This document provides an overview of Iran, highlighting its rich history, diverse culture, and natural attractions. It describes Iran's location and population, then discusses the many reasons to visit, including its historical sites dating back thousands of years, unique architecture, diverse landscapes and climates, and cultural attractions. It also profiles a major Iranian tour operator, Iran Doostan Tours, established in 1990 to introduce visitors to Iran's heritage and encourage tourism.

1. Iran
(Persian/Persia)
Mankind’s Heritage Treasury

2. What is
Iran?
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A Carpet factory?
A Caviar shop?
An Oil Tanker?
An Atomic Assassin?!!!

3. We claim that
Even a long life
isn’t enough to know Iran
and We prove it in following

5. Iran
• Location: in the eastern part of Middle
East, bordering the Gulf of Oman, the
Persian Gulf, and the Caspian Sea,
between Iraq and Pakistan.
• Population: 76,424,443 (July 2012 est.),
Almost two-thirds of Iran's people are of
Aryan origin;

6. WHY ?
• Any Reason
– Great, untouched nature, all seasons at
once and lots of great historical places
and cultural attractions, all in one! See
for yourself that Iran is not what the
Western media say it is.

7. When?
• Any Season
– All seasons in Iran have their own
attraction because with such diverse
geography, you can have all kinds of
climates in any season. But spring is the
best time, in general.

8. Who?
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Every one who is interested in:
– Eco-tours
– Historical
– Architectural
– Natural
– Recreational
– Anthropological
– Artistic
– Religious
– Adventure Tours
- Climbing
- Desert Trekking
- Mountain Trekking
- Nature
- Nomad's Tour
- Ski
- Diving
- Hunting
- Horse Riding
A Combination of these regarding to What u want

9. Top Levels
of Iran
• One of the ten distinguished countries of
the world in terms of Historical and Natural
attractions
• One of the twenty distinguished countries
having the greatest number of tourist
attractions

10. Attraction
Highlights
• The Historical Treasure
– Civilization
– Science
– Technology
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• The Environmental Treasure
• Unusual Attractions

11. Civilization
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Tool-making: Tools discovered in the western regions of Iran belonging to
100 thousand years ago
Agriculture: The Iranians invented ploughshare tools 75 thousand years ago
Horses: Horses were used in Middle East, Iran, about 25 thousand years ago
Ecbatana: A city with the precedence of 6000 years, the Median capital
Elam: The Susa civilization, 5000 BC
Arisman: the ancient mining and metallurgy site in the world 5000,BC
Calligraphy: The invention of cuneiform handwriting in the Susa region, 4000
BC
The burnt city: The largest center of the eastern world’s civilization with the
precedence of 4300 to 5000 years, which its civilization era goes back to the
Bronze Ages
Sialk: Sialk civilization ,3000 BC
Naghsh-e-Jahan square: The splendorous post-Islam symbol of art and
architecture

12. Civilization
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Tax system: The complete documented and written statistics of the financial years and received taxes belonging
to the Achemanian era
Salary and wage system: Hundreds of earthen plates, which each display the occupation descriptions and the
individual, occupational and payment specifications of the Takht-e-Jamshid workers
Water purification systems: 1250 BC (Choghazanbil, Susa)
Individual and collective hygiene:
– The high level of hygiene standards in ancient Iran and the post-Islam eras (Absence of terrifying and mass
deaths due to infectious and contagious diseases, contrary to Europe)
– Environmental hygiene: The belief of the Zoroastrians based upon the holiness of the four elements
(water, wind, soil, fire) and avoiding their pollution
Communications:
– Discovering and understanding the importance of information and communications, inventing the courier
system (express post), 500 BC
– The connecting bridge of east and west during the centuries; The Silk Road, 500 BC
Navigation:
– The presence of Achemanians at the shores of Africa, India, China, Black Sea and Mediterranean Sea
– The crossbow vessel, built with fully Iranian techniques, belonging to Nader’s era
– The invention of rudder, compass, OMGHYAB and lighthouse, 500 BC
Accurate measurements:
– The measuring unit of the Achemanian era was 3 mm
– The invention of thedolite by Karaji (10th century AD)

13. Knowledge
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The first observatory was built during the Achemanian Era, unbelievable progress in the fields of chronometry and
movement recognition of the Sun, moon and planets of the Solar system, predicting the lunar and solar eclipse,
teaching astronomy to the Egyptians and Greeks, the invention of telescope (13th century AD)
Abureihan Biruni, discovering the location of the American continent through astronomical and mathematical
calculations 400 years before Christopher Columbus
Medicine:
The first hospital and university of the world built in Jondishapur, Kazeroun, during the era of Darius the first
Avicenna, the father of modern medicine, 11th century
Surgery: One of the first brain surgery of the world conducted 5000 years ago on a 14 years old girl (The Burnt City)
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Mathematics:
Khayam, discoverer of many laws attributed to Pascal, solving 2nd and 3rd degree equations, 10th century, regulating the most
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Chemistry:
Razi, father of the science of the medieval ages and modern chemistry, discoverer of alcohol, 10th century AD
Music:
accurate current calendar of the world
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Unique and splendorous post-Islam Iranian music (Special music everyday, the Sassanid era)
Safi-el-din Armavi, creator of note writing and the order theory, 13th century AD
Philosophy:
Creator of philosophy science, light philosophy and existence solitude in ancient Iran and before the Egyptians and Greeks
Molasadra Shirazi, creator of the “existence nobility” theory, 15th century AD
– Poetry: Hafez, Saadi (proclaimed of dialogue among civilizations) 13th and 14th century AD

14. Industry and
technology
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Cloth-weaving: With 7000 years of precedence, invention of gold-weaving, the 3rd
century BC
Carpet-weaving: The oldest carpet of the world belongs to 5000 years ago and it has
been woven by Iranians. (The Bazerik carpet)
Steel mills: north, center, and southeast of Iran, the oldest steel mills in the world
(the first steel, which was melted and molded in Iran, was copper)
Pottery:
– The invention of the pottery wheel in Susa, Sealk and Tapeh Hesar, 3000 BC
– Pottery works belonging to the 4th and 5th millennium BC, part of world’s pottery
masterpieces
Natural energy: the source of windmills
Water transfer systems: the invention of subterranean canal for preserving water
and life in the burning deserts of Iran, 25000 years ago
Coating: The first electrical cell for coating decorative items near Baghdad, belonging
to the Parthian era
Cloth-printing: 4th and 5th century AD (The source of printed cloth)

15. Politics and
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Achemanians
– The first united nations of the world, 28 countries under
united statesmanship
– The first legitimate ruler ship of the world, 600 BC and
before Rome (Hegel)
– The first orderly army of the world
– Cyrus’s human rights patent
Khajeh Nezam Ol’Molk’s diplomacy book, Machiavelli’s doctrine
resource

16. Art
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Fluctuation and growth of art during the entire history of Iran
– Calligraphy: The birthplace of the bride of Islamic calligraphy; cursive handwriting
– Music: The birthplace of world music; dulcimer, father of piano, 1st century AD; violin-like
instrument; father of violin and bow instruments, 6th century AD)
– Theater: Passion play, with precedence more than Islam
– Poetry: The greatest epical poem of the world; Shahnameh, 60 thousand verses
– Personification arts:
The first animation, 50 thousand BC, The burnt city
The main birthplace of engraved vessels in the world
Masonry and sculpting
– Illustration: preceding to the Sassanid era

17. Architecture
• The architect of Tajmahal: An Iranian
• The highest influence of Iranian culture in mankind
history manifested in:
– Cities, villages
– Palaces, buildings, castles, towers
– Mosques, religious locations (Minarets, Domes)
– Caravanserais, bridges, roads
– Drinking fountains, the most unique drinking fountains
of the world
– Iranian gardens

18. The Religions’
Arena
– Variation and education of religions and different religious castes, from
sole worshipers to Satan worshipers
– The birth cradle of Zoroaster and his religion: Zoroastrian
Achemanians, the first monotheists; fire temples
– Worshiping water: Anahita Water temple, 1700 years ago (Bishapur)
– Splendid churches: Mother Mary, St. Tatavous church
– The coexistence of Zoroastrians, Jew, Armenians and Moslems next to
one another (Contrary to Jews and Moslems fighting in Europe)
– Double-minaret dome: The symbol of a person praying while holding
his hands towards the sky
– Iranian gardens: The incarnation of the promised heaven in Koran

19. Anthropology
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Diversity of tribes: Nomads (1.5 million people) consisting of: Kurds, Lors,
Gilaks, Bakhtiaris, Balouchs, pure Aryans, the remaining immigrants of
Central Asia to Iran + the Arabs of Khuzestan and Khorasan, Ghashghayis,
Turkmen (The Mongolian descendants) and Azerbaijanis (Afshar and
Shahsavar tribes)
Customs and traditions; occupations
Markets and urban and village old quarters
Hospitality: “Guests are God’s friends”
National, religious festivities: Norouz, Mehregan, Yalda
Ashura

20. Global
villages
– Abyaneh: Red village
– Meymand: underground life
– Masouleh: staircase village
– Kandovan: Cave living

21. Natural
– Nature’s wonder: experiencing the 4 seasons
simultaneously on each and every day of the
year
– Variety of natural landscapes: Large and high
mountainsides up to low plains and shores,
vast and dry deserts up to humid jungles
– Climate variety: 12 kinds of climates from the
total of 14 existing climates of the world

22. Environments
– The Caspian see and its local regions (The production
location of the best caviar in the world)
– The Persian Gulf and Oman Sea (Special animals of
semi-tropical regions)
– Alborz and Zagross jungles / the exceptional jungles
of Hara
– Dry plains, deserts, lakes and salt deserts

23. Animals,
plantation
• Rare animal species (panthers, deer, Iranian zebra,
yellow elks, etc)
• 8000 kinds of plants, which some are unique and 20% of
them are local (CHELCHERAGH lily, VAJEGOON tulip,
etc)
• More than 500 species of birds and 148 species of
mammals
• Kerman; the footstep of a dinosaur belonging to about
178 to 182 million years ago

24. Geological
phenomenon
– Caves: Alisadr (The longest boat cave of the world with the most
beautiful landscapes), Kataleh Khor (The longest water cave in
Iran, 12 thousand meters, 7 levels, with unique and matchless
natural factors), Sea well; the largest and deepest natural
vertical well of the world (185 meters); the ancient Karaftou
cave; (Habitable, handmade and engraved from the Parthian Era
until the 8th century Hejira); Ghouri Ghaleh cave, Nakhjir pit, etc
– Salt springs and domes

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Different kinds of handicrafts; an unforgettable activity from traveling to
Iran
Carpet
Rug
Weft carpet
Inlaid work
Printed cloth
Miniature
Jewelry
Cashmere
Inlaid ornaments
Pottery
Etc

26. Cuisines
• Vastest variety of cuisines in the world, more than
2200 local dishes, Kebabs and stews
• Leader in nutrition science and dish creation from
foodstuff and vegetable oils (Various kinds of
soups, pottages, and Mirza Ghasemi with 4000
years of precedence)
• Dizi, Ghoremh, Gheymeh,….. most famous Iranian
traditional dishes
• Traditional teahouses and restaurants

27. Tourism
therapy
• Hot water springs
• Mud therapy
• Sunny seashores

28. • Iran isn’t the best in only one field but it
offers a collection of the bests to you.

29. Iran Doostan T
ours
Name
Type of Activities
Legal Form of Company
Year of Establishment
Statutory Registration
: Iran Doostan Tours Co. JPS
: Tourism
: Private
: 1990
: Ministry of Culture, Office of Deputy
Minister for Tourism Affairs License
No.114/9265
Ministry of Justice, Reg. No. 86719
: Mr. Ali Vaghefi
: Mr. Saeed Azam
Managing Director
Promotion Manager
Member of :
United Federation of Travel Agents' Associations Portal (UFTAA)
Sustainable Travel International
Incoming Tour Operators Association (ITOA )
The International Ecotourism Society (TIES)
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DT has succeeded to be the best Tour Operator among all other companies in 2004, 2008, 2009, 2012 & 2013 in Iran
(Among 2500 Iranian Travel Agencies) and got the Iran Tourism Industry Awards of Excellence in 2008.

30. Iran Doostan T
ours
Iran Doostan Tours (IDT) Company was established in 1990 with the aim of introducing historical attractions and
Iranian culture to the foreigners and encourages them to travel to Iran.
To reach to the above mentioned goals IDT took the advantage of having professional labor force along with various
publicity methods during the past years including printing brochures, catalogs, banners, posters and providing CDs.
IDT participates in annual Tourism Fairs including FITUR in Madrid, ITB in Berlin, WTM in London, MUNDIAL in Paris,
JATA in Japan and ATM in Dubai and provides the visitors of the fairs with the complete information of Iran tourist
attractions. Also meets Tour Operators and by primary negotiations provide the first steps of handling group and
individual tours to Iran.
Among the various methods of IDT’s publicity we can mention its website in which visitors can find historical, cultural,
religious and natural attractions and different tour packages related to these attractions and suitable to different seasons
in Persian, English, German, French, Spanish and Polish languages.
At the time being the main markets of this company is European, American and Asian countries including Spain,
Switzerland, Sweden, England, USA, Australia, and UAE whose travelers mainly have had Cultural, Archaeological,
Science, Recreational, Religious, Sport, Ski, Eco-tour, Mountain Climbing, Health and professional Tours.
The other filed Iran Doostan Tours working on is to provide services to the foreigners who travel to Iran in the form of
business missions or participating in the International fairs, seminars, and conferences (MICE). IDT is the exclusive
partner of two reputable German companies in the filed of holding fairs in Iran. Providing services such as visa, flight
ticket, transportation, accommodation and other services for the participants of different international professional fairs.
The point that makes Iran Doostan Tours distinctive from other Tour Operators is to consider global standards.

31. Iran Doostan T
ours
Iran Doostan Tours Websites :
www.idt.com
www.iranHts.com
www.matinabad.com
www.adventure.ir
Contact information :
No. 15, 3rd St. Vali-E-Asr Ave.
P.O. Box 14185-454
Tehran - 14336 Iran
Tel: +98-21-88722975
Fax: +98-21-88712927
Email: info@idt.ir