The annual mourning ceremonies of Muharram, honoring the death of Imam Hossein, were held in the places of worship of Gonabadi Dervishes accross the country and also in the Soltani Shrine (Mazare Soltani) in Baidokht.According to Majzooban Noor, in addition to commemorating the days of Tasua and Ashura ( that mark the martyrdom of the […]
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Photos: Funeral for Mr. Hadi Tabandeh
Yesterday morning, 20th of Ordibehesht 1393 ( May 10, 2014) the body of Mr. Hadi Tabandeh, the honorable son of Mr. Hajj Doctor Nour Ali Tabandeh, Majzoub Ali Shah was carried out to the Behesht-e Zahra cemetery outside Tehran where his body was laid to rest.His body was taken from Mehr hospital at 8:30 […]
Photos: Tehran’s air pollution reaches alarming level
The director of Tehran’s Air Quality Control Company said on Monday that air pollution in the metropolis of Tehran has reached an alarming level.
Photos: Minaret of historic Qazvin Jameh Mosque heavily damaged by fire
One of the two minarets of Qazvin Jameh Mosque was heavily damaged by a fire in the early hours of Saturday December 22. While thecause however has not been determined, the investigators believe that the fire was set by the building’s electrical wiring.
Photos: Transit of Venus across the Sun
People in Tehran and other towns across Iran observed the rare phenomena of transit of Venus across Sun on Wednesday morning.
Photos: Lake Maharlou Turns Red
According to Mehr News Agency, lake Maharlou, located in Shiraz, Iran’s Fars province, has turned red. This poses a threat to the wildlife and the migrating flamingos.
Photos: Historic Hajij Village Facing A Grim Future
The historic village Hajij is the last village of the border town of Nosoud in the western Iranian province of Kermanshah.
Photos: Gohar Tepe Historical Site
Gohar Tepe historical site, with a 50 hectare area, is one of the most important historical sites of Mazandaran province which carries the secret of an ancient civilization. It is believed that Gohar Tepe once enjoyed a complicated urbanization with a history that goes back to some 5000 years ago. Based on stratigraphical studies […]
Photos: Hajj Pilgrimage at Kaaba, Mecca
Photos by Mehdi Ghasemi, ISNAThe Kaaba is a cuboid-shaped building in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, and is the most sacred site in Islam. The Qur’an states that the Kaaba was constructed by Abraham and his son Ishmael, after Ishmael had settled in Arabia.
Photos: 5000-years-old Jiroft artifacts – Part II
Photos by Hamid Sadeghi, Mehr News AgencyJiroft Culture – “Jiroft culture” has been postulated as an early Bronze Age (late 3rd millennium BC) archaeological culture, located in what is now Iran’s Sistan and Kerman Provinces.