The Imamzedehs of Mishijan and the Beyn-ul Haramayn
The Imamzedehs[1] of Mishijan and the Beyn-ul Haramayn[2] [1] The immediate descendants of Imams I Shia belief (lit. Child of Imam) [2] The stretch of land between two holy shrines in the Shia belief (lit. between two shrines) Mishijan Village is located 5 km to the east of Khomein Town in Markazi Province, Iran. Khomein […]
HISTORIC, GEOGRAPHIC AND ECONOMIC STATUS OF KHOMEIN, A CITY IN IRAN
Khomein is located at the southern region of Markazi, 60 kilometers away from Arak and 310 kilometers away from Tehran. Khomein is bounded to Arak at the north, Mahalat at the East, Golpaigan at the south, and Azna and Aligudarz at West. With an area of 2394 square kilometers, Khomein once used to be a […]
Dovecote
Locally known as kabutarkhaneh[1], dovecote is a small building where pigeons nest. By building such structures in Iranian cities such as Isfahan, Khomein and Yazd, farmers took the utmost advantage of wild pigeons. It is not clear where Iranian dovecotes originate from, or when in the history and where in the world the first dovecotes […]
ROOF STYLES IN ANCIENT IRANIAN HOUSES
The architecture of ancient Iranian houses is closely tied with the public culture ad climate of the region. Even the religion and beliefs of people contributed to how buildings were designed. Similarly, weather conditions left a direct impact on the architectural style of monuments in Iran. The Iranian buildings were designed in such a way […]
The Art of Mudbrick Molding in Iran
Mudbrick molding in the Iranian culture Molding mudbricks is an ancient tradition of the Iranian people in the rural regions in the days long past. Dehkohda Dictionary of the Persian Language defines “mudbrick molding” as follows: To put a block of mud in the mold and let the resulted bricks dry under the sun in […]
The Opening Ceremony of Restoring the Historic Mishijan Castle
At the presence of respectable Misters Seyyed Mahdi Sadati, the Khomein general governor, Mohammad-Ebrahim Rezaei, the representative of the noble Khomeini people at the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran, Seyyed Mohammad Hoseini, The manager general of Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism organization (ICHTO) at Markazi Province, and some other local authorities including the Islamic […]