Iran has provided an attractive platform for filmmaking with its amazing historical and natural locations.
Iran, with its ancie history and diverse natural landscapes, has always provided filmmakers with unique movie locations. From ancie cities to mouains, deserts and beautiful islands, Iran is a place whose unique locations have helped create cinematic and documeary stories. In this section, we discuss some of the most importa movie locations in Iran that have been used in various movies and series.
1. Isfahan; The city of history and art
As one of the most beautiful historical cities in Iran, Isfahan has always been an attractive location for filmmakers. The magnifice architecture of this city, with buildings such as Naqsh Jahan Square, Khajo Bridge and Chehelston Palace, is featured in many Iranian historical films and series. Among the most famous works that were filmed and made in this city, we can meion Majid’s Tales directed by Kyomarth Pourahmad.
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2. Yazd; Ancie clay city
The city of Yazd, which is known as the first adobe city in the world, has a special historical and desert texture that has made it an attractive location for movies, especially historical and religious works. “Behind the curtain” series, directed by Mohammad Reza Haji Gholami, is among the films that depict the customs, culture and ideity of Yazdi families.
In addition, because of its desert architecture and traditional buildings such as windmills and adobe houses, Yazd provides a suitable environme for making films with a historical theme or related to the traditional culture of Iran.
3. Kashan; Fin garden and historical houses
Kashan is one of the most popular film locations in Iran, with its historical buildings and beautiful gardens such as the Fine Garden and the Borujerdi House. This city is especially noted for films related to the Qajar era or historical films that deal with the traditional architecture of Iran.
The Lady of the Mansion series is one of the successful historical series of the last few years, which was able to attract many audiences with its fascinating story and brillia performances. This series preses a picture of Iran in that era by narrating a romaic story in the heart of the political eves of the Qajar period. A significa part of this series was filmed in the historical house of the Tabatabais in Kashan. With its magnifice architecture and pleasa atmosphere, this house has a suitable space for telling historical and romaic stories.
4. Tehran; Modern and historical city
Tehran, as the capital of Iran and a city with a combination of modernity and history, has been used as a location in many films. Valiasr Street as the longest street in the Middle East and towers like Milad Tower, as symbols of modernity, have appeared in many modern Iranian films. In addition, historical palaces such as Golestan, Niavaran and Saadabad palaces, which are remnas of the kingdom era, have been used in historical films and series. Ghazali town is also one of the most importa and well-known filming locations in Iran. This town, which is located in the west of Tehran, has played a very importa role in the production of Iranian cinema and television works, with its diverse decors and advanced facilities.
Ghazali town, photo source: Google Map, photographer: Arman Vahidi
Tehran, by combining modern life and its historical coext, provides a diverse atmosphere for filmmakers. From urban love stories to political dramas, Iran’s capital is the perfect location for a wide range of movie genres. Pedre Salar series, Youssef Prophet (PBUH) series, Amir Kabir series, etc. are among the films that were filmed in Tehran.
5. Qeshm Island; A location for adveurers
Star Valley in Qeshm Island is one of the most famous and unique natural locations in Iran, which is considered an ideal environme for adveure and documeary films due to the strange shapes of its rocks. This location is used in Salman Farsi TV series.
Qeshm and its surrounding islands, with their pristine and beautiful nature, provide filmmakers with a unique atmosphere, especially for filming in adveure and nature-orieed genres. In addition to Star Valley, the pristine and quiet beaches of the island provide natural attractions for local and foreign filmmakers.
6. Northern Iran; A gem for nature-orieed films
Northern Iran, with its forests, lakes and mouains, is one of the most beautiful natural areas of Iran, which has been used as a location in many Iranian films and series. Northern forests and lakes such as Velesht Lake have been used as a backdrop in numerous TV series and movies.
Movies related to nature and stories that are somehow related to green landscapes and pleasa weather have used the north of Iran as one of the most popular locations.
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7. Kerman; Lut Desert and Prince Mahan Garden
As one of the largest deserts in the world, Lut Desert is one of the most importa natural locations in Iran, which has been used in many adveure and documeary films. This desert, registered in UNESCO, is an ideal destination for filmmakers due to its natural beauty and special landscapes.
Iran, with its unique combination of history, culture and nature, provides a variety of locations for filmmakers. From historical cities and beautiful gardens to deserts and virgin forests, each of these places has special attractions that give films and series a special and unique atmosphere. If you have ever visited the location of TV series and movies in Iran, tell your friends about your experience and memory.
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