Where is Zoorkhaneh? In the time of the Persian Empire, the houses of strength (Zoorkhaneh) were dedicated places to train men as warriors and to encourage a sense of national pride in anticipation of upcoming battles. Today, no more than 500 of these traditional training rooms remain in Iran and about 20 in Tehran. Local...Read More

What is a Qanat? Do you know in the past, how so much life emerged in the desert of Iran? Was there a miracle that to keep people alive in such areas?Iranian settlements did not develop around major rivers such as those in Egypt and Mesopotamia. Throughout the arid regions of Iran, Iranians settled near...Read More