Borujerd (Persian: بروجرد Borūjerd) is a city in and capital of Borujerd County, Lorestan Province in western Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 227,547 in 59,388 families. Among the existing modern cities in Iran, Borujerd is one of the …
Tabriz International Airport (Persian: فرودگاه بین المللی تبریز) (IATA: TBZ, ICAO: OITT) is an airport that serves Tabriz, Iran. It is the primary airport of Tabriz.
Shushtar (Persian: شوشتر; also Romanized as Shūshtar and Shūstar, and Shooshtar) is a city in and the capital of Shushtar County, Khuzestan Province, Iran.
New Julfa (Persian: محله جلفای اصفهان , literally "Jolfa quarter of Esfahan"; Armenian: Նոր Ջուղա, Nor Jugha) is the Armenian quarter of Isfahan, Iran, located along the south bank of the river Zayandeh River.
Jamkaran (Persian: جمكران; also Romanized as Jamkarān, Jamgarān, Jam-i-Karān, and Jam‘karān) is a village in Qanavat Rural District, in the Central District of Qom County, Qom Province, Iran.
The shrine of Fatema Mæ'sume (sister of Imām ʻAlī ibn-Mūsā Riđā) is located in Qom which is considered by Shia Muslims to be the second most sacred city in Iran after Mashhad. Fatima Masumeh was the sister of the eighth Imam 'Ali al-Rida and the dau…
Bandar Abbas International Airport (IATA: BND, ICAO: OIKB) is an airport in Bandar Abbas, the capital of Hormozgān Province in Iran.
The Saint Thaddeus Monastery (Armenian: Սուրբ Թադէոսի վանք Surb Tadeosi vank' ; Azeri: Kara-Kenesa; Persian: قره کلیسا / Ghara Kelisa, literally "The Black Church") is an ancient Armenian monastery located in the mountainous area of Iran's West Az…
Azadi Square (Persian: میدان آزادی - Meydān e Āzādi), literally the Freedom or Liberty Square, is a city square in Tehran, Iran.
The Qayen earthquake, also known as the Ardekul or Qaen earthquake, struck Northern Iran's Khorasan Province on May 10, 1997 at 07:57 UTC (12:57 local time). The largest in the area since 1990, the earthquake measured 7.3 on the moment magnitude sca…
Taq wa San or Taq-e Bostan (Kurdish: تاق وه سان, "arch of stone")(Persian: طاق بستان, "arch of the garden") is a site with a series of large rock relief from the era of Sassanid Empire of Persia, the Iranian dynasty which ruled western Asia from 2…
Tabas (Persian: طبس, also Romanized as Ţabas; formerly, Golshan or Gulshan) is a city in and capital of Tabas County, South Khorasan Province, Iran.
Astara (pronounced [ɒstaɾɒ]) (Persian: آستارا, also Romanized as Āstārā) is a city in and the capital of Astara County, Gilan Province, Iran. At the 2011 census, its population was 86,757 in 25,192 families. It lies on the border with Azerbaijan Re…
The 2002 Bou'in-Zahra earthquake (also known as the 2002 Avaj earthquake or the 2002 Changureh earthquake[a]) occurred on June 22, 2002 in a region of northwestern Iran which is crossed by several major fault lines. The earthquake's epicenter was ne…
The Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Iran (Persian: وزارت کشور جمهوری اسلامی ایران) is in charge of performing, supervising and reporting elections, and policing, among other responsibilities related to the interior.
Masjed Soleyman (Lurish:مس‌سلیموو, Mas-seleymoo,Persian: مسجدسليمان; also Romanized as Masjed Soleymān, Masjed-e Soleymān, Masjed Soleiman, and Masjid-i-Sulaiman) is a city in and the capital of Masjed Soleyman County, Khuzestan Province, Iran. At …
Maku (Persian: ماكو; also Romanized as Mākū) is a city in the West Azerbaijan Province, Iran.
Damghan (Persian: دامغان, also Romanized as Dāmghān) is a city in, and capital of, Damghan County, Semnan Province, Iran.
The Karim Khan Castle (Persian: ارگ کریم خان Arg-e Karim Khan) is a citadel located in the north-east of Shiraz, southern Iran. It was built as part of a complex during the Zand dynasty and is named after Karim Khan, and served as his living quarte…
Arasbaran (Persian: ارسباران or قره‌داغ), also Romanized as Arasbārān and formerly known as Qarājadāḡ, Qaradagh, Karadağ, Karacadağ, or Qaraja dagh, is a large mountainous area stretching from the Qūshā Dāgh massif, south of Ahar, to the Aras River…
Zāyandé-Rūd or Zāyanderūd (Persian: زاینده رود, from زاینده [zɑːjændɛ] “life giver” and رود [rʊːd] “river”), also spelled as Zayandeh-Rood or Zayanderood, was the largest river in the central plateau of Iran.
Persian Gates was the ancient name of the pass now known as Tang-e Meyran, connecting Yasuj with Sedeh to the east, crossing the border of the modern Kohgiluyeh va Boyer Ahmad and Fars provinces of Iran, passing south of the Kuh-e-Dinar massif, part…
Maz (Persian: مز, also Romanized as Mez; also known as Marz and Moḩammadābād-e Maz) is a village in Mahmeleh Rural District, Mahmeleh District, Khonj County, Fars Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 873, in 179 families.
The Shāh Abdol Azīm Shrine (Persian: شاه عبدالعظیم), located in Rey, Iran, contains the tomb of: ‘Abdul ‘Adhīm ibn ‘Abdillāh al-Hasanī (aka. Shah Abdol Azim). Shah Abdol Azim was a fifth generation descendant of Hasan ibn ‘Alī and a companion of Mu…
Salmas (Azerbaijani: ﺩﻳﻠﻤﻘﺎﻥ , سالماس,Sālmās, Dılmaqan; also Romanized as Salmās and Salamas; formerly, Delemon, Dīlmagān, Dīlman, Shahpoor, Shāhpūr, and Shapur) is a city in and the capital of Salmas County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2…
Sabzevar pronunciation (Persian: سبزوار) is a city in, and the capital of Sabzevar County, in Razavi Khorasan Province in northeastern Iran.
Rudkhan Castle (Persian: قلعه رودخان; also Rood-khan Castle) is a brick and stone medieval castle in Iran.
The Jāmeh Mosque of Yazd (Persian: مسجد جامع یزد – Masjid-e-Jāmeh Yazd) is the grand, congregational mosque (Jāmeh) of Yazd city, within the Yazd Province of Iran.
Alvand or Alvand Kuh (Persian: الوند) is a subrange of the Zagros Mountains in western Iran located 10 km south of the city of Hamedan in Hamedan Province. With an elevation of 3580 metres, it is situated to the east of the Ghezel-Arsalan mountains…
Isfahan University of Technology (IUT) (Persian: دانشگاه صنعتی اصفهان Dāneshgāh-e San'ati-ye Esfahān) is one of the most prestigious engineering universities in Iran. It is located 15 Kilometers north west of Isfahan and is one of the major universi…
Firuzabad (Persian: فيروزآباد also Romanized as Fīrūzābād; anciently, Sassanid Middle Persian Ardashir-Khwarrah – اردشيرخوره, meaning "The Glory of Ardashir") is a city in and the capital of Firuzabad County, Pars Province (Persian Province), Iran.
The Abbasi Hotel (formerly known as the Shah Abbas Hotel) is a hotel located in Isfahan, Iran. This complex was built at the time of king Sultan Husayn of Safavid about 300 years ago. It was built as a caravansary to provide lodging for passengers. …
Urmia University (Persian: دانشگاه ارومیه) (also known as University of Urmia) is a public university in the city of Urmia, West Azerbaijan province, Iran. The university has six campuses, seven faculties, more than 14,000 students, and exclusive r…
The University of Tabriz is a national university in Tabriz, East Azarbaijan. It is one of the five high-ranked universities in Iran and one of the ten most selective universities in country.
The Sassanid Palace at Sarvestan (Persian: کاخ ساسانی سروستان kakh-eh Sassani-ye Sarvestan) is a Sassanid-era building in the Iranian city of Sarvestan, some 90 km southeast from the city of Shiraz.
SS Raffaello was an Italian ocean liner built in the early 1960s for Italian Line by the Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico, Trieste. She was one of the last ships to be built primarily for liner service across the North Atlantic.