Seh Qaleh is located about 200 kilometers away from city of Birjand and 24 kilometers from Sarayan in Iran's South Khorasan province. The nearby Seh Qaleh desert with its beautiful scenery is a great place for the nature enthusiasts to hike and camp. - 1/29/13
Skiing away from the ayatollahs in Iran
High up in the snowy peaks above Tehran, Iranians enjoy more than winter sports. They enjoy a taste of the Western comforts that have, for all intents and purposes, disappeared from the city below. -Ilan Goldman, Haaretz - 1/26/13
Photos: Historical Fin Garden in Kashan
Fin Garden, or Bagh-e Fin, located in Kashan, Iran, is a historical Persian garden. It contains Kashan's Fin Bath, where Amir Kabir, the Qajarid chancellor, was murdered by an assassin sent by King Nasereddin Shah in 1852. Completed in 1590, the Fin Garden is the oldest extant garden in Iran. - 1/17/13
Iran Parliament Mulls New Restrictions On Women's Travel
The national security committee of the Iranian parliament is considering a bill that could place further limits on the already restricted right of Iranian women to travel. Women over the age of 18 need the written consent of their father or guardian to obtain a passport. Married women must receive their husband's approval to receive the documents. -Golnaz Esfandiari, RFE - 1/16/13
Photos: Rayen, world's second largest clay building
Rayen Citadel (Arg-e Rayen) is an adobe castle located in the city of Rayen in Kerman province, Iran. The medieval mudbrick city of Rayen is similar to the Arg-e Bam city which was destroyed in an earthquake in December 2003. - 1/16/13
Eyewitness Report: Discriminatory Treatment of Iranian Passengers at Doha Airport in Qatar
A Qatar Airways passenger told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that he and other Iranian passengers were exposed to discriminatory treatment at Doha Airport in December 2012. "Last December, a group of Iranian passengers had to spend between 12 to 20 hours at Doha Airport in Qatar... - 1/15/13
Photos: The Desert at Touran Biosphere Reserve
These photos show the desert which is part of the Touran Biosphere Reserve located in the eastern part of Semnan province in Iran. This area offers spectacular sceneries and is known as Iran's Africa. - 1/14/13
European Airlines Cut Flights to Tehran
Two European airlines, KLM and Austrian Airlines, have announced that they will stop their flights to Tehran due to a decline in ticket sales. Reuters reported on Saturday January 12 that KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, which currently flies to Iran four times a week, will halt all flights to Tehran as of April 2013. - 1/13/13
Kish to host 6th International Tourism, Hoteliering Exhibit
The Sixth International Tourism, Hoteliering and Investment Opportunities will open in Kish Island on Monday and will continue until January 18. The exhibit will present the latest products and achievements pertaining to tourism industry, hotel equipment and relevant industries in an area of 14,000 square meters. - 1/13/13
Restoring Iran's Heritage of Magnificent Homes in an Age of High Rises
For thousands of years, houses with secluded gardens and courtyards have been a cornerstone of Iranian architecture, which strongly influenced structures like the Alhambra and the Taj Mahal. Similar dwellings are described in literature from Achaemenid times, around 700 B.C., and their old Persian name is the root for the word "paradise." -Thomas Erdbring, NY Times - 1/10/13
Iran: Flight disruptions temporarily remedied
Iran's Oil Ministry has announced that it will resume supplying fuel to the country's airliners so long as the Aviation Organization begins payment on its seven-trillion-rial debt to the ministry within one week. - 1/9/13
Photos: The Suffocating Air Pollution In Isfahan
The provincial city of Isfahan in central Iran is among the Iranian cities that's grappling with suffocating air pollution these days. The pollution has reached dangerously high levels in some Iranian cities, including the capital Tehran, in somce cases causing the closure of offices and schools for days. - 1/7/13
Air Pollution Triggers Tehran Shutdown
Officials in Tehran have ordered schools, universities, government offices, and other institutions to close on January 5 because of high air pollution in the Iranian capital. - 1/4/13
Iran, Iraq to Launch 1st Passenger Shipping Line
Iranian and Iraqi provincial officials have decided to launch the first passenger shipping line between Iran's Southwestern port city of Abadan and the port city of Basra in Southeastern Iraq, an official announced on Tuesday. - 1/3/13
Photos: The Ameri's House in Kashan
The Ameri family house is a sprawling traditional home in the central city of Kashan, Iran. The house, originally built during the Zand era (1750-94), was rebuilt in the mid 19th century after a series of earthquakes leveled the city of Kashan in the 18th century. - 1/2/13
Dark Sky Park to be established in Iran's Qeshm Island
Iran has plans to establish the first Dark Sky Park in the country's southern island of Qeshm to boost astronomy research and tourism at the area. - 1/2/13
Iran, a Tourist Destination for New Experiences
Eco and adventure tourism are concepts that are on the rise in the international tourism industry. Iran is a country with very diverse nature: mountains, lakes, caves, forests, springs, tropical islands and endemic plant and animal species. All these make Iran a favorite country for those interested in experiencing unforgettable. - 1/2/13
Iran, Pakistan decide to start special flights for Shia pilgrims: Report
A Pakistani leading news daily on Tuesday reported that Iran and Pakistan have decided to start special flights for pilgrims who visit holy shrines in Iran in the wake of terrorist attacks on Shia pilgrims in Balochistan. - 1/2/13
American plane made emergency landing in Iran, 10 or 20 days ago!
Iranian authorities say a U.S. plane made an emergency landing at Ahwaz Airport in southwestern Iran after experiencing technical difficulties. - 12/30/12
Photos: Khalvat-e-Karim Khani, Golestan Palace, Tehran
Dating back to 1759, this building was a part of the interior residence of Karim Khan Zand. Nasser-ol-Din Shah was fond of this corner of Golestan Palace. He is said to have spent much time here in rest and repose- smoking his water pipe in quiet reflection. - 12/29/12
Persian Rugs and the Iranian Everyday: Photographer Jalal Sepehr in Yazd
Jalal Sepehr's Knot series (2011) is comprised of 12 images all including a Persian rug (1m x 70cm) taken in the historic city of Yazd in central Iran. Contrary to initial intentions, some of the images in Knot make use of the historic scenes and examples of architecture found in Yazd. -Ajam MC - 12/28/12
Russian pilot blamed for Taban Air Flight 6437 crash
Taban Air Flight 6437 was a scheduled domestic flight that crashed on landing at Mashhad's Shahid Hasheminejad Airport on January 24, 2010. All 170 people escaped from the burning aircraft without loss of life. - 12/28/12
Photos: Sultan Amir Ahmed Historic Bathhouse in Kashan
Sultan Amir Ahmad Bathhouse, also known as the Qasemi Bathhouse, is a traditional Iranian public bathhouse in Kashan, Iran. It was constructed in 16th century, during the Safavid era; however, the bathhouse was damaged in 1778 as a result of an earthquake and was renovated during the Qajar era. The bathhouse is named after Imamzadeh Sultan Amir Ahmad, whose mausoleum is nearby. - 12/27/12
New figures highlight Iran's road safety problem
The Mehr News Agency reports that, according to the statistics, in the first eight months of the current Iranian year, 14,000 people were killed in road accidents. - 12/27/12
Iran warns citizens against 'precarious' US travel
Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman has recommended that Iranians avoid unnecessary travels to the United States following the suspicious death of an Iranian national after interrogation by US airport officers. - 12/24/12
What happened when a travel writer flew to Iran with no tourist visa or return flight
Australian travel writer Nate Robert is definitely not the first Western tourist to visit Iran. What makes Robert's trip noteworthy is what he didn't do: secure a visa before arriving, or even book a return flight. -Washington Post - 12/24/12
Photos: Mesr Desert
The hot villages in the central desert are one of the favorite types of ecotourism in Iran, visited by many Iranian and foreign tourists every year. Khour, Mesr and Garme are the widely known areas located in the southern part of the desert which deserve more attention. - 12/21/12
3rd International Conference on Health Tourism opens in Mashhad
The third Conference on Health Tourism in Islamic Courtiers kicked off in Razavi Hospital in the northeastern provincial capital city of Mashhad on Tuesday. - 12/18/12
Photos: Snowfall in Tabriz, Northwestern Iran
A light snowfall covered the city of Tabriz in East Azerbaijan province, northwest of Iran, on Saturday night. Tabriz is the capital of the East Azerbaijan province, and with a population of about 1.6 million, it is Iran's Fourth largest city. - 12/16/12
Photos: Qoroq Forest Park in Northern Iran
Iran's Qoroq Forest Park is located about 25 kilometers east of the city of Gorgan along the Gorgan-Mashhad road in the northern province of Golestan. The park which is the habitant for about 40 deer is one of the main tourist attractions of the northern province. -Abutaleb Nadri - 12/15/12
US Consulate In Dubai Announces A New Non-Immigrant Visa Application Process
Starting January 6, 2013, applicants will work, online or by phone, with a service provider to schedule an interview, pay the visa application fee, and arrange for the delivery of documents and passports. - 12/12/12
Khana't Caravansary: History living in the Capital
Khana't Caravansary in Amin-ol-Sultan Square is like history living in the heart of Tehran. It is not known when it was built exactly, but on the first map of Tehran implemented by the order of Naseraldin Shah in 1302HG, its location is marked by the name Roghani Sara sounding like a small bazaar selling oil which is somehow related. - 12/11/12
U.S. citizens warned to carefully consider the risks of travel to Iran
The Department of State warns U.S. citizens to carefully consider the risks of travel to Iran. Dual national Iranian-American citizens may encounter difficulty in departing Iran. U.S. citizens should stay current with media coverage of local events and carefully consider nonessential travel. - 12/10/12
Photos: Golestan National Park in Autumn
The arrival of autumn has brought beautiful sceneries to Golestan National Park in northern Iran. The park is situated in Golestan Province between the eastern parts of the Alburs Mountains and the western fringes of the Khorasan-Kopet Dag. -Abutaleb Nadri - 12/9/12
Photos: Nazhvan Forest Park in Isfahan
Nazhvan Forest Park is one of the natural and recreational attractions of Isfahan. Nazhvan, with an are of 1200 hectares, is the biggest park west of the city of Isfahan. Nazhvan is composed of "Naj" which means pine in Persian and "van" which means place in Persian. Thus Nazhvan means a place with lots of pine trees. - 11/30/12
Photos: Akhlamad Waterfall
Akhlamad Waterfall is located in the province of Razavi Khorasan in northeastern Iran and is a popular tourist excursion. During the cold winters, Akhlamad Waterfall manifests a spectacular sight as it freezes completely over. Other than the magnificent natural view that it provides theonlookers, it also produces a much stiffer challenge to rock climbing enthusiasts. - 11/24/12
Photos: Life in Masal, Northern Iran
Masal is situated at high elevations on the Talesh mountainside in the midst of soaring forests. Surrounded by the beauties of nature, Masal is one of the unique tourist attractions of the country especially during the autumn season. -Amin Rahmani - 11/19/12
International airfares double in Iran
Following fare hikes of more than 50 percent for domestic flights in Iran, the cost of international tickets has risen even further - by 107 percent. - 11/16/12
Persian Garden
The great substantial art exhibition held on Persian Gardens at Tehran Museum of Contemporary Arts in 2004 and registration of Persian Gardens on the list of UNESCO World Heritage in 2011, make it opportune to refer to a vital significant point hidden from the eyes of researchers of the subject so far: Persian Garden is the manifestation of a wise-humanist process with its form and geometry naturally following this process. -Khoobchehr Keshavarzi - 11/12/12
Photos: Espakhou Fire Temple
Espakhou fire temple is one of the oldest structures in Iran's North Khorasan province. According to the studies and excavations by the experts, this ancient temple belongs to the Sassanid era (AD 224-AD 651). -Ehsan Kamaly - 11/12/12
Photos: Four killed as train derails in central Iran
Four were killed and 36 wounded as a train derailed in the central Iranian province of Yazd Saturday morning. According to a local official, the train was travelling from Zahedan in southeastern country to the capital, Tehran, when it derailed while entering a station at 23:50 local time (2020 GMT) Friday night. - 11/10/12
Photos: Vivid Autumn in Northwestern Iran
Arasbaran forests around Kaleybar city in East Azerbaijan Province of Iran, is one of the main attraction of the region in the most colorful season of the year. -AliHamed Haghdust - 11/6/12
Iranian airfares soar higher
Domestic airfares in Iran have gone up by 65 percent as of today, November 6. Abdolreza Mousavi, the head of the Iranian Airlines Association, said on Tuesday: "According to the directive of the National Aviation Organization, fares for domestic flights with go up by an average of 65 percent." - 11/6/12
Iran's surprise economic success: Tourism
International efforts to isolate Iran and force it to halt its uranium enrichment program are having an impact that is both unintended and, for Iranian officials, very much welcome: a jump in tourism. -Jason Rezaian, Washington Post - 11/6/12
Photos:A Persian Flower Carpet
The biggest flower carpet in the Middle East, and the third in the world, measuring about 1,000 meters square, has been unveiled in the town of Mahallat in central Iran. -Mohammad Varvani - 11/5/12
Photos: Festival of Wooden Sculptures in Langroud
The festival of wooden sculptures is underway by the Chamkhaleh coasts in Langroud, nothern Iran. Langarud is a city in Iran's Gilan Province located on the south coast of the Caspian Sea. 36 sculptures in 16 groups are participating in the festival that will last for 10 days. -Sajad Rafikhah, Jame Jam - 11/4/12
Photos: Funeral held in Boroujen, Iran for 26 schoolgirls killed in bus crash
The bus transporting the schoolgirls overturned on the Izeh-Lordegan road, about 500 kilometers (310 miles) southwest of Tehran. Nineteen students were also injured in the tragic accident. - 10/20/12
Iran's Hero Pilot Says He's Being Forced Into Early Retirement
Houshang Shahbazi, the Iranian airline captain who saved the lives of more than 100 passengers and crew by making an emergency landing in Tehran, says he's been forced into early retirement. -Golnaz Esfandiari, RFE - 10/17/12
Russian railways completes Iranian project
Russian Railways has completed the electrification project of the Iranian Tabriz-Azarshahr railway, the Russian Railways said in a statement. - 10/17/12
Jaszbereny monument set up in Yazd
A monument of the Hungarian city of Jaszbereny has been set up in Azadi Square in the central Iranian city of Yazd. The monument was unveiled during a ceremony on Thursday as part of a sisterhood agreement signed between the municipalities of Yazd and Jaszbereny five years ago. - 10/15/12
Overland from Yerevan to Kabul: A wedding and a funeral in Iran's Caspian foothills
June, 2011. I had spent the last week in the tropical moisture of Rasht, Iran. My hosts were Reza and his family. Reza, an Iranian, had just graduated from university in Armenia, where I had met him, and his father is a political science professor at the University of Rasht. Felix de Rosen, Ajam - 10/11/12
TajikAir Cancels Flights To Tehran
Tajikistan's state-run airline TajikAir has joined other airlines in suspending flights to Tehran due to the devaluation of the Iranian national currency, the rial. Malaysian discounter AirAsia and British airline BMI have also suspended flights to Tehran due to Iran's currency crisis. - 10/11/12
Iran buys 11 new Airbuses: Minister
Iran has purchased 11 Airbus A320 and A310 passenger planes in the current Iranian calendar year, which began on March 20, the roads and urban development minister said on Sunday. - 10/8/12
Cube of Zoroaster: A unique Achaemenid Monument
The Cube of Zoroaster is a 5th century BC Achaemenid-era tower-like construction at Naqsh-e Rustam, just northwest of Persepolis, in Fars Province. The structure is not actually a Zoroastrian shrine, nor are there reports of it ever having been a pilgrimage site. - 9/27/12
Iran's driving accident average death toll decreases to 8.1 people per 10,000 vehicles
The average death toll per 10.000 vehicles in Iran has dropped lower than Asia's average, Iranian Traffic Police Chief Eskandar Momeni told ISNA on the sidelines of a visit to monitoring center of Rahvar Naja (Iran's traffic police) by Military attaches from 35 countries on Monday. - 9/17/12
Iran celebrates registration of Qabus Tower on UNESCO list
The registration of Iran's Qabus Tower, the world's tallest tower made of bricks, on UNESCO's World Heritage List was celebrated in a ceremony in the town of Gonbad-e Kavus in Golestan Province on Sunday. - 9/11/12
Photos: The Historic Haroon Prison in Shahr-e-Rey, Iran
Locally called Zindan-e Harun, this two story historical structure 12 km from the Tehran-Mashhad road at the foot of Mesgar Abad mountains, consists of a rectangular construction built with rough-hewn dark-colored stones and plaster mortar, and has a brick ceiling. -Rouhollah Yazdani - 9/7/12
Photos: The Winds of Sistan
Sistan o Baluchestan is one of the 30 provinces of Iran. Sistan is subject to seasonal winds from different directions, the most important of which are the 120-day wind of Sistan known as Levar, the Qousse wind, the seventh (Gav-kosh) wind, the Nambi or south wind, the Hooshak wind, the humid and seasonal winds of the Indian Ocean, the North or (Gurich) wind and the western (Gard) wind. -Ali Deregi - 9/3/12
Important Anouncement about New Appointment System for Non-immigrant Visas for Residents of Iran
Iranians seeking a non-immigrant visa require an appointment. Our interviewing capacity for Iranian applicants is limited, so appointments are not always readily available. Individuals are able to make their own appointments and the use of a travel agent is not necessary. - 9/2/12
Iranian Bush Crash Kills 19 in Kazeroun, Iran
Nineteen people have been killed in southern Iran after the bus they were traveling in struck a rock and flipped over. The state news agency IRNA reported the accident took place some 50 kilometers west of the city of Shiraz in the early hours of the morning. - 9/2/12
Iran sees tourism boom from NAM summit
The 16th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit will provide a good opportunity for Iran to introduce its tourism potential and cultural heritage to NAM members during their stay in Tehran, an official of Iran's Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Organization (CHTHO) said on Friday. - 8/25/12
Photos: Completion of Yadegar Emam Highway in Tehran
Yadegar Emam Highway is one of the major north-south crossings in Tehran which came out of stalemate after a period of 17 years. Building the last part of the highway completed the highway network of Tehran. This section, which became operational on Tuesday, was the most difficult part in terms of construction and technical affairs. - 8/21/12
Iranian pilot campaigns to lift airliner sanctions
An Iranian pilot who guided an Iran Air Boeing passenger plane to a safe emergency landing last year despite broken front landing gear has launched a campaign to lift Western sanctions that restrict the import of civilian plane spare parts. -AP - 8/15/12
Iran to add 10 new passenger planes to civil air fleet
Head of Iran's Civil Aviation Organization Hamidreza Pahlevani says his country will add 10 new passenger planes to the national fleet by the next few months. Pahlevani said on Sunday that two passenger planes have already joined the Iranian civil air fleet, and the rest will be in service in the coming months. - 8/13/12
Dutch-Japanese couple tie the knot in Persian nomad style
A Dutch-Japanese couple interested in Persian nomads and their traditional way of living, has made their wish come true recently by holding their wedding ceremony in the Iranian nomad style in a black tent near the city of Yasuj in Kolkiluyeh-Boyer Ahmad Province. - 8/8/12
Iran preparing to launch Tourism TV channel
Iran is planning to launch a new television channel in an attempt to introduce the country's countless tourist attractions and cultural history. - 8/6/12
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