Gonbad-e Qabus, a 52-meter brick mausoleum tower in northern Iran's Golestan, exemplifies early Islamic geometric genius, cultural synthesis, political symbolism, and enduring engineering mastery and worldwide influence.

Astarabad’s old city, now Gorgan, embodies resilient urban heritage with defensive walls, hierarchical alleys, windcatcher houses, and monuments, adapting architecture to climate, history, and continuous habitation.

Golestan province is emerging as a major Iranian handicraft hub, with local artisans producing carpets, textiles, and jewelry that sustain rural livelihoods and drive growing international exports and tourism.

The Great Wall of Gorgan, a 200-km Sassanid masterpiece in Golestan province, used 200 million bricks, advanced canals, and 38 forts to defend Iran’s frontier -an engineering marvel rivaling global ancient barriers.

Golestan’s Hyrcanian forests, among oldest in the world, feature rich biodiversity, ancient trees, diverse landscapes, and key protected areas, forming a vital UNESCO ecological treasure for nature.

Makhunik, a remote village in Iran’s South Khorasan Province, is famed as one of the world’s seven remarkable villages and for its past residents of unusually short stature.

Martian Mountains in South Khorasan province showcase striking eroded limestone formations, vivid colors, archaeological context, and desert skies, creating a unique natural, scientific, and tourist attraction.