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Farsi & Dari
2009-11-24 10:37:00 This "cartogram" map from Worldmapper shows the number of Farsi and Dari speakers in the world.The Farsi and Dari languages are spoken by around 30 million people. Farsi is the local name for the Persian language in Iran and Dari for the language in Afghanistan. The two dialects differ in the way that say British and American English do - accent and some vocabulary items.Click on the map to enlarge it.© Copyright 2009 SASI Group (University of Sheffield)TagsIran language Farsi map
Iran Population Map
2009-10-08 03:51:00 These new "cartogram" maps from Worldmapper graphically show the population density of Iran .The largest bulge is around the capital Iran. The gray areas represent areas of low population density on the north of Iran and south east of the country.The total population of Iran was estimated in 2008 at 65,875,224.Click on the map to enlarge it.© Copyright 2009 SASI Group (University of Sheffield)TagsIran population Iran map
Iranian Weddings
2009-09-30 14:11:00 Marriages in Iran consist of two parts: Aghd - the civil registration of a union and Jashn-e Aroosi the celebratory nuptials of the wedding reception and party.As in other countries the wedding car is decorated with flowers as the couple drive off to their new life.Iranian Music CDsBooks on IranGuide to Tehran TagsIran Tehran More About: Weddings
Azadi Grand Hotel
2009-08-29 17:43:00 The Azadi Grand Hotel in north Tehran is one of the capital's most luxurious hotels, but distant from most of the sights in Tehran except for the International Trade Fair Ground and the airport. The hotel used to be the Hyatt Hotel in a previous existence in the late 1970s, when it was first built.Azadi Grand Hotel Dr. Chamran Expressway - Evin Cross RoadTel : +98 21 207 3021/9Iranian Music CDsBooks on IranGuide to TehranTagsIran Hotels Tehran Hotels
Tehran Weather
2009-07-18 11:46:00 July and August are the hottest months in Tehran with temperatures reaching 40 degrees Centigrade.The weather in Tehran is very dry at this time with little rainfall.You must have a browser that supports iframes to view the BBC weather forecastIranian Music CDsBooks on IranGuide to TehranTagsIran Weather Tehran Weather
University of Tehran
2009-06-20 10:11:00 The University of Tehran is the leading university in Iran and one of the top universities in the Middle East. Founded in 1934, the University of Tehran has twenty faculties, with around 32,000 students and 1500 teaching staff.The student body has a majority of female students and over 300 students from overseas.The main campus is situated south of Laleh Park east of the north south Kargar Avenue. Since the Islamic Revolution of 1979, the University of Tehran has been the site of Tehran's Friday prayers.Image by ZereshkUniversity of Tehran (English page)Central Administration of University of Tehran16 Azar StreetEnghelab AveTehranIranTel: 9821 61113358Iranian Music CDsBooks on IranGuide to TehranTagsTehran University
Map of Tehran
2009-06-17 17:56:00 Valiasr Avenue is a main north-south road in central Tehran . Tehran University is west of Valiasr Avenue with Amir Kabir University to the east. The main subway station on Valiasr Avenue is Majlis where it intersects Imam Khomeini Street. Tir Square is to the north west.Iranian Music CDsBooks on IranGuide to TehranTagsIran Tehran map
Iran Provinces
2009-06-15 09:34:00 Iran has 30 provinces: Ardabil, Azarbayjan-e Gharbi, Azarbayjan-e Sharqi, Bushehr, Chahar Mahall va Bakhtiari, Esfahan, Fars, Gilan, Golestan, Hamadan, Hormozgan, Ilam, Kerman, Kermanshah, Khorasan-e Jonubi, Khorasan-e Razavi, Khorasan-e Shomali, Khuzestan, Kohgiluyeh va Buyer Ahmad, Kordestan, Lorestan, Markazi, Mazandaran, Qazvin, Qom, Semnan, Sistan va Baluchestan, Tehran , Yazd and Zanjan.Sistan va (and) Baluchestan is the largest province by area. Gilan on the Caspian Sea coast is the smallest province by area.Iranian Music CDsBooks on IranGuide to TehranTagsIran Tehran More About: Iran
Jameh Mosque Qazvin
2009-05-24 06:24:00 The Jameh Mosque in Qazvin, west of Tehran, is popular place to gather.Reputedly constructed over a Zoroastrian fire temple, the historic Jameh Mosque has a blue dome and some striking interior relief calligraphy.Qazvin is west of Tehran on the A01 highway.There are trains and frequent buses making the two and a half hour journey to Qazvin from the capital.© Will YongIranian Music CDsBooks on IranGuide to TehranTagsQazvin
Qazvin Imamzadeh Hossein
2009-04-19 10:56:00 Known for its carpets, Qazvin is west of Tehran on the A01 highway.The Imamzadeh Hossein shrine (below) is a shrine commemorating Hossein, a son of Imam Reza (765-818; the seventh descendant of the prophet Muhammad) and dates from the 16th century.The shrine is known for its beautiful geometrical tiles and is set in a courtyard with a fountain.There are trains and frequent buses making the two and a half hour journey to Qazvin from Tehran.© Will YongIranian Music CDsBooks on IranGuide to TehranTagsQazvin
The Remaking of Iran Exhibition
2009-03-28 05:30:00 Shah 'Abbas - The Remaking of Iran Exhibition is currently showing at the British Museum in London until June 14, 2009.The exhibition focuses on 17th century Iran during the reign of Shah 'Abbas I (1587?1629).Long associated with his new capital city at Isfahan, the reign of Shah 'Abbas saw a period of peace and increased trade and prosperity.The objects on display, many seen outside Iran for the first time, include calligraphy, carpets, ceramics, Qur'ans, mosque lamps, paintings and silks.The British Museum also has a permanent collection of Persian art.Iranian Music CDsBooks on IranGuide to TehranTagsShah Abbas
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Hosein Kaffash
2009-02-01 19:14:00 I The street was already clear from yesterday?s snow though patches still reflected luminous white from the bare earth of the mountainside. The brushes, tins, knives and rubber heels in Hosein?s wooden cart rattled as its wheels stuttered over the gravel left behind from the salt trucks. A Peykan taxi trundled past in low gear, pulling its thick steel carcass up the hill without complaint like a passive mule. Snow had again not been forthcoming this year, the extended autumn was proving as dry and bright as the summer. Though his grandfather?s orchard in the north had been sold long ago, out of habit, Hosein wondered whether the mild winter would snap suddenly and decisively like the year before and throttle the unripe fruit of the orange trees. Up ahead, a four-wheel drive attempted a handbrake turn but could only manage a disappointing two metre skid, grinding the gravel into the unrelenting asphalt with a scrape. The gleaming hulk sped away and Hosein could again hear the rattle ... More About: Iran , Tehran
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Ashura 2009
2009-01-09 00:11:00 (c) William YongIran ian Music CDsBooks on IranGuide to Tehran TagsIran Tehran More About: Ashura
Short Cuts: Ta'arof
2009-01-08 23:49:00 The two men ordered their kebabs and the waiter motioned for them to sit at a simple formica table. The tiny kebab restaurant was busy this evening on the eve of Eid-e Ghadir.Outside the first snow of the year was falling gently on the glossy black streets. One of the men adjusted the position of a steel frame chair and sat. It was a tactical slip which allowed his friend to open the play in a classic ta?arof gambit.?Right, so why don?t I go next door and get us some fresh juice, what?ll you have??Taken by surprise, the seated man had no option but to come back at his friend with a rather cliched rejoinder, ?thank you sir, but please be my guest.? His predictably vain attempt to get up and beat his opponent to the door was stopped by his friend?s outstretched arm.?Come now, I won?t hear of it, let me this time, melon? pomegranate? These are on me,? the standing man said as he turned and made for the exit. Perhaps his move for the door was a fraction of a second premature.?Ok, ok,? t... More About: Iran , Tehran , Short , Cuts
Recycling in Tehran
2009-01-02 05:40:00 Collecting recyclable materials in Tehran for money is undertaken by a small army of economic migrants from Iran's outlying regions and neighbouring nations such as Afghanistan.Garbage in Tehran amounts to approximately 70% of the total waste produced in Iran. Plastic accounted for over 9% of this total in 2003 and is growing as a percentage of the whole. 2,355,740 tons of solid waste were produced in the capital in 2003, with much of it dumped in the Kahrizak landfill.© Iran VisitorIranian Music CDsBooks on IranGuide to TehranTagsrecycling Tehran More About: Recycling
Kermanshah
2008-12-21 10:12:00 Kermanshah is the capital of Kermanshah Province. The city of Kermanshah is situated 525km west from Tehran about 120 km from the Iraq border.The main places of interest in the province are the historic gardens of Taq-e Bostan and the bas relief carvings at Bisotun.The Greek hero, Hercules, is carved into the rock at Bisotun and is believed to date from 148BC and the Seleucid dynasty. Earlier are the Bisotun Inscription and a bas relief of Darius.Iranian Music CDsBooks on IranGuide to TehranTagsIran Kermanshah More About: Kermanshah
Hosseinieh
2008-12-14 07:23:00 Hosseinieh are like religious clubs. They get especially packed during the Ashura festival when men pack in to pound their chests while listening to intense, repetitive music.Iranian Music CDsBooks on IranGuide to Tehran TagsHosseinieh Ashura
Tehran Joob
2008-11-26 05:10:00 Water which flows from the Alborz Mountains runs through Tehran in a network of joob, which are deep gutters that line most north-south running streets. Plenty of trash gets dumped in on the way and they often get blocked.Iranian Music CDsBooks on IranGuide to TehranTagsJoob Tehran
Tehran Joob
2008-11-26 05:10:00 Water which flows from the Alborz Mountains runs through Tehran in a network of joob, which are deep gutters that line most north-south running streets. Plenty of trash gets dumped in on the way and they often get blocked.Iranian Music CDsBooks on IranGuide to TehranTagsJoob Tehran
Thursday Night at the Bakery
2008-10-22 18:47:00 I?m sitting on the step in the last of the evening light, waiting in a queue of around five. It?s mostly men in the evenings, wives will be at home preparing dinner. It?s also the first day of the weekend, so tonight, demand for fresh ?naan sangak? - a wholesome flat bread cooked on hot pebbles - is high.Little brother scoots past my knees carrying a bundle of separated newspaper pages, ready for customers to grab to wrap their hot bread. The family business starts from the littlest one up on this Thursday evening shift. Inside, a boy not much older retrieves the cooked bread on a spatula as it appears on the revolving stone plate which carries them through the oven. The lad?s stout frame suggests he?s the older brother of the chubby little newspaper boy. His advantage in years puts him one step closer to the production end of the family business.At peak times you won?t find a single Tehran bakery without waiting customers spilling into the street outside. Mass-produced bread is ava... More About: Iran , Night , Bakery
Thursday Night at the Bakery
2008-10-22 18:47:00 I?m sitting on the step in the last of the evening light, waiting in a queue of around five. It?s mostly men in the evenings, wives will be at home preparing dinner. It?s also the first day of the weekend, so tonight, demand for fresh ?naan sangak? - a wholesome flat bread cooked on hot pebbles - is high.Little brother scoots past my knees carrying a bundle of separated newspaper pages, ready for customers to grab to wrap their hot bread. The family business starts from the littlest one up on this Thursday evening shift. Inside, a boy not much older retrieves the cooked bread on a spatula as it appears on the revolving stone plate which carries them through the oven. The lad?s stout frame suggests he?s the older brother of the chubby little newspaper boy. His advantage in years puts him one step closer to the production end of the family business.At peak times you won?t find a single Tehran bakery without waiting customers spilling into the street outside. Mass-produced bread is ava... More About: Iran , Night , Bakery
Milad Telecommunications Tower
2008-10-10 16:51:00 The Milad Telecommunications Tower (Borj-e Milad) opened this week in Tehran . At 435m, the tower is the 4th largest in the world.Designed by architect, Dr. Mohammad Reza Hafezi, the tower is part of the new Tehran International Trade and Convention Center. The tower has restaurants at the top with amazing views of Tehran below.The Milad Tower is designed to withstand earthquakes of 7.5 on the Richter scale.Iranian Music CDsBooks on IranGuide to TehranTagsMilad Tower Tehran
Milad Telecommunications Tower
More articles from this author:2008-10-10 16:51:00 The Milad Telecommunications Tower (Borj-e Milad) opened this week in Tehran . At 435m, the tower is the 4th largest in the world.Designed by architect, Dr. Mohammad Reza Hafezi, the tower is part of the new Tehran International Trade and Convention Center. The tower has restaurants at the top with amazing views of Tehran below.The Milad Tower is designed to withstand earthquakes of 7.5 on the Richter scale.Iranian Music CDsBooks on IranGuide to TehranTagsMilad Tower Tehran 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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