City: Iran
What to do and see in Iran, Iran: The Best Monuments & Statues
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.
Restaurants in Iran
1. Mehmandust Tower
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
2. Naqsh-e Jahan Square
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5.0 based on 2,160 reviews
Reviewed By DominicDeBurca - Dunmore East, Ireland
Definitely one of the highlights of my entire Iranian itinerary. Just loved this place and the wonderful atmosphere (particularly at night) when a lot of local families come to socialize and have outdoor picnics or take a ride around the square in one of the many horse-drawn carriages.
3. The Holy War Memorial
4. Tomb of Hafez
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4.5 based on 1,303 reviews
Reviewed By IranDestination - Shiraz, Iran
This place is special because of its spiritual atmosphere which makes it different from other tourist attractions. Hafez and Ferdowsi are the most important Iranian poets, so much so that Goethe considers himself influenced by them and has dedicated a book to Hafez. Hafez’s poems contain deep philosophical meaning that have kept their effect throughout the ages; so different people with different levels of education and age can interpret different meanings off of them. Furthermore, these poems have tremendously helped the Iranian music industry grow. Thus the effect and influence these poems had on Iranian culture are quite shallow and vast and you can find a copy in almost every Iranian house. Traditionally these poems are also used for fortune telling: people think about a specific matter and open a random page, the tray to foresee the future based on the poem, this is sometimes done by street badgers who use a trained bird who pulls the poem out, but many people do not do this due to the possibility of poems being pre-selected. When you visit Hafez’s tomb you might see many Iranians reading the poems and crying which is due love the feel towards Hafez.
5. Mausoleum of Omar Khayyam
6. Tomb of Ferdowsi
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4.5 based on 28 reviews
Reviewed By ahmadsC9330OX - Tehran, Iran
Tomb of Hakim Abolqasem Ferdowsi Tusi is located in the middle of beautiful Garden, 20 km north of Mashhad. This monument was designed and renovated by Houshang Sihon based on his previous design by Hossein Lorzadeh with some changes in size, size and decor. Who was Ferdowsi Abolghasem Ferdowsi Tusi is a Persian poet singer who was born in 329 AH in Khorasan, in the year 416 AH. According to many experts, he can be considered the greatest songwriter in Parsigo, who managed to make one of the greatest works during his lifetime and complete the Shahnameh. He is also famous for other names such as Hakim Sokhan, Hakim Tous, and professor of speech, and it is unique in the whole world. When the language of knowledge and literature in Iran was Arabic, Ferdowsi, with the creation of Shahnameh, gave us a new life to our culture, and we all owe him the immortality of the Persian language to this day. Shahnameh is a book with nearly 60,000 bits and is considered one of the greatest and most prominent epic poems in the world, which is the result of Ferdowsi's struggle for at least thirty years. This literary masterpiece depicts myths, myths, and Iranian history from the beginning to the Arab invasion of Iran in the seventh century and in the four dynasties of the kingdom of Pishdadian, Kianiyan, Parthian and Sassanid, and the three mythical sections (from the time of Kyumars to the kingdom of Fereydoun ), Pahlavani (from the rise of Kaveh Blacksmith to the death of Rustam) and the historical (from the kingdom of Bahman and the rise of Alexander to the opening of Iran by the Arabs).
7. Tomb of Saadi
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4.0 based on 336 reviews
Reviewed By IranDestination - Shiraz, Iran
Saadi was a great Iranian poet, who lived roughly at the same time as Hafez. Both of them were from Shiraz and their tombs are located near each other. Unlike Hafez who spent most of his life in Shiraz, Saadi was constantly traveling. Two of his poem book remain: Bustan and Golestan, which contain spiritual and instructive poems. His poems are used widely in Iranian schools due to their literal simplicity. His mausoleum includes a hall with seven portals which show the stages of spiritual growth in Iranian mysticism, the tomb itself is located at the end of this hall. Next to the tomb there is an underground pool with lots of gold fish. Some people believe if you throw a coin in there while wishing and the big fish sees your coin, you wish will come true.
8. Shams Tabrizi Tomb
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4.0 based on 15 reviews
Reviewed By mbarin623 - Khoy, Iran
Great.it is a city of love and lovers the city of Shams and Mevlana the city in which you can find civilization and culture and heritage. The tomb of Shams e Tabriz is the place where you can find unity and love and humanity
9. Qazali Filmpark
10. Pigeon Tower
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4.0 based on 31 reviews
The Pigeon tower, existing hundreds of them in Iran, is a valuable structure in terms of architecture, and is made for pigeons to gather their dropping as fertilizer. The one in Varzaneh is the hour for 70,000 pair of pigeons.
