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8 Natural History Museums in Iran That You Shouldn't Miss
Iran (Persian: ایران Irān [ʔiːˈɾɒːn] ( listen)), also known as Persia (/ˈpɜːrʒə/), officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (Persian: جمهوری اسلامی ایران Jomhuri-ye Eslāmi-ye Irān ( listen)), is a sovereign state in Western Asia. With over 81 million inhabitants, Iran is the world's 18th-most-populous country. Comprising a land area of 1,648,195 km (636,372 sq mi), it is the second-largest country in the Middle East and the 17th-largest in the world. Iran is bordered to the northwest by Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan, to the north by the Caspian Sea, to the northeast by Turkmenistan, to the east by Afghanistan and Pakistan, to the south by the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, and to the west by Turkey and Iraq. The country's central location in Eurasia and Western Asia, and its proximity to the Strait of Hormuz, give it geostrategic importance. Tehran is the country's capital and largest city, as well as its leading economic and cultural center.
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1. Cambrian Museum
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5.0 based on 5 reviews
Cambrian museum is the first specialized paleontology museum in Iran which showcases around 400 examples of fossil remains discovered in the last 30 years around the Iranian plateau particularly those found in the Yazd province. The museum exhibits remains of invertebrates such as echinoderms, trilobites, ammonites, amphipods, and neutrophils.
2. Natural History and Technology Museum of Shiraz
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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
3. Iron Age Museum
4. Salt men Museum
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4.5 based on 24 reviews
Reviewed By fahimeh22 - Rasht, Iran
I think the most valuable place to see in this city is the Salt Men's Museum.Seeing the healthy body of salt men after all these years is amazing.
5. Gilan rural heritage museum
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4.5 based on 28 reviews
Reviewed By ElnazKHANJANI22
It's a great place to trace traditional costumses and lifestyle. It is full of ancient houses with porches,curtains,mats,etc. Remember to have cash since you won't be able to use ur credit card within the site. U might also visit the traditional shops and buy local foods.Morover,u can see the ancient games and culture on Fridays.
6. National Museum of Iran
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4.0 based on 712 reviews
This museum proudly celebrates the rich heritage of Iran with a spectacular collection of sculptures, ceramics and seals that date back to the 4th and 5th centuries BC.
Reviewed By DominicDeBurca - Dunmore East, Ireland
A diverse collection of artifacts that traces the history of Iran from stone-age times right up to Cyrus, Darius and the great Persian kingdoms. Some of the exhibits are phenomenal!
7. Jiroft Archaeological Museum
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
