Written by Kayzad

On the road traveling from Tehran toward the city of Kermanshah "Bakhtaran," one passes through the valley of Asad-abad. In small town of Kangavar, ruins of a majestic historic site start to appear right by the roadside. The site is known as the Temple of Anahita, built by Achaemenian Emperor Ardeshir II (Artaxerxes II), 404 BC to 359 BC. Kangavar was mentioned by the Greek geographer Isidore of Charax in the first century AD, under the name of Konkobar in ancient province of Egbatana; its name may be derived from the Avestan Kanha-vara, 'enclosure of Kanha'.Kangavar was mentioned by the Greek geographer Isidore of Charax in the first century AD, under the name of Konkobar in ancient province of Egbatana; its name may be derived from the Avestan Kanha-vara, 'enclosure of Kanha'.

Written by Kayzad

Iranian cuisine, less well known in the west than its Turkish or Arabic counterparts, has been surprising and delighting travellers for centuries. Though superficially similar to much other Middle Eastern cooking, incorporating kebab, rice and cold dishes such as hummus and yoghurt, it has its own character and a number of recipes found nowhere else in the world. Here are some you may encounter.

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The official name of the Imam Square is “Maidan-e-Naghsh-e-Jahan” which means Square of the World Portraits. In 1598, Shah Abbas I changed the capital to Isfahan and with large-scale city plans, began the construction of a new urban city.
This huge square is 512 m from north to south and 159 m from West to East. This makes the perfect relaxing plans if you’re up to relax times of course. The sun set get to be amazing to enjoy in this square and the sun goes down in the nearby Zagros Mountains.

Written by Kayzad Jafari

The premises that have been turned into museum where glass and clay works are on display were built about 90 years ago upon orders of Ahmad Qavam (Qavam-ol-Saltaneh) for his personal lodging (residence and working office). The building is situated in a garden with a span of 7000 square meters and was used by Qavam himself till the year 1953. Later, the building were sold to the Egyptians as the new premises for the embassy of Egypt and remained in their possession for seven years. When relations were strained between Iran and Egypt at the time of Abdul Nasser and subsequent to the closure of the Egyptian embassy in Iran, the Commercial Bank purchased the building. However, it was sold to Farah Pahlavi’s bureau in 1976 and was turned into a museum by three groups of Iranian, Austrian and French architects. The museum was opened in 1980 and was registered in the list of national heritage in 1998. The main establishment of the museum that occupies an area of 1040 square meters is a two-storey octagonal building with suspended pillars and a basement.