The city is Iran’s center of economy with its steel industry, petro-chemical factories and oil refineries, and Isfahan also provides 40% of Iran’s textile production. Isfahan was the capital of the Safavid dynasty, and you can see traces of this civilization throughout the city. As you stroll through the streets of this multicultural city, where Islam, Christianity, Judaism and Mazdeism are all practiced, you will sense you are in the right place to discover Iran’s cultural background.