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Photos: Historic Taq-e Bostan in Kermanshah
Taq-e Bostan is a series of large rock relief from the era of Sassanid Empire of Persia, the Iranian dynasty which ruled western Asia from 226 to 650 AD. This example of Sassanid art is located 5 km from the city center of Kermanshah in western Iran. -Mohammad Shahbazi - 2/9/12
Photos: A Snow White Ardebil
Heavy snow fall continues in Ardebil province of Iran, with some areas receiving over 50cm of snow. These photos by Vahid Moghaddam show the snow-covered Ardebil city. - 2/4/12
Photos: Miankaleh Wetland in Iran's Caspian Region
There are several national and international wetlands in Iran in which Miankaleh is on of the most important one and is considered as a wild life sanctuary and was listed as a preserved area in 1969. Furthermore, regarding its ecological characteristics, this wetland has been chosen as a maternity site by many endangered animal and herbaceous species, specifically aquatic migrant birds. - 2/3/12
17 Die in Boat Sinking Incident in Southern Iran
Seventeen people died in a ship sinking incident off the Iranian coasts in the Persian Gulf. Nine bodies have been recovered and five survivors have been rescued from a passenger vessel that sank off the Iranian coast with 22 people aboard. - 1/22/12
Photos: First Snow Of The Season In Tehran
The first snow of the winter season gave a white cover to Tehran on Saturady. While the snow slowed the traffic and caused some headaches, some people were outdoors to take advantage of the fresh powder - 1/21/12
Photos: A Snow Covered Tabriz
These photos by Mehrvarz Ahmadi show snow covered streets in the city of Tabriz in northwestern Iran. Tabriz, the capital of the East Azerbaijan province, is Iran's fourth largest city. - 1/21/12
Photos: Ice Climbing in Shemshak
The fifth ice climbing festival of Alpine Club of Iran was held at the Hamaloon valley in Shemshak on Thursday January 12. Shemshak is a ski resort situated to the northeast of Tehran in the Alborz mountain range. - 1/17/12
Yazd, Bride of Desert
Yazd is the capital of Yazd Province in Iran, and a centre of Zoroastrian culture. The city is located 270 km southeast of Isfahan. Because of generations of adaptations to its desert surroundings, Yazd is an architecturally unique city. It is also known in Iran for the high quality of its handicrafts, especially silk weaving, and its sweet shops. -Firouzeh Mirrazavi - 1/4/12
Darbandsar Village In Tehran: A Heaven For Extreme Skiers
Built in 1982, Darbandsar ski resort is one of the private slopes in Iran. It is located in Darbandsar Village, 60 kilometers north east of Tehran in the middle of Alborz Mountain Range near Mount Damavand. - 12/30/11
Photos: Migratory Birds Return to Gomishan Wetland
The Gomishan wetland is located by the Caspian Sea in Iran's northern province of Golestan. Every winter Gomishan is host to thousands of migratory birds. -Aboutaleb Nadri - 12/25/11
Iran's Bamou National Park: Scene of vivid flora and fauna
To the northwest of the city of Shiraz in Fars Province is one of the most beautiful national parks of Iran called Park-e-Bamou or Bamou Park. - 12/25/11
Photos: Isfahan Grapples With Air Pollution
Air pollution in the provincial city of Isfahan in central Iran has reached above safe levels. Similar problems in the capital city Tehran has prompted the Health Ministry to issue a warning for the elderly and children to avoid any unnecessary travel to the city center. - 12/24/11
Severe Air Pollution Hits Tehran
Rising level of air pollution in the capital city of Tehran has forced people with respiratory and heart ailments to stay at home, Press TV reports. Iran's Health Ministry has issued a warning for the elderly and children to avoid any unnecessary travel to the city center. - 12/23/11
THE MYSTERIES OF THE LABYRINTHS OF NIASSAR
The village of Niassar, located west of the city of Kashan on the edge of the Karkas Range, has quite a history. Sitting at the base of a promontory or a natural citadel, the village has been known for its annual wild roses harvest, which has been attracting tourists in greater numbers each spring to enjoy the scenery and the aroma, as well as to purchase rosewater and the highly prized rose essence. -Kam Zarrabi - 12/5/11
Photos: Niasar Waterfall, A Kavir Desert Oasis
The city of Kashan is the first of the large oases along the Qom-Kerman road which runs along the edge of the central deserts of Iran. The beautiful small village of Niasar is located 28 kilometers west of Kashan. With lots of flowers, a waterfall and caves, Niasar is hidden in the desert surrounded by mountains. -Abolfazl Mahrokh - 11/28/11
A Paradise: Gilan, North of Iran
Gilan Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It lies along the Caspian Sea, just west of the province of Mazandaran, east of the province of Ardabil, north of the provinces of Zanjan and Qazvin. -Firouzeh Mirrazavi - 11/28/11
Iran Air Bypasses IATA Sanctions
Managing Director of Iran's national air carrier, Iran Air (Homa), Farhad Parvaresh said the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has been pressured by the US to impose tight sanctions on Iran, but Tehran has managed to bypass such embargoes on its air industry. - 11/28/11
Photos: Rasht Wears White!
Snow has given a white cover to the caspian coast city of Rasht in northern Iran. Rasht is the capital of Gilan Province and the largest city on Iran's Caspian Sea coast with a population of 551,161 as of 2006 census - Farhad Motaei - 11/26/11
Heaven is a feeling not a place: The Persian Garden story
No one can inspire humans with hope like Mother Nature and nowhere can she playfully display the greater extent of her will than in the garden of human mind. The summer of passion and recline, the autumn of loss and melancholy, the winter of despair and isolation and once again the spring of growth and the rebirth of hope. -Maryam Ala Amjadi - 11/21/11
Photos: The beautiful nature - Noor-al Arsh village in northern Iran
The Caspian region in northern Iran offers some of the most beautiful scenery of mountains and forests. Photographer Erfan Khoshkhoo has captured some of these scenes from Noor-al Arsh village and its vicinity for all to enjoy. The village is located in Khorgam county in the city of Rudbar, Gilan province. - 11/19/11
Photos: Nature Enthusiasts at Seh Qaleh Desert
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. - 11/16/11
Photos: Persian Beets, A Warm Remedy For The Cold Season!
During the cold season, street vendors in Iranian cities sell warm beets, usually fireroasted, and lima beans. The beets, with steam rising from them, are especially very inviting and provide the much needed warmth in the cold days! -Abolfazl Mahrokh - 11/14/11
Photos: Autumn Snow in Tehran
With the fall of the first snow in Tehran, the residents of the capital city have been given a break from the overbearing pollution and are enjoying the refreshing air. -Khosrow Parkhideh - 11/10/11
Ostad Moein Metro Station Opens in Tehran
Mohammad Moin (July 12, 1914, Rasht, Iran - July 4, 1971, Tehran, Iran) was a prominent Iranian scholar of Persian literature and Iranian Studies. - 11/8/11
Photos: Autumn Snow covers Tehran's higher elevations
With the fall of an autumn snow, Tehran's higher elevations have been covered in a white blanket creating great scenaries which are visible from the capital city. -Amir Pourmand, ISNA - 11/7/11
Iran honors IranAir hero pilot
The Iran Air Boeing 727, with 94 passengers and 19 crew members was landed without its front landing gear at Tehran Mehrabad Airport on October 18, 2011. The incident took place as the plane was landing after a flight from Moscow. - 11/7/11
Qatar Conquers Iran's Airspace
Iran's homegrown airline industry was once a point of pride for the Islamic republic, which has long prided itself in its independence and followed a policy of looking "neither East nor West." But sanctions preventing the country from purchasing parts to maintain aircraft or new Western planes to update aging fleets, and denying some European refueling points on international flights, may have caused the country to swallow that pride and look abroad for help. -Golnaz Esfandiari, RFE - 11/5/11
Iran says it takes legal action if IATA refuses attention to talks
IranAir's Chairman Farhad Parvaresh said IATA is sanctioning IranAir, adding, "Iran would take legal actions if IATA does not pay heed to negotiations." Parvaresh's remarks came following Iran and IATA negotiations on sanction against Iran's aviation industry. - 11/3/11
Photos: First Autumn Snow in Arasbaran
The nature has painted beautiful scenery with the first autumn snow in Arasbaran, a UNESCO registered biosphere in East Azarbaijan Province, Iran. Arasbaran, with a varying altitude from 256m in the vicinity of Aras River to 2896m, covers an area of 78560 hectares. It include some historical places like Babak Khorramdin's Castle. The biosphere is also home for 23,500 nomads who are living in transition buffer in 2000 altitude. -Mahsa Jamali - 10/30/11
Iran Studying Use of Qatari Planes for Domestic Flights
Managing Director of Iran's national air carrier, Iran Air, Farhad Parvaresh announced that the country is likely to use Qatari planes for domestic flights. - 10/30/11
Photos: Mud bathing in Lake Urmia - Iran
The lake's salts are considered to have medical effects, especially as a cure for rheumatism. The main cations in the lake water include Na+, K+, Ca2+, Li+ and Mg2+, while Cl-, SO42-, HCO3- are the main anions. The Na+ and Cl- concentration is roughly 4 times the concentration of natural seawater. - 10/27/11
U.S. Issues Travel Alert After Alleged Iran Plot
The U.S. State Department is warning Americans around the world of the potential for terrorist attacks against U.S. interests following the disruption of an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the United States. - 10/12/11
IATA halts ticket services to Iran Air
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) says it must close its payment services to Iranian citizens using the state-owned airline Iran Air due to the sanctions imposed on the country. - 10/11/11
Iran calls for IATA to follow international rules after sanctions imposed on Iran Air
The measure came after the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the US Treasury Department has intensified embargo on Iran on October 5 and blacklisted Iran Air which led to IATA's refusel to continue cooperation with Civil Aviation Organization of Iran (Iran Air). - 10/10/11
Photos: Antonov 158 has a successful test flight in Tehran
Antonov 158 was successfully tested. A Ukrainian made Antonov 158 passenger plane had its test flight in Tehran on Sunday. Iran has purchased an Antonov 158 and High ranking Iranian officials were present at the test flight. Iran may purchase more Antonov 158s in the future, and if it does so, thirty percent of the planes will be constructed in Iran -Mohsen Norouzifard - 10/3/11
In Search of Chardin
Danielle Digne's Epic Novel "The Jeweller of Isfahan" offers a Fresh Outlook on Jean Chardin's travels in Safavid Persia. "The Jeweller of Isfahan" is the third novel by French author Danielle Digne which is due for publication soon. -Darius KADIVAR - 9/29/11
Ahvaz, Iran World's Most Polluted City: WHO
In a new study, World Health Organization says Ahvaz has the highest measured level of airborne particles small enough to cause serious health problems in humans. Ahvaz is a heavily-industrialized city known for oil fields. - 9/27/11
Photos: Sunflowers in Takestan, Iran
These beautiful photos by Amin Rahimi are from the sunflower farms in Takestan, Iran. Takestan is a city in and capital of Takestan County, Qazvin Province, Iran. At the 2006 census its population was 73,625, in 18,685 families. - 9/24/11
Silk Road: Touring From Tashkent to Tehran
The Silk Road conjures exotic goods -- ivory, wine, spices and gold -- transported along a network of trade routes between Asia and Europe. Mir Corp. hosts a 20-day trip along one route, from Tashkent in Uzbekistan to Tehran, where hand-made carpets are still sold along the way. -Mary Forgione, LA Times - 9/22/11
Masouleh: An Amazing Village In North of IRAN
A few weeks ago I took a short trip to Masouleh with some friends. We had such a good time and the weather was marvelous. I took some pictures and here I would like to share them with you. -Pooneh Shahmir - 9/7/11
Plane rough landing in Iran injures 11
11 passengers, including Expediency Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaii, were injured following rough landing of an Airbus plane in Mashhad Airport, northeastern Iran on Sunday. - 9/4/11
Sanctions Have Unintended Effect on Iran's Tourism Industry - Part 3
When you're talking about travel and tourism to Iran, you can't overlook the question of U.S. and international sanctions imposed against Tehran as part of the ongoing dispute over its controversial nuclear program. The sanctions were never meant to target Iran's travel and tourism industries, but their effect is felt in numerous ways. -Mana Rabiee, VOA, Montreal - 8/29/11
Iran Tourism Appeals to 'Adventure Travelers' - Part 2
A recent British opinion poll found Iran near the top of the list of countries people would "definitely not" visit. Yet nearly three million international visitors traveled to Iran last year, and the country is trying to widen the appeal of its tourism industry. -David Clement, VOA - 8/28/11
Iran Tourism Falls Short of Full Potential - Part 1
Tourism in North Africa and the Middle East has fallen this year because of the ongoing political upheavals there. But industry watchers say the level of foreign tourist traffic to Iran has remained mostly stable. Iran's tourism sector is on the rise, though analysts say it is far from meeting its full potential. -Mana Rabiee - 8/27/11
Abbasi Hotel in Isfahan: The Glorious Architecture of Iran
The glorious architecture of Iran, like a piece of gem, has been constantly glittering among other architectural monuments of the world and has occupied a worthy place in the world of art. It was in the reign of the Safavids, that the city of Isfahan reached such a renown and elegance which was called "half of the world". -Compiled by Firouzeh Mirrazavi - 8/26/11
Photos: The hottest place on earth, Gandom-e Beryan in Kerman-Iran
Gandom Beryan, part of Shahdad desert in Kerman, has often recorded land surface tempreture of 160 Fahrenheit. The intensity of heat in this area is so high that there are no life forms that can tolerate it. - 8/17/11
Photos: Chelcheli Mountain, the lost Paradise of Gorgan Iran
Chelcheli mountain is situated 18 miles to the southwest of Ali Abad in southeast of Gorgan. This mountain is 10,246 feet in height and It is the source of Chelcheli and Baqeshah rivers. - 8/16/11
Tehran seeks to privatise national airline
Iran's government hopes to privatise Iran Air soon for more than $1.5bn to help the embattled national flag-carrier circumvent US sanctions that bar it from buying aircraft and spare parts. -Financial Times - 8/15/11
Booming Georgian Resort Lures Black Sea Tourists
During the Soviet period, Batumi was the end of the line, only 15 kilometers before a closed border with Turkey, But now, neutrality pays off for Georgia. Armenians and Azeris, Iranians and Israelis, Ukrainians and Turks, all fly here visa-free to vacation in this port on the eastern shores of the Black Sea. -James Brooke, VOA - 8/10/11
Photos: Travelers Enjoying Lake Oroumieh
These days lake Oroumieh is going through tough times with experts warning that natural factors, coupled with human activity, would cause Lake Oroumiehto dry up in the near future if nothing is done. However, summer travelers and some local people still prefer to spend their leisure time by the lake. -Esfandiar Asgharkhani - 8/8/11
Iranians Made Up Over 7 Percent of Turkey's Tourists During the First Half of This Year
The data revealed that 915,386 Iranian tourists visited Turkey during the first half of this year which makes up 7.03 percent of Turkey's total visitors. - 8/4/11
Is the Multiple Entry Visa Worth the Risk?: Azadeh's Story
Azadeh has been in the U.S. for 3 years as a PhD student at the University of Maryland, during which time she hasn't been able to see her family back in Iran. Up until recently, Iranian students could only receive a single-entry visa, which meant their visa would allow them to enter the country one time only. If they left, they would have to reapply for a new visa. -Jessica Stahl - 7/30/11
Dowlatabad Garden: A Persian Architecture Jewels
The heat is blistering in the south, on the edge of the Great Desert. High chimneys acting as air-vents bring some comfort to these dwellings. Dowlatabad Garden located in Yazd, central Iran, is a Persian architecture jewel. The Garden is an authentic Iranian garden that annually attracts thousands of domestic and foreign tourists. -Firouzeh Mirrazavi - 7/28/11
Highway-turned-waterway is the laughing stock of Iran
It was meant to speed up inner-city traffic, but on rainy days, the brand-new expressway in the central Iranian city of Rafsanjan turns into a giant urban waterfall, according to our Observers. They say the road is an example of botched engineering and construction work at its worst. -Observers - 7/27/11
Iran regime faces foreign holiday dilemma
In Iranian newspapers, advertisements for summer holidays on "Mediterranean beaches" tend not to refer to breaks in southern France or Spain. Readers are likely to find that the destination is more likely to be Turkey. A favourite resort is Antalya, on the country's south-west coast, which has become something of a national obsession. -Najmeh Bozorgmehr, Financial Times - 7/26/11
Photos: The Historic Ganjali Square in Kerman
The Ganjali Khan Complex is a Safavid-era (1501-1722) complex, located in the old center of city of Kerman, Iran. The complex is composed of a school, a square, a caravanserai, a bathhouse, an Ab Anbar (water reservoir), a mint, a mosque and a bazaar. -Hamid Sadeqi - 7/19/11
Photos: Children Swimming in Kerman's Historic Ganjali Khan Square
The Ganjali Khan Complex is a Safavid-era complex, located in the old center of city of Kerman, Iran. The complex is composed of a school, a square, a caravanserai, a bathhouse, an Ab Anbar (water reservoir), a mint, a mosque and a bazaar. -Hamid Sadeghi - 7/11/11
Photos: Sharafkhaneh Port, Lake Urmia, Iran
Sharafkhaneh is a port city by Lake Urmia (Orumieh), a salt lake located in northwestern Iran. The Lake has a surface area of approximately 5,200 square kilometers and it has over 100 small rocky islands. Lake Urmia is home to some 212 species of birds, 41 reptiles, 7 amphibians, and 27 species of mammals, including the Iranian yellow deer. -Abdolrahman Hassani - 7/8/11
New Sanctions Do Not Prohibit Iranian Americans from Flying Iran Air
Iranian Americans may continue to travel using Iran Air, despite the recent imposition of sanctions on the company, according to the U.S. Treasury's sanctions enforcement agency and the U.S. State Department. - 7/3/11
Photos: An Architecture Jewel: Dowlatabad Garden in Yazd, Iran
Dowlatabad Garden, located in Yazd, central Iran, is a Persian architecture jewels. Dowlatabad is among the Persian gardens that has just been registered on UNESCO's World Heritage List as one of the masterpieces of traditional gardens. -Ali Golshan - 7/2/11
Clarification and Updated Information Regarding Iran Air Designation on the SDN List
What This Means to the Iranian American Community: Purchasing a ticket on Iran Air and with Iran Air Tours and traveling on Iran Air between the US and Iran is not prohibited. Travel on Iran Air or with Iran Air Tours within Iran appears to be within the scope of both travel exemptions, thus not prohibited. - 7/1/11
Photos: Shahzadeh Garden in Mahan, Kerman
The magnificent Shahzadeh garden, located in Kerman desert, and known as "a corner in heaven" has been registered on UNESCO's World Heritage List as one of the masterpieces of traditional gardens. -Hamid Sadeghi - 6/30/11
Photos: The Beautiful Village of Baltarak in Roudsar, Iran
Baltarak is an old and beautiful village close to the town of Roudsar in northern Iran. The residents of Baltarak are not mostly reside in towns. The pleasant climate of this village, however, offers them a good escape from the summer heat. So they usually come back to the village towards the end of spring and stay there till the start of the cold season. -Abouzar Bazri - 6/29/11
Persian Garden added to UNESCO's World Heritage List
The Persian garden was registered on UNESCO's World Heritage List on Monday. The decision to register the property on the list was made during the 35th session of the World Heritage Committee, which opened in Paris on June 19. The meeting comes to an end today. - 6/29/11
Iran: US Sanctions Preventing Iranian Planes From Refueling
Iran says U.S. economic sanctions against the country have made it harder for the national Iranian airline to refuel its planes abroad, a situation Tehran calls "inhumane." - 6/29/11
Designation of Iran Air on OFAC's SDN List and Restrictions for Iranian Americans
The inclusion of Iran Air on OFAC's SDN list means that U.S. persons - United States citizens and permanent residents (anywhere in the world) and anyone who is "physically" in the United States (regardless of immigration status) - may not engage in financial and commercial dealings with Iran Air without first obtaining a specific license from OFAC. - 6/25/11
NIAC Deeply Concerned by Civilian Airline Sanctions
NIAC is deeply concerned about today's announcement of United States sanctions against Iran Air. These sanctions fail to target the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, and instead will punish and further isolate ordinary Iranians. - 6/25/11
U.S. Sanctions Iran's National Airline
The U.S. Treasury has said it has blacklisted a major Iranian port operator and the country's national airline, Iran Air. The actions target two key segments of Iran's transport infrastructure that the Treasury said are being used to aid Tehran's efforts to develop weapons of mass destruction. - 6/24/11
Tourists receive unexpected message of love from Iran
A surprise awaited two San Diego travelers on their recent sojourn in Iran: an outpouring of love everywhere they went. "We were besieged, mobbed almost, by whole classrooms of up to 50 or 60 individuals who would come up to us and smother us with hugs and kisses" -Sign On San Diego - 6/21/11
A blonde in Iran
Two Wings of A Nightingale - Persian Soul, Islamic Heart is a road trip through Iran. Along with the 8000 kilometres plus that I travelled through the country before I wrote the book, it's felt like I've trudged another few thousand kilometres to see the manuscript transformed into a book that's actually now for sale! - 6/18/11
The Wonderful Cafe Mahtab in Tehran
Not many people outside Tehran know that the capital of Iran hosts several nice coffee shops that not only provide the usual refreshment and food, but often organize art exhibitions and other performances as well. - Anna Vanzan - 6/13/11
Dust Pollution in West, Northwest Iran at Alarming Level
Heavy dust storms in western and northwestern provinces of Iran caused the air pollutants to exceed safe levels. - 6/12/11
Photos: Village of Sobatan, Talesh
The village of Sobatan is located 32km northwest of the city of Talesh in the Iranian province of Gilan. Due to its unique geography and the pleasant weather, Sobatan is among the few villages frequented by the travelers in the province. -Fatemeh Behboudi - 6/10/11
Book: Saved by Beauty: Adventures of an American Romantic in Iran
Whenever I think of the color blue, I think first, not of the sea or the sky, but of a dome. A dome in Isfahan, Iran. It lodged itself in my mind some thirty five years ago, one gray afternoon in the British Library, that beautiful building, itself a dome, which at the time housed a few million books and manuscripts on every subject known to man. -Roger Housden - 6/6/11
Losing the Ego in Tehran
"Who sent you here?" Baldy asks his question without seeming concerned for my answer. I am in an interrogation room at Tehran airport. "Nobody sent me here. I am in Iran to research a book." "Do you know your friend in New York is an agent for the CIA? He's using you. Do you work for him or for the State Department?" -Roger Housden, Huffington Post - 6/5/11
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