Architecture in Greater Iran has a continuous history from at least 5000BCE to the present.
Architecture in Greater Iran has a continuous history from at least 5000BCE to the present, with characteristic examples distributed over a vast area from Syria to North India and the borders of China, from the Caucasus to Zanzibar. Persian buildings vary from peasant huts to tea houses, and garden pavilions to "some of the most majestic structures the world has ever seen.
Food in Iran is a fundamental part of Iranian heritage.
Food in Iran is a fundamental part of Iranian heritage. Their ingredients reflect the geography of Iran, while the savor and colors accent the aesthetic tastes of Iranians. The cuisines are associated with so many social events -births, weddings, funerals; and many other ceremonies and rituals- that culinary traditions are intertwined with a country's history and religion.
The Old Persian of the Achaemenian Empire, preserved in a number of cuneiform inscriptions.
Persian literature spans two and a half millennia, though much of the pre-Islamic material has been lost. Its sources have been within historical Persia including present-day Iran as well as regions of Central Asia where the Persian language has been the national language through history. As one of the great literature of mankind the Persian literature has its roots in surviving works in Old Persian or Middle Persian dating back as far as 522 BCE, the date of the earliest surviving Achaemenid inscription, the Bisotun Inscription.
as evidenced by the archaeological records of the Fertile Crescent civilization of Elam.
There are three instrumental forms and one vocal form in Persian music. The instrumental forms are pishdaramad, cheharmezrab, and reng. Pishdaramad was invented by a great master of the tar, Darvish Khan, and was inteded as a prelude to the daramad of a dastgah.
The Culture of Iran is a mix of ancient pre-Islamic culture and Islamic culture
The culture of Iran is one of the oldest in the world. The culture of Iran is a mix of ancient pre-Islamic culture and Islamic culture. Iranian culture probably originated in Central Asia and the Andronovo culture is strongly suggested as the predecessor of Iranian culture ca. 2000 BC.
A Persian miniature is a richly detailed miniature painting which depicts religious or mythological themes
A Persian miniature is a richly detailed miniature painting which depicts religious or mythological themes from the region of the Middle East now known as Iran. The art of miniature painting in Persia flourished from the 13th through the 16th centuries, and continues to this day, with several contemporary artists producing notable Persian miniatures.
The 29th of November is the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, the day of global solidarity with the courage, persistence, freedom-seeking and justice-seeking of the people who have stood bare-handed against the evilest forces that history has seen for more than seven decades. The forces that brazenly take pride in taking the…
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A chance for University Students in Kenya to win-win Cash Prizes!Good News for University Students in Kenya as the Cultural Council of the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran Nairobi in collaboration with the Government of Kenya through the State Department for Higher Education and Research (SDHER) has organized an IRANOLOGY CONTEST for Kenyan…