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Iranian handicrafts: South Khorasan carpets

South Khorasan was a bustling hub for carpet weaning during the Timurid era (1370–1507). The Timurid dynasty also governed the city of Herat that was quite famous for its floral carpets. The motifs and designs of Herat carpets gradually grew smaller and regular and turned into their design of today, which are still considered popular […]

Iwan-e Karkheh, a forgotten gem of Sassanid architecture

Ancient Architecture, Ancient Persia, UNESCO / Sean Ra

It is located near the UNESCO-registered Susa, the UNESCO-registered Tchogha Zanbil, and the UNESCO-registered Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System, and is some 18 kilometers from the city of Dezful along the banks of the Karkheh River. In the Elamite era, Karkheh was covered with palm groves and its woods were so famous that Ashurbanipal referred to

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