Location: Shiraz
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Shiraz (/ʃiːˈrɑːz/ ( listen); (Persian: شیراز), Šīrāz, Persian pronunciation: [ʃiːˈrɒːz], pronunciation (help·info)) is the fifth-most-populous city of Iran and the capital of Fars Province (Old Persian as Pars). At the 2011 census, the population of the city was 1,700,665 and its built-up area with "Shahr-e Jadid-e Sadra" (Sadra New Town) was home to 1,500,644 inhabitants. Shiraz is located in the southwest of Iran on the "Roodkhaneye Khoshk" (The Dry River) seasonal river. It has a moderate climate and has been a regional trade center for over a thousand years. Shiraz is one of the oldest cities of ancient Persia.
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1. Natural History and Technology Museum of Shiraz
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 4 reviews
Reviewed By amirhosseinf - Tehran, Iran
Opening Hours from 8am to 16pm Thu Fri 9am to 16pm. Department of Zoology:The museum employs 1055 specimens including insects except the insects in the two main groups of vertebrates and invertebrates. The two groups are located in two-story central auditorium in the visitor's eye. Interesting examples of animals and aquarium 7 meters of freshwater fish and live snakes are from other parts of this collection. Among the rare examples, the fascinating and spectacular strange clutches, such as the two-headed embryo, stick together from the breast, the two-headed goat Chicken, Chicken, Dipper, Octopus, and Four Horn Sheep can be mentioned. Of the very rare and interesting examples, Black Khan Lepouille's prominent man is 256 cm high, showing a giant disease or human gigantism. Ninety-five percent of the animals on the planet are invertebrates found in most habitats. To be Many of them are found only in seas and live on dry land. It is said that there are between 3 and 15 million species of animal in the world, of which 47,000 species are devoted to vertebrates. Meigren is important in most ecosystems. They are highly specialized, diverse and abundant. These types of sponges, corals, worms, moles, arthropods and horseradish can be seen. Department of Entomology In terms of diversity, insects are one of the largest animal species in the world, accounting for about 4.5% of them. Most of the activities in this section are carried out in three parts: research, educational and demonstration, most activities in the research field, including the collection and identification of the samples and their detection to the genus and species, and put them in boxes Insect Inspection, Insect Inspection for biologic struggle with pests and their breeding methods, Investigating the fauna of the area and studying the distribution map of different species, collaborating with other academic and academic centers inside and outside the country, exchanging insect samples with other countries, Collaboration with undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate students in the provision of resources And samples and their use are from the collection of insects. Of course, it should be noted that all samples detected by the experts of museums and reputable scientific centers abroad are also available. Also, the research carried out on these samples in the form of a paper or a poster in scientific journals and congresses, both inside and outside the country. be. In the dramatic part of the insects and pests of various plants with the name of the place, collection point, collection history, a brief biology and method of combating them, different training frames are prepared and exposed to public visitation and education. Of course, it is also trying to identify useful insects. It also has a section called collection or repository for insect storage, which samples are placed on the scientific rank and used by students. In general, the purpose of this section is to identify the scientific and taxonomic insects and to study their lifestyles and biology, and in general introduce these creatures to visitors, as well as introduce new species for Fars province and even Iran. department of botany:The Natural History Museum began its activities in 1979 with a small number of plants. By collecting plants from different regions of the country, especially Fars, this section provided students, students, researchers, plant specialists and other groups of the community with services. . In this regard, by raising the level of scientific and cultural awareness of the people, the motivation to protect the environment also increased. The plant's part of the museum has different parts, including plants in the Quran. Plants mentioned in the Quran with related verses contain more than 80 plant specimens that have been tried to demonstrate their medicinal properties in order to raise the level of awareness of the people and to show one of the important aspects of the plants effective steps to be taken. Anatomy section The Museum of Anatomy, with a specialist view and taking effective steps to improve the educational and research aspects of its goals, has collected a collection of skeletal and anatomical examples. One of the most valuable examples of this collection is the reconstructed skeletons of honeybee whales and embryonic samples stained with alizarin technique, which serves the best training of students in natural sciences, especially medical and veterinary sciences. The valuable features of this museum are its ability to implement plans for advanced education in the field of anatomy and the presentation of solutions and the production of valuable examples in this direction. In order to enhance the educational aspects of this museum, various multifunctional organs that are members of the human body and the senses of the five It is presented and the stadiya coach can easily explain different parts of the body separately for the student and student. The set of pulses of the stages of human embryo development from one month to nine months and twin fetuses and also how The relationship of the fetus with the pairs and the mother's body, from informative and very interesting parts This is the collection
2. Afif-Abad Garden
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 104 reviews
Reviewed By BRaissiyan - Tehran, Iran
It's a very big garden, with famous pattern of well known Persian gardens, some of which are registered as world heritage site. There is a beautiful building at the Centre of the garden lavishly decorated with delicate iranian Artistic architectural features. The building once used to be a villa for royal family, now converted to a military museum. If you are interested in rifles and guns and military history never never miss this museum. To me, It's significance is because you can see the temporary history of Iran. But you have to be familiar with guns to enjoy the museum because the information and guides are relatively poor. There is also a small but cozy tea house.
3. Meshkinfam Art Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 23 reviews
Reviewed By PetrAxel - Cologne, Germany
This is a treasure in the rather upgradable old town quarter in Shiraz. This is a nice traditional house which is now run by the Meshkinfam family as an art museum and represent (without exaggerating) the cultural memory/heritage of Shiraz. You will find a collection of arts from Shiraz including photos of the artists from the last 100 years. The building itself is already worth a visit.
