The multinational art of miniature painting won the votes of the UNESCO Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage Committee and was registered in the list of the body’s Intangible Cultural Heritage. In the fifteenth meeting of the UNESCO Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage Committee, the Iranian art of miniature painting was jointly examined by Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Uzbekistan […]

Iran (Islamic Republic of)Inscribed in 2017 (12.COM) on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity Chogān is a traditional horse-riding game accompanied by music and storytelling; it has a history of over 2,000 years in Iran and has mostly been played in royal courts and urban fields. In Chogān, two rider teams […]

Iran (Islamic Republic of) and AzerbaijanInscribed in 2017 (12.COM) on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity The art of crafting and playing with Kamantcheh/Kamancha (‘little bow’), a bowed string instrument, has existed for over 1,000 years. In the Islamic Republic of Iran and Azerbaijan, it constitutes a major element of classical […]

Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, India, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan and UzbekistanInscribed in 2016 (11.COM) on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity New Year is often a time when people wish for prosperity and new beginnings. March 21 marks the start of the year in Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, […]

Inscribed in 2016 (11.COM) on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity The culture of making and sharing flatbread in communities of Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkey carries social functions that have enabled it to continue as a widely-practised tradition. Making the bread (lavash, katyrma, jupka or yufka) involves at least […]

Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, India, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan Inscribed in 2016 (11.COM) on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity New Year is often a time when people wish for prosperity and new beginnings. March 21 marks the start of the year in Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, India, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkey, […]

Qālišuyān rituals are practised in Iran to honour the memory of Soltān Ali, a holy figure among the people of Kāšān and Fin. According to legend, he was martyred, and his body found and carried in a carpet to a stream, where it was washed and buried by the people of Fin and Xāve. Today, […]

Iran (Islamic Republic of) Inscribed in 2011 (6.COM) on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding © 2010 & 2011 by Iranian Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization (ICHHTO) Naqqāli is the oldest form of dramatic performance in the Islamic Republic of Iran and has long played an important role in […]

Iran (Islamic Republic of) Inscribed in 2011 (6.COM) on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding © Iranian Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts, and Tourism Organization (2010 & 2011) Iranian Lenj vessels are traditionally hand-built and are used by inhabitants of the northern coast of the Persian Gulf for sea journeys, trading, fishing […]

[wptab name=’Discribtion’]   Iran (Islamic Republic of) Inscribed in 2010 (5.COM) on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity © 2009 Iranian Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization In Khorasan Province, the Bakhshis are renowned for their musical skill with the ”dotār,” a two-stringed, long-necked lute. They recount Islamic and Gnostic poems […]

[wptab name=’Discribtion’] Iran (Islamic Republic of) Inscribed in 2010 (5.COM) on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity © 2009 Iranian Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization Pahlevani is an Iranian martial art that combines elements of Islam, Gnosticism and ancient Persian beliefs. It describes a ritual collection of gymnastic and callisthenic […]

[wptab name=’Discribtion’]   Iran (Islamic Republic of) Inscribed in 2010 (5.COM) on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity © 2009 by Iranian Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization Ta‘zīye (or Ta’azyeh) is a ritual dramatic art that recounts religious events, historical and mythical stories and folk tales. Each performance has four […]