Guides and Directories

Farhang Sara - An Iranian cultural site. Photos and descriptions of history, ethnic groups, tourism, economy, languages, art, geography, anthropology, music, celebrities, science and technology.
http://www.farhangsara.com/

SearchIR.com - Directory of Iran related links.
http://www.searchir.com

Wikipedia - Iran - Hyperlinked encyclopedia article covers the country's history, government and politics, geography, economy, demographics, language and culture.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran

US Library of Congress - Country Study: Iran - December 1987 country profile provides information about its historical setting, society and environment, economy, government and politics, and national security.
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/irtoc.html

Kashan.com - Iranian portal. Features classified advertising, free email, chat, music and links.
http://kashan.com

Moniran, Iranian Portal Site - Moniran is one of the most complete, Iranian web directory, which is in two languages.
http://www.moniran.com

US Library of Congress - Portals to the World: Iran - Annotated directory of selected online resources.
http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/amed/iran/iran.html

Yadaboo - A directory of Iranian websites.
http://www.yadaboo.com/

MSN Learning & Research Plus: Iran - Online encyclopedia article, with country profile and history.
http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761567300/article.html

Iran Chamber - Information about the country's history, culture, sports, art, geography, and government. Includes reader-contributed essays and articles.
http://www.iranchamber.com/

Iranmehr.com - Search the web in Farsi, Iranian search engine and directory.
http://www.iranmehr.com

Iran Web List - Directory of Iranian web sites.
http://www.iranweblist.com/

Iraniha - Iranian portal. Features classified advertising, free email, chat, music and links.
http://www.iraniha.com

New Persia - Features Persian music, art and photos. Also offers web design and hosting for Persian business.
http://newpersia.com/

CIA - The World Factbook: Iran - Features map and brief descriptions of the geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ir.html

Gooya - Iranian link directory in English and French.
http://www.gooya.com/

NationMaster - Iran - Profile includes information for various aspects of the country, with a special emphasis on statistics and rankings.
http://www.nationmaster.com/country/ir-iran

ILoveIran.com - Guide to Iranian news, culture, arts, cinema, photos, geography, sports, immigration, travel, economy and history. Personal stories are also included.
http://www.iloveiran.com

US Department of State - Iran - Country portal offers a map and links to Background Notes, USAID page, the US embassy and the current ambassador, press releases, fact sheets, annual Human Rights Reports and other major reports including Country and Industry Market Reports.
http://www.state.gov/p/nea/ci/c2404.htm

Iranian Links - Links to some Iranian websites.
http://www.angelfire.com/pe/iran/

Irantelaat - Directory of Iranian links and the Northern California Iranian Yellowpages.
http://www.irantelaat.com/

Columbia University Libraries - Middle East Studies: Iran - Directory of categorized links from the WWW-VL.
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/mideast/cuvlm/Iran.html

University of Texas - MENIC: Iran - Links to web resources from the Middle East Network Information Center.
http://menic.utexas.edu/Countries_and_Regions/Iran/

The Iranian Directory - Categorized index of Iran-related pages.
http://www.the-iranian-directory.com

Abadan.net - Iranian portal. Includes music, picture gallery, joke archive, news, poetry, chat room and recipes.
http://www.abadan.net/

Payvand - Iranian news, directories, yellow pages, bazaar and travel guides.
http://www.payvand.com/

Arash.com - Features a image gallery of Tehran, and a political history and profile of modern Iran. Offers news and current events, as well as a directory of links.
http://www.arash.com/

Pars Times - Categorized and searchable directory of Iran, the Middle East, and Caspian Sea region related web sites.
http://www.parstimes.com/

IranMania - Directory of links to Iranian sites and images. Also lets users search for Iranian emails.
http://www.iranmania.com

AdmiNet - Links to Iranian web sites.
http://www.adminet.com/world/ir/

BBC News - Country Profile: Iran - Provides overview, key facts and events, timelines and leader profiles along with current news.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/country_profiles/790877.stm

Iranian Friendship Circle - Large webring of sites managed by Iranians or containing information about Iran.
http://www.angelfire.com/in/ozland/friendship.html

UK Foreign Office - Country Profiles: Iran - Overview of country's geography, history, politics, economy, international relations, travel and current affairs.
http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1007029394365&a=KCountryProfile&aid=1018535850291

Iranian.ws - Directory of Iranian sites.
http://www.iranian.ws

Iranvatan - Iranian portal with categorized links.
http://www.iranvatan.com/