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List Of Museums In Iran
This is a list of museums in Iran. See also * Tourism in Iran * History of Iran * Culture of Iran * List of museums * List of museums in Tehran References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Museum
A museum is an institution dedicated to displaying or Preservation (library and archive), preserving culturally or scientifically significant objects. Many museums have exhibitions of these objects on public display, and some have private collections that are used by researchers and specialists. Museums host a much wider range of objects than a library, and they usually focus on a specific theme, such as the art museums, arts, science museums, science, natural history museums, natural history or Local museum, local history. Public museums that host exhibitions and interactive demonstrations are often tourist attractions, and many draw large numbers of visitors from outside of their host country, with the List of most-visited museums, most visited museums in the world attracting millions of visitors annually. Since the establishment of Ennigaldi-Nanna's museum, the earliest known museum in ancient history, ancient times, museums have been associated with academia and the preserva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ardabil
Ardabil (, ) is a city in northwestern Iran. It is in the Central District (Ardabil County), Central District of Ardabil County, Ardabil province, Ardabil province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. The city of Ardabil lies close to the borders of the Azerbaijan, Republic of Azerbaijan, 40 kilometers from the village of Diqo. As of the 2022 census, Ardabil's population was 588,000. The population of Ardabil County is about 650,000 with the majority Shia, Shia Muslim. For a brief period in the 10th century, Ardabil was the principal city of Azerbaijan (Iran), Azerbaijan, but it was eventually replaced by Tabriz. Iran under the Safavids, by Roger Savory /Page 1/ (New York, 1980), in 286 bookmarked and searchable pdf pages, with map and illustrations. Scanned by Robert Bedrosian. Ardabil is known for its trade in silk and carpets. Ardabil rugs are renowned and the ancient Ardabil Carpet, Ardabil carpets are considered among the best of c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferdows Garden, Tehran
Ferdows () is a city in the Central District of Ferdows County, South Khorasan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. It is about south of Mashhad and 200 km northwest of Birjand. Ferdows is on the main axis connecting Yazd, Kerman, Isfahan, Bushehr, Hormozgan and Fars provinces to Mashhad. Ferdows city is 1293 meters above sea level. History Founded by the Medes, Ferdows is currently a city. It was a large and famous city in ancient days. There is an unproven theory that the town's name in ancient days was "Taban" (or shining; تابان in Persian). In the Islamic era it became known as Toon or Tūn, a name retained until 1929, when it was changed to Ferdows. The first people to inhabit Ferdows were a group of Sagartians. Toon was a famous and thriving city both before and during the Islamic era. It was one of the most prominent cities of Quhistan, along with Qaen; Nasir Khusraw mentioned Toon as a large city in the 11th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferdows Garden
Ferdows Garden (, ) is a historic complex located in the district of Tajrish in Shemiran (northern Tehran), Iran. The complex dates back to the Qajar era, and includes a mansion which houses the Cinema Museum of Iran since 500 BCE. Etymology By the time of the Achaemenid Empire, the term ''pairidaēza'' (Avestan) referred to extensive gardens built all over the empire. It derived from Proto-Iranian ''paridaiźa'', literally meaning "circular boundary". Modern Persian ''ferdows'' () and ''pardis'' () are derivatives of the same word, which occurred in Greek as ''parádeisos'' () and entered English as ''paradise''. According to the ''Oxford English Dictionary'', as well as the '' Dehkhoda Dictionary'', this word entered Hebrew as ''pardēs'' (), following the arrival of the Jews in Babylon in the 5th century BC. In the sections of the Old Testament that predate this arrival, the notions of "heaven" and "hell" are not specific; only later has ''pārdēs'', originally meaning "garde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maku Museum
Maku (Máku, Makú), Magu or Makku may refer to: Places Iran * Dar-e Maku, a village in Hormozgan Province * Maku, Chaldoran, Poldasht and Showt (electoral district), West Azarbaijan Province * Maku County, West Azarbaijan Province * Maku, Iran, a city in West Azarbaijan Province * Maku Kandi, a village in West Azerbaijan Province Other places * Maku (Armenia), a region in ancient Armenia * Maku, Ukhrul, a village in Manipur state, India Other uses * Maku people, several peoples and languages of South America * Magu (deity), also spelled Ma-ku, a goddess in China * Maku, the name for the witchetty grub in the Pitjantjatjara language in central Australia * Maku International Airport, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran * Maku Khanate, a historical polity that existed from 1747 to 1922 * Maku River, a tributary of the Barak River The Barak River or Barbakro or Agu flows through the states of Manipur, Mizoram and Assam in India. It flows into Bangladesh where it bifurcates in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bazargan, Iran
Bazargan () is a city in, and the capital of, Bazargan District of Maku County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran. History Until well within the 20th century, Bazargan was not much more than a small village, located at an altitude of 1,550 meters on a delta above the Aqchay river. Bazargan's inhabitants, of Turkic origin, were generally involved in traditional agricultural activities. In 1913, the village was ceded by the Ottoman Empire to Qajar Iran. The village of Bazargan has only developed recently (and that in a limited way), due to the existence of the nearby frontier crossing with Turkey. Prior to the 19th century, Bazargan was visited only by few travelers. The French duo Eugène Flandin and Pascal Coste mentioned the village as "Bazirgan" on the map they created showing the daybook and schedule followed by the French embassy to Iranian ruler Mohammad Shah Qajar (1834–1848) in 1840. Picot noted in 1894 that caravans heading to Erzurum in the Ottoman Empire from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maku, Iran
Maku () is a city in the Central District of Maku County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. Maku is from the Turkish border in a mountain gorge at an altitude of 1,634 metres. The Zangmar River cuts through the city. The Maku Free Trade and Industrial Zone, which opened in 2011, is Iran's largest and the world's second largest free trade zone, encompassing an area of 5,000 square kilometres. History Maku was a region of the old Armenia –800, previously known as Artaz according to Aziz Atiya's ''History of Eastern Christianity''. The Castle of Maku, original Shavarshan, was the center of the domains of the princely Armenian family of Amatuni. The Artazian branch of Amatuni family ruled the Maku region of Artaz still in the XVth century and successfully defended it against Timurleng, when he besieged the castle of Maku. Maku was the capital of a Kangarli Khanate, one of numerous small, semi-independent Maku K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baqcheh Jooq Palace
Baqcheh Jooq Palace is a palace located between the border towns of Maku and Bazargan in West Azarbaijan. It is situated in a vast garden covering about . This palace was built at the end of Qajar dynasty The Qajar family (; 1789–1925) was an Iranian royal family founded by Mohammad Khan (), a member of the Qoyunlu clan of the Turkoman-descended Qajar tribe. The dynasty's effective rule in Iran ended in 1925 when Iran's '' Majlis'', conven ... under the orders of Iqbal-ol-Saltaneh Makui, one of the commanders of Mozafaredin Shah. History and construction The palace complex was commissioned in 1858 by Naser al-Din Shah of the Qajar dynasty, and construction was completed in 1879. Architectural style and design Baqcheh Jooq Palace exemplifies traditional Persian architecture with multiple courtyards, iwans, and gardens. Notable Features of the Palace Grand courtyards and gardens The palace is centered around a vast rectangular courtyard surrounded by two-st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azerbaijan Museum
Azerbaijan Museum is the major archaeological and historical museum in Tabriz, northwestern Iran (East Azerbaijan province). It was established in April 1958. The museum consists of three major halls, a side yard, office rooms and a library. It mostly contains objects discovered from excavations in Iranian Azerbaijan, as well as artworks and sculptures. Its library contains more than 2500 books, both handwritten and printed, about history, archaeology, art and Iranian culture. The Azerbaijan museum is the oldest museum in northwestern Iran. It exhibits objects from archaeological sites across the country, covering the full chronological span of its history. As such, it is one of the most important museums in Iran and a truly national one. Galleries The museum has three galleries. The first gallery bears the oldest remains from 5th millennium BC until the Sasanian Empire, Sasanian era (212-656 AD). The second gallery consists of two parts: one for Islamic archeology and another ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arg Of Karim Khan 08
Arg or ARG may refer to: Places *''Arg'' () means "citadel" in Persian, and may refer to: **Arg, Iran, a village in Fars Province, Iran **Arg (Kabul), presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan ** Arg, South Khorasan, a village in South Khorasan Province, Iran **Arg of Karim Khan **Arg of Tabriz ** Arg-é Bam, an ancient citadel in Bam, Iran ** Arg-e Rayen, Kerman, Iran **Herat Citadel, also known as Arg-e Herat *ARG, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code for Argentina People * James Argent, nicknamed "Arg" Arts, entertainment, and media *Alternate reality game *''American Record Guide'', a classical music magazine *'' Archive for Reformation History'', journal Mathematics *Argument (complex analysis), the angular component of a complex number or function *Argument of a function, a specific input in a mathematical function Military * A US Navy hull classification symbol: Internal combustion engine repair ship (ARG) *Amphibious ready group of US Navy Organizations and enterpri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arg Of Karim Khan
The Arg of Karim Khan (, ''Arg-e Karim Khān'') or Karim Khan Citadel, is a citadel located in downtown Shiraz, Iran. It was built as part of a complex during the Zand dynasty. It is named after Karim Khan, and served as his living quarters. It is rectangular in shape and resembles a medieval fortress. In the past, the citadel was sometimes used as a prison. Today, it is a museum operated by Iran's Cultural Heritage Organization. History Karim Khan citadel is located at the beginning of Karim Khan Zand (Shiraz) street on the corner of the Municipality Square (Shahrdari). Karim Khan was influenced by Safavid architecture when his government was established in Shiraz. After visiting Isfahan's Naqsh-e Jahan Square, he decided to build a large square in northern Shiraz. This field was known as the Artillery Square. To the north of the square, Divan Karim Khan Square was located and to its east, Vakil Bazaar and several inns. To the south of the square, Vakil Bathhouse and Vakil Mos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
