or modern Takht-e Jamshid is an ancient capital of the kings of the Achaemenian dynasty of Iran (Persia), located about 50 km northeast of Shiraz in the Fars region of southwestern Iran. In 1979 the ...

And beneath those ancient ruins they uncovered a pot — overflowing with Persian gold coins. The hoard was seemingly left there by a soldier who — for some reason, probably a tragic one — was ...

Iran has marked its annual fire festival. The festival is known as “Chaharshanbe Souri” in Farsi. It comes a week before ...

TEHRAN - The ancient city of Rey, now part of Tehran, is set to host travelers and holidaymakers during the two-week Nowruz ...