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  2. Culture of Tehran - Wikipedia

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    The culture of Tehran concerns the arts, music, museums, festivals, many Persian entertainments and sports activities in Tehran, the capital city of Iran. Iranian festivals are held throughout the year by the people of Tehran, which can be attractive to tourists. There are several artistic, historic and scientific museums in Tehran, including ...

  3. Tehran - Wikipedia

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    The culture of Tehran concerns the arts, music, museums, festivals, many Persian entertainments and sports activities in Tehran, the capital city of Iran. Iranian festivals are held in Tehran along with regional and western festivals.

  4. Culture of Iran - Wikipedia

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    The culture of Iran (Persian: فرهنگ ایران) or culture of Persia [1] [2] [3] is among the most influential in the world. Iran ( Persia ) is widely considered to be one of the cradles of civilization .

  5. Golestan Palace - Wikipedia

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    The Golestan Palace (Persian: کاخ گلستان, Kākh-e Golestān), also transliterated as the Gulistan Palace[1] and sometimes translated as the Rose Garden Palace from Persian language, [1][2] was built in the 16th century, renovated in the 18th century and finally rebuilt in 1865. It is the former official royal Qajar complex in Tehran.

  6. National Museum of Iran - Wikipedia

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    Website. irannationalmuseum.ir. The National Museum of Iran (Persian: موزهٔ ملی ایرانMūze-ye Melli-ye Irān) is located in Tehran, Iran. It is an institution formed of two museums; the Museum of Ancient Iran and the Museum of the Islamic Era, which were opened in 1937 and 1972, respectively.

  7. Religion in Iran - Wikipedia

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    Religion in Iran. Religion in Iran has been shaped by multiple religions and sects over the course of the country's history. Zoroastrianism was the main followed religion during the Achaemenid Empire (550-330 BC), Parthian Empire (247 BC - 113 AD), and Sasanian Empire (224-651 AD). Another Iranian religion known as Manichaeanism was present in ...

  8. Pahlevani and zoorkhaneh rituals - Wikipedia

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    Pahlevani and zourkhaneh rituals is the name inscribed by UNESCO for varzesh-e pahlavāni (Persian: آیین پهلوانی و زورخانه‌ای, "heroic sport") [1] or varzesh-e bāstāni (ورزش باستانی; varzeš-e bāstānī, "ancient sport"), a traditional system of athletics and a form of martial arts [2] originally used to train warriors in Iran [3] [4] Outside Iran ...

  9. Iranian Jews - Wikipedia

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    Today, the term Iranian Jews is mostly used in reference to Jews who are from the country of Iran. In various scholarly and historical texts, the term is used in reference to Jews who speak various Iranian languages. Iranian immigrants in Israel (nearly all of whom are Jewish) are referred to as Parsim. In Iran, Persian Jews and Jewish people ...