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Petition: Nowruz – Iranian New Year Day on UN Calendars
The Iranian character of legacy of Nowruz and the celebration of its true date would seem to be uncontested, but this as with the historical veracity of the name of the Persian Gulf, is also being...
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Kangavar’s Anahita temple Damaged by Construction
See also original report by: The Circle of Ancient Iranian Studies A massive “construction” project at the Anahita Temple in Kangavar in Kermanshah Province in western Iran was finally halted in the...
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Persian Gardens Declared as World Heritage Sites
As reported by the United Nations News CService (June 27, 2011) and the Persian-Language Jam e Jaam website (June 27, 2011), Iran’s Persian Gardens have become known as UNESCO World Heritage sites. As...
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-سیزدهمین اثر از میراث فرهنگی ایران در فهرست جهانی-Iran’s Thirteenth heritage...
The report below in Persian (after the English text and pictures) was issued by the Pasargard Foundation (The International Committe to Save Pasargard). The site of “Bagh e Shahzadeh”باغ شاهزاده...
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Old Photos of Pasargadae in Late Qajar Era
Below are photographs of Cyrus the Great’s tomb at Pasargadae in the late 19th or early 20th century. A rare photo of Cyrus’ Tomb at Pasargadae. Note that the ingress is no longer standing. Another...
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World Tribune: Rewriting the History of Iran
The article entitled “The mullah’s rewrite of Iran’s ancient history: Don’t overlook this atrocity” written by Sheda Vasseghi for the World Tribune (September 15, 2009). Sheda Vasseghi has a Master of...
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Baku to replace Persian-inscribed tiles at Nezami mausoleum
Below is a short report first issued by Iran’s Press TV entitled “Baku to replace Persian-inscribed tiles at Nezami mausoleum” (September, 12, 2013). Kindly note that the pictures and accompanying...
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Azerbaijan Republic acknowledges Historical Legacy of Polo Game
One enduring legacy of the former Soviet Union is its school of falsifying history. That same school of historical falsification now continues to endure in one the former Soviet Union’s satellite...
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The Castle-Citadel of Zahak
The Zahak Castle is located in Hashtrud, within Iran’s East Azerbaijan Province. The name Zahak or Zahhak is derived from ancient Iranian mythology (possibly from Azhi Dahak). The Zahak castle in...
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The Last Iranian Tiger in Georgia
The information cited below was forward to Kavehfarrokh.com by Kooshan Mehran. It was originally posted in the Georgian National Museum. =========================================================== The...
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The Mausoleum at Goor Dokhtar
The article below and the photographs originally appeared in the Historical Iran Blog. Kindly note however, that that the site is located in Dashtestan (Borazjan) and not Kazeroon as the article avers....
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Farroukh Jorat: The Atashgah (Fire temple) of Baku
The article below “Zoroastrians of Apsheron: from Sassanians to present days” is written by Farroukh Jorat from the Republic of Azerbaijan (formerly known as Arran and the Khanates until May 1918)....
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Jens Kröger: Ctesiphon
The article below is by Jens Kröger and originally appeared in the Encyclopedia Iranica. Kröger’s article was originally published in print on December 15, 1993 and last updated on November 2, 2011....
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Ancient Zoroastrian Temple discovered in Northern Turkey
The News report “Ancient Persian temple discovered in northern Turkey could rewrite Religious History” was originally provided on November 6, 2017 by the Daily Sabah News outlet based in Istanbul,...
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Photos of the Atashgah (Zoroastrian Fire Temple) in Tbilisi, Georgia
The photos of the Zoroastrian fire temple or Atashgah of Tbilisi in Georgia were provided to kavehfarrokh.com in late 2017 by Dr. Nader Gohari of Durham University, who is an avid researcher and...
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UNESCO: Sassanian Archaeological Landscape of the Fars Region
In a report provided by UNESCO on Jul, 2, 2018, eight Sassanian archaeological sites have been officially identified as heritage sites. These are located in three geographical regions in Iran’s Fars...
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Two New courses for Fall 2018
Kaveh Farrokh is offering two new courses for the of Fall 2018 at the Paris-based Methodologica Universitas at the Départment de Méthodologie des Sciences Historiques. See also the Institution’s...
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UNESCO: Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System
The article below “Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System” is written by UNESCO. Kindly note that two of the photos below are not from the UNESCO site regarding the Shushtar hydraulic system. For more...
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Dr. Mohammad Ala Winner of 2018 Cinema Vérité Award
The winner of popular film viewers’ award for the 12th Iran International Documentary Film Festival, known as Cinema Vérité, was presented to Dr. Mohammad Ala, the producer of the documentary movie...
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Pasargadae: the Tomb of Cyrus the Great
Pasargadae is the site of the first capital of the Achaemenid Empire (c.550-330 BCE). Founded by Cyrus the Great (575-530 BCE). Readers are invited to consult the below article with respect to the...
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