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Isfahan, one of Iran’s most historic cities, is home to one of the three nuclear facilities targeted by the United States ...

Isfahan, one of three cities targeted in American military strikes, is home to a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a mosque that ...

As long as Khamenei breathes, peace will never return to the Middle East or the world. Any mercy shown to him is a betrayal ...

About a third of all homes in Bandar Abbas belonged to Indians. There was a large temple, and Hindu processions were allowed; ...

Iran is predominantly Shia Muslim, making up about 90 percent of the population, while Sunni Muslims and other Muslim sects ...

The exhibition 'Fashioning an Empire: Textiles from Safavid Iran' has opened at the Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) and will be on view in MIA's Sheikh Saoud Gallery until April 20, 2024, highlighting ...

Once famed for their role in supporting the Safavid dynasty, meet the Qizilbash Turks who live in the north of Iran. Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent.

The decline and eventual fall of the Safavid dynasty was set in motion following the death of Shah ‘Abbas. His grandson and successor, Shah Safi (r.1629-42), ...

*Fashioning an Empire: Textiles from Safavid Iran displays more than 100 works, drawn from the MIA and QM’s permanent collections, as well as loans from the Qatar National Library.

The Safavid Dolatkhaneh, an architectural gem located in the heart of Qazvin, was once the epicenter of the Safavid Empire. The city of Qazvin, serving as the capital of Persia under Shah Tahmasp I ...