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Isfahan, Iran Naqsh-e Jahan Square, through a muqarnas arch Photo: Amir Pashaei · CC BY-SA 4.0

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A winged bull guarding the Gate of All Nations at Persepolis

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Pen, ink and the art of Persian writing

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Irooni is an independent magazine about Iran and Persian civilisation: its history, its art and its everyday life. It is about a country and its people, not about its politics.

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Naqsh-e Jahan Square seen through a muqarnas arch, Isfahan — Amir Pashaei, CC BY-SA 4.0, Source
Shah Mosque (Imam Mosque), Isfahan: iwan vault — Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, Source
Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque, Isfahan: interior — Amirpashaei, CC BY-SA 4.0, Source
Gate of All Nations, Persepolis — Skot, CC BY-SA 4.0, Source
Persian dishes with saffron rice — Alice Wiegand, CC BY-SA 4.0, Source
Mirror Hall, Golestan Palace, Tehran — Parsa 2au, CC BY-SA 4.0, Source
Pen box and case, Iran, mid-19th century — The Metropolitan Museum of Art, CC0, Source

Discover the richness of Persia

Stories from Iran

Persepolis: a city built for ceremony

The flavours of Iran: ten traditional dishes

Tehran: a city of contrasts

Pen, ink and the art of Persian writing

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