New species in Iran The first national record of Grey-headed Lapwing for Iran. Seyed Ali Jebeli found one individual in Kish Island in the Persian Gulf on January 4, 2020. The grey-headed lapwing (Vanellus Cinereus) is a lapwing species that breeds in northeast China (Inner Mongolia, C Manchuria, Jiangsu, Fujian) and neighboring parts of Russia and Japan (Honshu). Non-breeding in South Asia from Nepal, India, and Bangladesh to China and…
The Lesser Flamingo after years in Iran After many years, the Lesser Flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor) was observed and recorded by Ali Sajjad Jalali in Shadegan Wetland located in Khuzestan Province – Iran. Khuzestan Province is one of the first ranks of biodiversity in the country due to its numerous wetlands and ponds. Shadegan International Wetland in southern Khuzestan is one of the flamingo habitats and thousands of flamingos have been…
World Wetlands Day 2020 Every year, World Wetlands Day is celebrated on 2 February. This day marks the date of the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands on 2 February 1971, in the Iranian city of Ramsar on the shores of the Caspian Sea. Since 1997, the Ramsar Secretariat has provided outreach materials to help raise public awareness about the importance and value of wetlands. Wetlands are rich with biodiversity…
Shiraz is the city of poetry, history, and art. You can see beautiful architecture decorated with amazing tiles and adorned with meaningful poems of great Persian poets. A historical city, full of the scent of orange blossoms. In addition to being the capital city of the Zand Dynasty, the palaces and tombs of the ancient Persian Empire can be seen a few kilometers away from this city. Two of the…
Qom is an important city for Shi’a Muslims and is considered holy because of Fatima bint Musa’s shrine. In this manner, it resembles the Vatican in Rome, and for Catholic Christians. People from different parts of the city gather in Fatima bint Musa’s shrine. They mourn for Imam Hossein at the date of his death. Some people believe that Hassan ibn Muthlih Jamkarani has met the last Imam of Shi’a…
Yazd has been enlisted in the UNESCO heritage of humanity list. Surrounded by the desert, this city is known for its unique Persian architecture and its wind towers. Yazd was a spot where Silk Road merchants used to rest and thus many travelers have written about the city. During the Arab invasion, a lot of Zoroastrians from different cities fled to this city. Therefore, it is an important center for…
Mashhad is a metropolis in northeastern Iran. It is known as a holy city because of the eighth Imam of Shi’a Muslims and the Imam Reza Shrine. Mashhad means the place of Martyrdom. It is because Imam Reza was killed in this city and it was the capital city of the Afsharid dynasty. Sheikh Bahai Tomb is also placed inside the Imam Reza Shrine Complex. It is the second most…
After being recaptured by Shah Abbas from the Ottoman Empire it developed into a big trade center in northwestern Iran. This city is the historic capital and the biggest city in northwestern Iran. The Grand Bazaar of Tabriz is one of the biggest and the most important Bazaars in the world. This city played a pivotal role in the Constitutional Revolution and also the Islamic Revolution of Iran. The soldiers…
