Draft:Ehsan Mirabzadeh Ardakani

Ehsan Mirabzadeh Ardakani (احسان میراب‌زاده اردکانی; in Persian, born February 28, 1974) is an Iranian researcher, writer and publisher in the field of cultural heritage, tourism and handicrafts and an entrepreneur in this subject. His works are among tourist guide books. He is a specialized author of tourist guide books about Tehran.

Career
Ehsan Mirabzadeh Ardakani is an Iranian writer, journalist and entrepreneur in creative and cultural industries. He is a researcher and author of tourist guide books. His published works are based on walking tourism routes, tourism axes based on public transportation, Ecotourism, backpacking trips and attractions of cultural heritage, tourism and handicrafts in the capital of Iran and Tehran province. Ehsan Mirabzadeh started his activity in writing travel guidebooks with the 13-volume collection "Cities of Tehran province in the mirror of cultural heritage, handicrafts and tourism" in 2008. This books has been reprinted 14 times until 2023.

Ehsan Mirabzadeh Ardakani believes that the current function of Tehran is the same as the function of Isfahan during the Safavid era. So being the capital leads to handicraft artists in Tehran expanding their workshops. For this reason, in his investigations, he concluded that there are about 170 out of 200 handicrafts in Tehran.

Tehran Journal
Ehsan Mirabzadeh Ardakani is the founder, owner, and editor-in-chief of "Tehran Journal" with the international standard serial number (ISSN) 768X-2423. It is a social and cultural magazine with nationwide distribution, established in 2015 by Ehsan Mirabzadeh, focusing on publishing articles in the fields of Tehran studies, tourism, and culture. In 2020, "Tehran Journal", received the "Tehran Award" in the media category for publishing research articles.

Other works
Ehsan Mirabzadeh Ardakani managed the communication of the 14th, 15th, and 16th International Press and News Agencies Festival and Exhibition. He is the editor-in-chief of the legal monthly magazine 'Kanoon' and has also launched Radio Photosynthesis.

Awards
Ehsan Mirabzadeh Ardakani was selected as the best public relations expert in the country at the 7th National Festival of Public Relations Publications and received a certificate of appreciation for this period of the festival (2011).

"Tehran Award" received by "Tehran Journal" owned and editor-in-chief by Ehsan Mirabzadeh, as the top media in publishing research articles at the 7th "Tehran Award" Research Festival (2020).

On the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the World Handicrafts Council of Iran, the book "handicrafts in Tehran" written by Ehsan Mirabzadeh was unveiled in the presence of Zarghami, Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts.

Publications
The titles of the 16 volumes of this collection in alphabetical order are: Eslamshahr: Land of Ancient Monuments / Baharestan: Gateway of Iranian Ethnicities / Pakdasht: City of Flowers and Plants / Pardis: Summer Paradise / Pishva: Cradle of the Revolution / Tehran: Vibrant Heart of Iran / Damavand: Land of Iranian Myths / Robat Karim: Land of Ancient Castles / Rey: Ancient Heritage of Iran / Shemiranat: Gem of Alborz / Shahriar: Nest of Amazing Gardens / Firuzkuh: Land of Ancient Castles / Qods: Land of Pleasant Climate / Qarchak: Treasure of Various Languages and Cultures / Malard: Land of Poppies / Varamin: Ancient Varna.
 * the 13-volume collection "Cities of Tehran province in the mirror of cultural heritage, handicrafts and tourism"(2008), Ehsan Mirabzadeh.Tehran.
 * "Introduction to Tourism, Historical, Natural, and Handicraft Attractions of Tehran province"(2008), Ehsan Mirabzadeh.Tehran. This books has been reprinted 14 times until 2023
 * "Introduction to Tourist, Historical, Natural, and Handicraft Attractions of Tehran's Counties"(2010), Ehsan Mirabzadeh in collaboration with Ali Rafiei.Tehran. It has been repeatedly reprinted (12 times) until 2023.
 * "Tourism Guidebook of Tehran" (2021), Ehsan Mirabzadeh in collaboration with Morteza Rahim-Navaaz and Ali Rafiei. Tehran, Hayat-e Hezar Afsan Publication. ISBN 978-622-98898-0-0.
 * "Tourism Guidebook of Tehran, Rey, and Shemiran" (2022 - Reprinted twice until 2023), Ehsan Mirabzadeh in collaboration with Ali Rafiei and Morteza Rahim-Navaaz. Tehran, Hayat-e Hezar Afsan Publication. ISBN 978-622-98898-3-1.
 * "Tehran: The Splendor of Peaks - Nature Tourism Guidebook of North Tehran and Shemiranat" (2022 - Reprinted twice until 2023), Ehsan Mirabzadeh in collaboration with Ali Rafiei. Tehran, Hayat-e Hezar Afsan Publication. ISBN 978-622-98898-7-9.
 * "Shemiranat: The Gem of Alborz" (2023), Ehsan Mirabzadeh in collaboration with Ali Rafiei. Tehran, Hayat-e Hezar Afsan Publication. ISBN 978-622-98898-6-2.
 * "Rey: The Ancient Heritage of Iran" (2023), Ehsan Mirabzadeh in collaboration with Ali Rafiei and Morteza Rahim-Navaaz. Tehran, Hayat-e Hezar Afsan Publication. ISBN 978-622-93149-6-8.
 * "Tourism Maps of Tehran, Rey, and Shemiran" (2023), Ehsan Mirabzadeh. Tehran, Hayat-e Hezar Afsan Publication. ISBN 978-622-98898-2-4.
 * "Handicrafts in tehran" (2023), Ehsan Mirabzadeh. Tehran, Hayat-e Hezar Afsan Publication. ISBN 978-622-93149-7-5.
 * Map of 12 Walking tourism routes of Tehran, Rey, and Shemiran (2020), Tehran Journal.
 * Map of nature tour routes in north Tehran and Shemiranat (2023), Tehran Journal.