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Today 20:03
UNESCO-registered Iranian, Spanish geoparks sign MoU
TEHRAN – Iran’s Qeshm and Spain’s Villuercas Ibores Jara geoparks, both registered on UNESCO Global Geoparks Network, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to expand cooperation in the field of ecotourism, IRNA reported on Saturday.
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Yesterday 19:16
Iranian winter festival highlights “Chinese New Year”
TEHRAN – A winter tourism festival opened in the Iranian city of Hamedan on Friday, concurrent with the start of the Chinese New Year, which has been selected as one of the main themes for the event.
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Yesterday 19:15
Seljuk-era relics found during illegal excavation
TEHRAN – Iranian police have recently confiscated historical relics related to Seljuk era (1037–1194) from an illegal excavation in a house located in the city of Abhar, west-central Zanjan province.
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Yesterday 19:12
Iran formulates action plan to get tourism back on track
TEHRAN – Iran’s Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts has developed an action plan in order to get the country’s tourism sector back on track as it has suffered losses in the wake of recent political tensions in the region.
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2020-01-22 19:02
A glance at a lavishly decorated house in central Iran
TEHRAN – Photos depict scenes of the extravagantly decorated Mollabashi (Motamedi) house in Isfahan, central Iran, on January 20, 2020.
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2020-01-22 18:36
Iran proposes Croatia to join UN-recognition of Noruz
TEHRAN – Iran has put forward Croatia a proposal to join a multinational dossier for Noruz that the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization has approved for Iran and several other countries.
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2020-01-22 18:35
Iranian troupe to perform folk dance at FITUR
TEHRAN – A troupe of Iranian performers from northeastern Khorasan Razavi province, are scheduled to perform traditional dance at the 40th FITUR tourism trade fair, which opened in Madrid, Spain, on January 22 and will run till January 26.
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2020-01-22 18:35
Tokyo exhibit features ancient Iran-Japan cultural ties
TEHRAN – Sets of valuable historical relics from ancient Iran have been recently put on show by International Network for Japanese Art at Tokyo National Museum along with exquisite objects from the formative Asuka and Nara periods (593–794), showcasing the deep cultural ties of the two countries rooted in the historical past.
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2020-01-21 20:40
Excavations shed new light on millennia-old hill in western Iran
TEHRAN – A team of Iranian archaeologists has recently finished an archaeological season on Tepe Ghala, an ancient hill in western Iran with vestiges dating back to 800 BC.
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2020-01-21 19:06
Iranian airline launches Kish-Sulaymaniyah route
TEHRAN - Iran’s Mahan Air has launched direct flights between the Persian Gulf island of Kish and Iraq’s Sulaymaniyah as its maiden flight touched down on the southern Iranian island on Sunday.
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2020-01-21 18:44
Free-of-charge Tabriz-Jolfa passenger train launched
TEHRAN – The Islamic Republic of Iran Railways on Tuesday launched a new rail service between Tabriz and Jolfa in a month-long pilot scheme to promote traveling between the two northwestern cities.
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2020-01-20 19:16
Markazi province exports over $46,000 of handicrafts
TEHRAN - Handicrafts exports from Markazi province reached $46,400 during the first nine months the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21, 2019), compared with $36,000 in the same period last year.
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2020-01-20 18:50
Potteries to take center stage at Fajr crafts festival
TEHRAN – A select of top Iranian potters have been invited to promote the millennia-old craft at the 4th Fajr national handicrafts festival, which will be held at the National Museum of Iran in downtown Tehran from February 2 to 10.
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2020-01-20 18:36
Sistan-Baluchestan: A must-see destination in southeast Iran
TEHRAN – UNESCO sites both historical and natural, varied landscape, cozy guesthouses, rugged sea coasts, mouth-watering local dishes, reasonable prices, and above all, hospitable and welcoming people well contribute to make the lesser-known Sistan-Baluchestan a must-visit destination for any traveler to Iran.
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2020-01-19 19:18
Historical object put up for sale online confiscated
TEHRAN – Iranian authorities have seized a historical container from a person who had put up the object on an e-commerce website for sale in Neyshabour, northeast Iran.
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2020-01-19 19:16
Fourfold rise possible in inbound medical tourists to Iran: expert
TEHRAN – An Iranian university professor and researcher believes that the country has the capacity and infrastructure to increase inbound medical travelers by as much as four fold.
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2020-01-19 19:11
Top Persian Gulf airlines continue using Iranian airspace
TEHRAN – Qatar Airways, Emirates and several other Persian Gulf airlines have been continuing to use Iranian airspace despite propaganda over security issues in the region.
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2020-01-18 18:45
Tehran, Athens eye increased tourism ties
TEHRAN – Iranian ambassador to Athens Ahmad Naderi and Greek Tourism Minister Haris Theoharis discussed ways to broaden collaboration in tourism sector, IRNA reported.
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2020-01-18 18:45
Intl. conference bears witness to Iran being a safe destination
TEHRAN – Holding an international conference with the presence of leading figures in digital tourism marketing is an indicator that Iran is a safe destination to travel, deputy tourism minister Vali Teymouri said on Friday.
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2020-01-18 18:44
Heritage museum inaugurated in ancient city of Izeh
TEHRAN – Iran’s deputy tourism minister on Friday inaugurated a cultural heritage museum in Izeh, southwestern Khuzestan province, with the aim of introducing the rich history and culture of the ancient city.
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2020-01-17 18:34
Gonbad Kavus museum features rare Turkmen rugs, carpets
TEHRAN – If you are a fan of hand-knitted rugs and carpets or pictorial rugs and planning to visit northern Iran, you may put Gonbad Kavus carpet museum into the itinerary of your journey to make it richer and more colorful.
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2020-01-17 18:34
Sorbonne experts confirm fossilized skull found in Iran belongs to Homo sapiens
TEHRAN – A team of researches and archaeologists from the Sorbonne University has confirmed a fragment of a fossilized skull, which had been found in an Iranian cave, belongs to Homo sapiens, the only extant human species.
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2020-01-17 18:33
Tens of illegally-kept historical objects seized in Tehran
TEHRAN - Iranian authorities have recently confiscated 448 historical objects which were illegally kept in a place in the city of Tehran, IRNA reported on Wednesday.
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2020-01-15 19:14
Qeshm Island: A warm destination to escape the cold in winter
TEHRAN – Iran’s southernmost Qeshm Island is a top destination for whom dreaming of having a wintertime holiday under the sun in flip-flops and a swimsuit!
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2020-01-15 19:13
Iran Air to resume flights to Rome on Feb. 3
TEHRAN - Iran’s flag carrier Iran Air will resume direct flights to the Italian capital Rome on February 3.
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2020-01-15 19:12
Overnight stays in Ardebil province jump 40% yr/yr
TEHRAN - Overnight stays in Ardebil province rose 40 percent during the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21, 2019) compared with the same period last year.
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2020-01-15 18:44
Majlis approves handicrafts are VAT-exempt
TEHRAN – The Iranian parliament (Majlis) on Tuesday approved a bill to exempt craftspeople and handicraft producers from paying value-added tax (VAT).
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2020-01-14 19:52
Iran rules out massive cancelation of inbound tours
TEHRAN – Iran’s deputy tourism minister Vali Teymouri on Monday ruled out speculations that inbound tours have been massively canceled in the wake of recent tragic incidents in the country.
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2020-01-14 19:45
Archeological find corroborates Japan-Persia ancient ties
TEHRAN – Japan has unveiled a rare discovery of ties between the then mighty empire of the East and people from the then Persia (now called Iran).
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2020-01-14 19:13
Foreign arrivals in Mazandaran surge 38 percent
TEHRAN – The number of foreign visitors arriving in Iran’s northern Mazandaran province surged 38 percent since the beginning of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21, 2019), compared with the same period last year, provincial deputy tourism chief has said.
