City Guide

Tajrish, the capital of Shemiranat Country in northern Tehran, has long been regarded as a cool  summer resort for the citizens of the Iranian capital, however in recent years it has been heavily urbanised. Tajrish neighbourhood, which…

Dozens of new busses are to replace ageing infrastructure in the capital Tehran in the next few months as part of efforts to upgrade public transport, the Municipality said. Mojtaba Shafei, from the Transport section of the municipality,…

Ahsura, the tenth day of the Arabic calendar month of Muharram, people across Tehran and Iran cook food for their neighbours and surrounding populations as part of tradition of Nazri (free food). Shiite Muslims worldwide are commemorating…

Millions of Muslims in Iran observed Tasua on August 7, the ninth day of the lunar month of Muharram, which leads the holiday of Ashura, the day when Imam Hossein (AS), the third Shiite Imam, was martyred. During the first ten days of…

Tehran is much older than many people realise. In recent years discoveries by archaeologists date Greater Tehran back several thousand years. One such find in recent years is the skeletal remains of a woman buried in the Molavi area of city…

Nowruz, the Persian New Year, starts on March 20 each year with an extra day before for Oil Nationalisation unofficially kicking off the two-week long holiday. Officially Nowruz finishes after one week, however, unofficially the city and…

Spring is upon us, and it is time to buy your flowers for your Haft Seen. Tehran Flower Bazaar (Bazaar e-Gol) in the very south-east of the city is the best place in the town to save a fortune on all types of flowers and garden equipment.…

The humble barbari bakery is a popular haunt for many people living in Tehran, where each morning moms, dads and kids line up for freshly baked bread. But where did this staple of the Persian breakfast come from? Taste the breads! The…

A plan has been approved by Tehran's City Council allowing the municipality to raise the public transportation fee in the upcoming calendar year 1401, starting in spring (after March 21). Taxis and school buses will increase their rates…

It’s more than a lean, a new office building in Tehran’s Pardis Technology Park is turning heads with its epic tilt confusing many who drive past it. The newly opened Turbosealtech office in Tehran has been designed to look like it is…