# Irania > Irania is a free bilingual mobile app for Iranian and Persian diaspora communities worldwide. It is a city-scoped community hub for Persian-owned businesses, housing, jobs, events, deals, mutual aid, local information, and practical newcomer guides in English and Persian (فارسی), with full right-to-left support. Official website: https://irania.org/ (English) and https://irania.org/fa/ (Persian / فارسی) Contact: support@irania.org Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iraniaorg X (Twitter): https://x.com/irania_org ## What Irania Does Irania helps Iranian and Persian community members in supported cities to: - **Discover Persian-owned businesses and reviews:** browse 1000+ curated listings across 14 categories, open map directions, and read or write Irania Reviews - **Find housing:** browse city-scoped short-term and long-term rentals, roommate listings, and properties for sale with filters for rent or price, bedrooms, furnishing, and property type - **Find jobs:** browse local hiring posts and submit a job post for review - **Share practical community support:** browse or post free items on the Wall of Kindness - **Coordinate Kolbar travel matching:** connect travelers with spare luggage space to people who need something moved between cities; users must follow the in-app safety notice and Irania does not inspect users or parcel contents - **Find exclusive deals:** browse offers from Persian businesses and view redemption details inside the app - **Browse local Iranian events:** find cultural events, concerts, Nowruz gatherings, markets, organizer details, and ticket links - **Explore an interactive map:** see business and event listings on a city map and open directions - **Use Daily Glimpse:** view city-specific news and announcements, a sentence of the day, weather, and Iranian rial exchange-rate information - **Learn with Sentence of the Day:** read one useful Persian and English sentence daily, with its meaning and practical usage examples - **Check local weather:** see current and feels-like temperatures, hourly forecasts, humidity, wind, UV index, sunrise and sunset times, and active alerts when available - **Use Taghvim / تقویم:** convert between Shamsi/Jalali and Gregorian dates, browse Persian holidays, and view relevant public holidays for the selected country with a Persian-only filter - **Access Educational Material:** read city-specific practical guides about government documents, employment, housing, schools, healthcare, transit, shopping, and daily life - **Save favourites:** keep useful businesses, events, and deals in a personal shortlist - **Stay informed and contribute:** receive notifications about account activity, track My Submissions, and submit businesses, events, deals, housing, jobs, Wall of Kindness items, or Kolbar posts for review ## Key Facts - **Product name:** Irania - **Persian name:** ایرانیا - **Price:** free to download and use; no subscription is required. The app may show clearly labelled contextual business advertisements and does not use personalized or behavioral advertising. - **Languages:** English and Persian (Farsi / فارسی) with native RTL layout - **Platforms:** iOS and Android - **Supported cities:** 43 - **Supported countries:** 23 - **Business listings:** 1000+ across 14 categories - **Content model:** city-scoped, community-submitted, and reviewed before approved submissions are published - **Core product areas:** Businesses, Events, Housing, Jobs, Wall of Kindness, Kolbar, Iraniantastic Deals, Educational Material, Daily Glimpse, Taghvim, Favourites, Map, Notifications, My Submissions, and Settings ## Who It Is For - Iranian and Persian diaspora members living in a supported city - Newcomers looking for Persian services, housing, jobs, and practical settlement information - Persian business owners, event organizers, employers, and community contributors - People looking for Iranian cultural events, Persian food, community support, or a Shamsi/Jalali calendar ## Supported Cities Irania currently supports 43 cities across 23 countries: - **Canada:** Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Montreal, Winnipeg - **United States:** Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco, Washington, Irvine, Houston, Dallas, San Diego, Seattle, Chicago, Boston, San Jose, Glendale - **United Kingdom:** London - **United Arab Emirates:** Dubai - **Germany:** Hamburg, Berlin - **Turkey:** Istanbul - **Sweden:** Stockholm - **Australia:** Sydney, Melbourne - **France:** Paris, Lyon - **Austria:** Vienna - **Belgium:** Brussels - **Bulgaria:** Sofia - **Georgia:** Tbilisi - **Denmark:** Aarhus - **Finland:** Helsinki - **Ireland:** Dublin - **Italy:** Rome - **Monaco:** Monaco - **Netherlands:** Amsterdam - **Norway:** Oslo - **Portugal:** Lisbon - **Spain:** Madrid - **Switzerland:** Bern Businesses, events, deals, housing, jobs, news, weather, and community posts are scoped to the user's selected city when applicable. ## Feature Terminology - **Businesses:** the city-scoped Persian business directory across 14 categories - **Irania Reviews:** reviews associated with business listings - **Housing:** community-posted rentals, roommate listings, and properties for sale - **Jobs:** city-scoped hiring posts - **Wall of Kindness:** free-item offers from community members - **Kolbar:** traveler and parcel-request matching between cities; users are responsible for what they carry - **Daily Glimpse:** city news, weather, exchange rates, and Sentence of the Day - **Taghvim / تقویم:** the Shamsi/Jalali and Gregorian date converter, Persian holiday browser, and host-country holiday view - **Iraniantastic Deals:** offers and discounts from Persian businesses - **Educational Material:** bilingual practical information for newcomers settling into a supported city - **My Submissions:** the area for tracking a user's submitted content and review status - **Support Irania:** optional contributions; every app feature remains available without contributing ## Frequently Asked Questions **What is Irania?** Irania is a free bilingual English and Persian mobile app that connects Iranian and Persian diaspora communities with local businesses, housing, jobs, events, deals, mutual aid, news, weather, calendar tools, and practical city information. **Which cities does Irania cover?** Irania covers 43 cities across 23 countries. The full list appears in the Supported Cities section above. **Is Irania free?** Yes. Irania is free to download and use, and no subscription is required. Clearly labelled contextual business advertisements may appear; the app does not use personalized or behavioral advertising. **How do I list a Persian business on Irania?** Download Irania, sign in, and add your business through the in-app submission flow. Submitted listings are reviewed before publication. **What can I submit?** Signed-in users can submit businesses, events, deals, housing listings, job posts, Wall of Kindness items, and Kolbar traveler or request posts for review. **What is the Settlement Guide?** A curated library of bilingual practical guides covering government and documents, work and employment, housing, education and schools, transit, healthcare, shopping, and daily life for newcomers in supported cities. **What is Daily Glimpse?** Daily Glimpse brings together the latest city news, local weather, Iranian rial exchange-rate information, and a Persian sentence of the day. **What is Taghvim?** Taghvim converts dates between the Shamsi/Jalali and Gregorian calendars, includes Persian holidays, and can show public holidays for the country associated with the selected city. A Persian-only filter is available. **What is Kolbar?** Kolbar connects travelers with spare luggage space to people who need something moved between cities. Never carry sealed or unknown packages. Irania does not inspect users or parcel contents and does not mediate disputes. **What is Housing?** Housing is a city-scoped area for short-term and long-term rentals, roommate listings, and properties for sale submitted by the community and reviewed before publication. ## Site Structure Every page is published at one URL per language, with matching rel=alternate hreflang links. English pages live at the root, Persian pages under /fa/. - Home: https://irania.org/ and https://irania.org/fa/ - All supported cities: https://irania.org/cities/ and https://irania.org/fa/cities/ - One page per supported city: https://irania.org/cities// and https://irania.org/fa/cities// - Machine-readable sitemap: https://irania.org/sitemap.xml - This file in full, with the privacy policy and terms inlined: https://irania.org/llms-full.txt ## City Pages Each page below describes what Irania offers the Iranian and Persian community in that specific city: businesses, housing, jobs, events, deals, Wall of Kindness, Kolbar, Daily Glimpse, settlement guides, and Taghvim. Not every supported city has its own page yet. The app supports all 43 cities listed under "Supported Cities" above; the pages below cover the cities with the most community content so far, and more are added as they fill in. - Toronto (Canada): https://irania.org/cities/toronto/ — Persian: https://irania.org/fa/cities/toronto/ - Vancouver (Canada): https://irania.org/cities/vancouver/ — Persian: https://irania.org/fa/cities/vancouver/ - Calgary (Canada): https://irania.org/cities/calgary/ — Persian: https://irania.org/fa/cities/calgary/ - Edmonton (Canada): https://irania.org/cities/edmonton/ — Persian: https://irania.org/fa/cities/edmonton/ - Montreal (Canada): https://irania.org/cities/montreal/ — Persian: https://irania.org/fa/cities/montreal/ - Los Angeles (United States): https://irania.org/cities/los-angeles/ — Persian: https://irania.org/fa/cities/los-angeles/ - San Francisco (United States): https://irania.org/cities/san-francisco/ — Persian: https://irania.org/fa/cities/san-francisco/ - Washington (United States): https://irania.org/cities/washington/ — Persian: https://irania.org/fa/cities/washington/ - New York City (United States): https://irania.org/cities/new-york-city/ — Persian: https://irania.org/fa/cities/new-york-city/ - Irvine (United States): https://irania.org/cities/irvine/ — Persian: https://irania.org/fa/cities/irvine/ - Houston (United States): https://irania.org/cities/houston/ — Persian: https://irania.org/fa/cities/houston/ - San Diego (United States): https://irania.org/cities/san-diego/ — Persian: https://irania.org/fa/cities/san-diego/ - London (United Kingdom): https://irania.org/cities/london/ — Persian: https://irania.org/fa/cities/london/ - Hamburg (Germany): https://irania.org/cities/hamburg/ — Persian: https://irania.org/fa/cities/hamburg/ - Berlin (Germany): https://irania.org/cities/berlin/ — Persian: https://irania.org/fa/cities/berlin/ - Stockholm (Sweden): https://irania.org/cities/stockholm/ — Persian: https://irania.org/fa/cities/stockholm/ - Paris (France): https://irania.org/cities/paris/ — Persian: https://irania.org/fa/cities/paris/ - Vienna (Austria): https://irania.org/cities/vienna/ — Persian: https://irania.org/fa/cities/vienna/ - Dubai (United Arab Emirates): https://irania.org/cities/dubai/ — Persian: https://irania.org/fa/cities/dubai/ - Istanbul (Turkey): https://irania.org/cities/istanbul/ — Persian: https://irania.org/fa/cities/istanbul/ - Sydney (Australia): https://irania.org/cities/sydney/ — Persian: https://irania.org/fa/cities/sydney/ - Melbourne (Australia): https://irania.org/cities/melbourne/ — Persian: https://irania.org/fa/cities/melbourne/ ## Public Pages - [Home](https://irania.org/) - product overview, features, supported cities, and app download links - [Home (Persian)](https://irania.org/fa/) - the same page in Persian with right-to-left layout - [Cities](https://irania.org/cities/) - every supported city, grouped by continent and country - [Privacy Policy](https://irania.org/privacy.html) - [Terms of Service](https://irania.org/terms.html) - [Delete Account](https://irania.org/delete-account.html) - and [in Persian](https://irania.org/delete-account-fa.html)