Beyond the first ramparts of northern Iran’s Alborz Mountains, Gazorkhan village sits beneath an impenetrable-looking wall of jagged ridges in an elongated valley. The surrounding pomegranate orchards ...

Iran may not seem like an obvious vacation destination for anyone but Shannon Galpin, but perhaps one day it will be. There’s a lot to love: The country is a trove of unexpectedly stunning landscapes, ...

The project will be implemented concurrent with the National Tree Planting Day, in which people are encouraged to plant trees across the country, to be held on the first day of the National Week of ...

The fire temple is estimated to date from the Sassanid era (224 CE-651), Mehdi Abedini Araqi, who leads the archaeological survey, said on Monday. The discovery was made at a distance of about five ...

The client asked RYRA Studios to provide a warm and cozy retreat for young people returning from their frigid outdoor adventures at the Shemshak ski resort in the Alborz Mountains. The architects told ...

Alborz Mountains: The castle and surrounding mountains can be reached on a day trip or weekend excursion from Tehran. This photo shows the first views of the Alamut Valley near Rajei Dasht after ...

However, Kelardasht is relatively unknown to foreign tourists. Although it’s near Tehran, Karaj, and Chalus, it is still the lost paradise for many people. Kelardasht is being destroyed by ...

As envisioned by EA Digital Illusions CE, the Alborz Mountains, the northern Iranian mountain range that stretches to the Caspian Sea, seems like a peaceful place. At least without all of those tanks ...