History

Nushabad (Persian: نوش آباد‎, also Romanized as Nūshābād; also known as Noshābād) is the central district of Aran Va Bidgol which is located about 5…

The Ancient City of Aleppo (Arabic: مدينة حلب القديمة‎, romanized: Madīnat Ḥalab al-Qadīma), Turkish – Halep, Northern Syria’s main city. It is situated about 30…

A late Roman extension to the ancient city of Palmyra (تدمر), in the Syrian Desert, was the Camp of Diocletian (معسكر ديوقلسيان). The complex was…

Palmyra (/ˌpælˈmaɪrə/; Palmyrene: “Image of city name written in Palmyrene script” Tadmor; Arabic: تَدْمُر‎ Tadmur) is an ancient Semitic town, founded sometime in the second…

A fine example of Persian art, culture, and architecture, the Golestan Palace (Persian: کاخ گلستان‎, Kākh-e Golestān) is the former royal Qajar complex in the…

This beautiful metropolis, Tehran, has many amazing old museums and mansions that are its key tourist attractions. The Time Museum in Tehran is Iran’s only…

Master-mi’mar Ustad Haj Sa’ban-Ali founded the Agha Bozorg Mosque (Persian: مسجد آقا بزرگ‎ Masjed-e Āghā Bozorg) in the late 18th century; it is a historical…

One of the most significant cultural heritage buildings situated on the Third Hill of Istanbul, Turkey, is the Süleymaniye Mosque (Turkish: Süleymaniye Camii, Turkish pronunciation:…

Ganjnameh (Persian: گنجنامه‎, romanized: Ganjnāme, Literally: Treasure Book) is so named because it was once believed that its cuneiform rock carvings were mysterious clues leading…

A mosque located in Isfahan, Iran is the Shah Mosque (Persian: مسجد شاه‎; “Royal Mosque”), also known as the Masjed-e Emām (Persian: ‘Imam Mosque’). The mosque…

The world pattern, or as the Iranians would term it, Naqsh-e Jahan Square (Persian: میدان نقش جهان‎ (Maidān-e Naghsh-e Jahān); “Image of the World Square”),…

Malta is home to the world’s oldest free-standing structures. The Megalithic Temples of Malta (Maltese: It-Tempji Megalitiċi ta’ Malta) are monumental prehistoric buildings built between…