This story appears in the October 2018 issue of National Geographic magazine ... draw lines over the valleys and slopes here in western Iran. They are ancient paths, trodden by feet and hooves ...

Persian New Year is celebrated in many countries across the world. Here’s everything you need to know, including what to cook ...

This story appears in the November 2012 issue of National Geographic magazine ... nearly 4,000 years ago. In India, Iran, and Arabia, coursing with cheetahs—or “hunting leopards,” as ...

This story appears in the February 2013 issue of National Geographic magazine. The khan dreams of a car. Never mind that there isn’t a road. His father, the previous khan, spent his life ...

This story appears in the November/December 2016 issue of National Geographic History magazine ... fought over by peoples from India, China, and Iran, each adding new cultural elements to the ...