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Persepolis
The ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, where reliefs of tribute-bearing nations still line the Apadana staircase…
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Tradition
Persian carpet weaving
Persian carpet weaving, practiced across Iran since medieval times, blends nomadic and court traditions in hand-knotted textiles that…
Building
Qal’eh Dokhtar (III sec. d.C.): il primo palazzo-fortezza sasanide di Ardashir I sulle rupi di Firuzabad (Fars, Iran)
Su uno sperone roccioso che domina la gola del fiume Tangab nella provincia del Fars, Qal’eh Dokhtar —…
Building
Qanats of Ghasabeh
An ancient Achaemenid aqueduct network of 427 wells spanning 33 km underground, built 700–500 BCE and inscribed as…
Tradition
Radif of Iranian music
Radif—a vast oral repertoire of Persian melodies organized into tonal spaces—forms the living foundation of Iranian classical music,…
Building
Ribat of Zein-o-din
A 16th-century Safavid caravanserai on the Silk Road featuring rare circular towers, built under Abbas the Great to…
Building
Ribat-i Sharaf
A 12th-century fortified caravanserai between Merv and Nishapur, Ribat-i Sharaf embodies the architectural traditions of medieval Islamic travel…
Tradition
Sadeh celebration
Sadeh is a mid-winter fire festival celebrated in Iran and Tajikistan fifty days before spring, rooted in the…
Building
Saint Stepanos Monastery
A ninth-century Armenian monastery set within a canyon along the Araxes River, rebuilt during the Safavid era and…
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