Nahavand (Persian: نهاوند, also Romanized as Nahāvand and Nehāvend; also known as Nīhāvand) is a city in and capital of Nahavand County, Hamadan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 72,218, in 19,419 families. It is located south …
Marivan (Persian: مريوان, (listen) ; Kurdish: مەریوان, Merîwan; also Romanized as Persian pronunciation Marīvān) also known as Qal‘eh-ye Marīvān - "Fort Marivan"; formerly, Dez Shahpur (Persian: دِژ شاهپور), also Romanized as Dezh Shāhpūr and De…
Khajeh Nasir Toosi University of Technology (KNTU) (Persian: دانشگاه صنعتی خواجه نصيرالدين طوسی), also known as K. N. Toosi University of Technology, is a public university in Tehran, Iran, named after medieval Persian scholar Khajeh Nasir Toosi. T…
The 2005 Qeshm earthquake occurred on November 27 at 13:52 IRST (10:22 UTC) on the sparsely populated Qeshm Island off Southern Iran, killing 13 people and devastating 13 villages. It was Iran's second major earthquake of 2005, following that at Zar…
The 1990 Manjil–Rudbar earthquake occurred on June 21 at 00:30:14 local time in northern Iran. The shock had a moment magnitude of 7.4 and a Mercalli Intensity of X (Extreme). Widespread damage occurred to the northwest of the capital city of Tehran…
The Ministry of Health and Medical Education (MOHME) has executive responsibility for health and medical education within the Iranian government.
Lake Hāmūn (Persian: دریاچه هامون Daryācheh-ye Hāmūn) or Hamoun Oasis is a term applied to wetlands in endorheic Sīstān Basin on the Irano-Afghan border. Hāmūn is generic term which refers to shallow lakes (or lagoons), usually seasonal, that occur…
Alborz College (in Persian:دبیرستان البرز), is a college preparatory high school located in the heart of Tehran, Iran.
Dar ul-Funun (Persian: دارالفنون Persian pronunciation: [dɒːɾolfʊˈnuːn], meaning "Polytechnic"), established in 1851, was the first modern university and modern institution of higher learning in Persia (Iran).
Tajrish (Persian: تجريش, also Romanized as Tajrīsh) is a former village in Shemiranat County, Tehran Province, Iran, which has since been absorbed into Tehran.
Sirri Island (Persian: جزیره سیری), is an island in the Persian Gulf belonging to Iran.
Siraf (Persian: سیراف; also Romanized as Sīraf or Bandar-e Sīraf, "Bandar" meaning "Port" in Persian) is an Ancient city in the Central District of Kangan County, Bushehr Province, Iran.
Shahrekord (Persian: شهركرد, also Romanized as Shahr-e Kord and Shahr Kord) is the capital city of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran. It is the largest city in the province, and is adjacent to Iran's third largest city of Isfahan.
Naqsh-e Rajab (Persian: Naqŝe Rajab, Persian pronunciation: [næɣʃeɾæˈd͡ʒæb]) is an archaeological site just east of Istakhr and about 12 km north of Persepolis in Fars Province, Iran.
The Ministry of Science, Research and Technology is the government ministry of science, research and technology in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance's function are:
Gonbad-e Kāvus (Persian: گنبد کاووس) is the city known historically as Gorgan/Hyrcania. The modern name, meaning "the tower of Kavus", is a reference to the most imposing ancient monument in the city. The historic name cannot now be restored, as it…
Godin Tepe is an archaeological site in western Iran, situated in the valley of Kangavar in Kermanshah Province. Discovered in 1961, the site was excavated from 1965 to 1973 by a Canadian expedition headed by T. Cuyler Young Jr. and sponsored by the…
Ahvaz International Airport (IATA: AWZ, ICAO: OIAW) is an airport serving the city of Ahvaz, Iran.
Yasuj (Persian: ياسوج; also Romanized as Yāsūj, Yasooj, and Yesūj; Lurish language: یاسووج or یاسیچ - Jasuc and Jasyç) is a city in and the capital of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, Iran.
Takhti Stadium (Persian: استاديوم تختی) is a multi-purpose stadium, located in Eastern Tehran, Iran. It is used mostly for football matches. The stadium is able to hold 30,000 people and was opened in 1973. Recently, Takhti Stadium has been brought…
The Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium (Persian: ورزشگاه شهيد دستگردی) is a football stadium located in the Ekbatan area of Tehran, Iran. It was named after a casualty of the Iran–Iraq War. It is currently the home of Steel Azin F.C. football club.
Sāveh (Persian: ساوه, also transliterated as Sāva) is a city in the Markazi Province of Iran. It is located about 100 km southwest of Tehran.
Pearl Palace (kakh-e Morvarid in Persian, also known as kakh-e Shams - (كاخ مرواريد ( شمس) is a large estate designed by Taliesin Associated Architects on instructions from Shams Pahlavi, elder sister of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran.
Narmak (Persian: نارمک) is a neighbourhood in northeast Tehran, the capital of Iran.
Kavir National Park is a protected ecological zone in northern Iran. It has an area of 4,000 square kilometers (1,500 mile²). The park is located 120 kilometers south of Tehran and 100 kilometers east of Qom, and it sits on the western end of one of…
Jiroft (Persian: جيرفت, also Romanized as Jīroft; formerly, Sabzāwārān, Sabzevārān, Sabzevārān-e Jiroft, and Sabzvārān) is a city in and the capital of Jiroft County, Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 95,031, in 19,926 f…
Ilam (Kurdish: Îlam, ئیلام) (Persian: ايلام; also Romanized as Īlām and Elām) is a city in and the capital of Ilam Province, Iran and the third biggest kurdish city in Iran.
Chak Chak (Persian: چك چك – "Drip-Drip", also Romanized as Chek Chek; also known as Chāhak-e Ardakān and Pir-e Sabz (Persian: پیر سبز) "The Green Pir") is a village in Rabatat Rural District, Kharanaq District, Ardakan County, Yazd Province, Iran.
Chabahar Free Trade–Industrial Zone (CFZ) (Persian: منطقه آزاد تجاری صنعتی چابهار ) is an Iranian free trade zone formed according to the law on the establishment and administration of free trade–industrial zones .
Ahar (Persian: اهر) is a city in and the capital of Ahar County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran.
The 2005 Iranian Air Force C-130 crash occurred on 6 December 2005 (Azar 15, 1384) at 14:10 local time (10:40 UTC) when an Iranian Air Force Lockheed C-130E Hercules military transport aircraft, 5-8519, c/n 4399, crashed into a ten-floor apartment b…
Varamin (Persian: ورامين, also Romanized as Varāmīn and Verāmin; anciently known as Varna and Varena) is a city in and the capital of Varamin County, Tehran Province, Iran.
Tuğrul Tower (also transliterated Toghrul, Tughrol, or Tughrul) is a 12th-century monument, located in the city of Rey, Iran. Tuğrul Tower is near Rashkan castle.
Sultan Amir Ahmad Bathhouse (Persian: حمام سلطان امیر احمد , Hammam-e Sultan Amir Ahmad), also known as the Qasemi Bathhouse, is a traditional Iranian public bathhouse in Kashan, Iran. It was constructed in the 16th century, during the Safavid era;…
Sanandaj Airport (Persian: فرودگاه سنندج – Farūdegāh-e Sanandaj) (IATA: SDG, ICAO: OICS) is an airport serving the city of Sanandaj in the Kurdistan Province, Iran.