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The family: the pillar of Iranian society

The family: the pillar of Iranian society
On June 11, Iran celebrates Family Day, an opportunity to reflect on the fundamental core that serves as the central axis of every individual's daily, economic, and social life. Persian culture, steeped in age-old traditions and Islamic values, attributes a sacred importance to blood ties that transcends Western individualism...

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The family: the pillar of Iranian society

10 June 2026

On June 11, Iran celebrates Family Day.

On June 11, Iran celebrates Family Day, an opportunity to reflect on the fundamental core that serves as the central axis for the daily, economic, and social life of every individual. Persian culture, woven with age-old traditions and Islamic values, attributes

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International Call for Proposals “The Magnificent Civilization”

10 June 2026

The international campaign "The Magnificent Civilization" with the awards.

We are pleased to announce that the deadline to participate in the international campaign is now "The Magnificent Civilization" it has been officially extended.

The initiative

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National Day of Persian Handicrafts and Carpets

9 June 2026

The Persian Carpet: Iran's Flag in the World

Iran, as we know, is the land of a thousand arts and countless colors, one of those countries that can rightfully be called the cradle of civilization, a hotbed of innovation and talent. Painting, poetry, calligraphy, architecture, decoration, miniatures, engraving, and so much more... but among all

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World Food Safety Day

8 June 2026

World Food Safety Day in a world of insecurity.
Although the United Nations has established World Food Safety Day as an event aimed at putting the spotlight on the importance of eating well, world news events, especially the most recent ones, bring attention back

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Competition Announcement: A Story in Six Words

5 June 2026

Competition Announcement: International Prize “A Story in Six Words”.
In Memory of the Victims of Minab School (168 Untold Short Stories)

Il Ministry of Culture of Iran (Cultural Department and Department of Persian Language and Literature), in collaboration

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The Beginning of the Islamic Revolution in Iran

5 June 2026

The Khordad 15th Uprising (June 05, 1963).
Few people in the West know that the initial spark of the Islamic Revolution of 1979 dates back to the uprising of the 15th of Khordad, corresponding to June 5, 1963 in the Western calendar, when the Shiite clergy and the popular masses clashed openly for the first time against the regime of

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The works of Ayatollah Khomeini in Italy

5 June 2026

The mirror of a revolutionary mystic.
As superfluous as it may seem to say, the best way to understand a phenomenon or a figure – historical, political, religious – is not to rely on biased narratives, nor to elevate any version distributed by the mass media to truth, but rather to approach primary, direct sources with genuine curiosity,

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Minab 168 Photographic Exhibition

4 June 2026

The last day of school, for eternity. The martyrdom of innocence.

We would like to inform you of an important commemorative and documentary event taking place in the city of Modena. The event will host a photographic exhibition presenting a series of previously unpublished images from Iran, offering a moment of profound reflection.

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The Ghadir Khom festival

3 June 2026

A celebration of justice and moral sovereignty.
These days, we Iranian Muslims celebrate a great occasion: Eid al-Ghadir, a holiday in which our Prophet proclaimed the fulfillment of his mission and the full dissemination of all his teachings. His final fundamental exhortation was to follow

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Celebrating Beauty and History

1 June 2026

Best wishes to Italy for Republic Day.

On the occasion of June 2nd, Italian Republic Day, the Iranian Cultural Institute wishes to extend its most sincere, warm, and profound best wishes to all the Italian people and their institutions.

June 2nd is not just a date engraved

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Unesco world heritage sites in Iran

Qara Kelisa or The Black Church

Black Church

Qara Kelisa or The Black Church is the burial place of San Taddeo. Historical sources reveal that in the Sassanid era a part of the Armenians was of Zoroastrian faith, while ... Read more
Hammam Ganjali Khan

Arg-e Bam

Arg-e Bam is the largest brick-built city in the world that is around 2200 years old. This site is located above Azarin Hill, a ... Read more
Rock inscription of Bisotun

Rock inscription of Bisotun

The rock inscription of Bisotun is located in the homonymous city in the province of Harsin (Kermānshāh region), at the foot of Mount Bisotun. This inscription is the largest in the world and the ... Read more
Golestan Palace

Golestan Palace

Golestan Palace has a monumental entrance and has several halls now used as a museum, such as the hall of mirrors, the hall of diamonds and the ivory room. In the hall of ... Read more
Tower of Gonbad-e Kavus

Tower of Gonbad-e Kavus

The Gonbad-e Kavus Tower (Qabus) is one of the tallest brick-built towers in the world, represents one of the most valuable works of Islamic architecture in Iran and is located ... Read more
city ​​of Yazd

Yazd

city ​​of Yazd: The Yazd region is one of the oldest territories in Iran and the historical works scattered in this area, each in its own way, tell the past ... Read more
Imam Mosque

Imam Mosque

The Imam Mosque, the most prestigious historical mosque in Esfahān, among the important buildings of Islamic architecture in Iran and known by other names such as: Mahdie mosque, Al-Mahdi mosque, Jāme 'Abbāsi mosque, ... Read more
NAGHSH AND JAHAN

NAGHSH AND JAHAN

The Naghsh-e Jahan square was built in the time of the Timurids, to a lesser extent than today. At the time of Shah Abbas I the square was enlarged and purchased the ... Read more
Pasargadae

Pasargadae

Along the road that connects Esfahan to Shiraz, in the plain of Morghab, there is the mausoleum of Cyrus the great. The mausoleum building includes a quadrangular room which is located ... Read more
Persepolis (Persepolis)

Persepolis (Persepolis, Parse)

Takht-e Jamshid ("Throne of Jamshid"), is the famous name of the most impressive architectural work of the Achaemenids located in the city of Marvdasht, Fārs region. The Takht-e Jamshid area which in ... Read more
Shahr-i Sokhta (Shahr-e Sukhteh)

Shahr-i Sokhta

Shahr-e Sukhte (Shahr-i Sokhta) is located 57 km west of the road from Zabol to Zahedan. Because of the vastness and the particular conditions ... Read more
Sheikh Safi-ad-din mausoleum

Sheikh Safi-ad-din mausoleum

Mausoleum of Sheikh Safi-ad-din Ardabili is composed of a series of buildings from different periods and for the first time it was for the will of Shah Tahmasp Safavide who took on ... Read more
Shushtar hydraulic system

Shushtar hydraulic system

The hydraulic system of Shushtar is located in the city of the same name (Khuzestān region) and dates back to the Achaemenid and Sassanid periods. These ancient structures considered the most important architectural and ... Read more
Soltaniyeh dome

Soltaniyeh dome

the archaeological area of ​​Soltaniyeh is located at the forty-third kilometer of the Zanjan-Khoda Bande road. Soltaniye Dome is forty-eight and a half meters high, belongs to the Il-Khanide era and was built in nine ... Read more
Apadana Palace of Susa

Apadana Palace of Susa

The Apadana Palace of Susa is located in the city of the same name (Khuzestān region) and was the winter palace of the Achaemenid kings and the main one of Darius I who by his will was ... Read more
Choqa zanbil

Choqa zanbil

Choqa zanbil (Choga Zanbil) or Ziggurat Dur Untāsh is located in the city of Shush or Susa (Khuzestān region). This ancient place of worship was built by the great king of ancient ... Read more

Bāgh, Iranian garden

 Although, according to some Iranian myths, the first to collect and cultivate in a bāgh (garden) the seeds of flowers and fruit imported from mountain areas was ... Read more

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PERSIAN LANGUAGE COURSE

The Cultural Institute of Iran in Rome, as part of its cultural and educational activities, promotes the Persian language course

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