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2023-11-01 18:04
Field research investigates early evidence of perfume-making in heart of Iran
TEHRAN – Research commissioned by the Iranian Institute of Anthropology and Culture is investigating history, resources, know-how, and early evidence of perfume-making around the Zagros mountain range in the heart of the Iranian Plateau.
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2023-10-31 18:03
Kelardasht named prime destination for vacationers in northern Iran
TEHRAN – Kelardasht county, which is home to lush green forests, spectacular mountains, pristine rivers on other natural beauties, has been named a prime tourist destination in Mazandaran province, northern Iran.
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2023-10-31 17:58
200 villages up for rural tourism in Khuzestan
TEHRAN – More than 200 villages in Khuzestan have been selected for rural tourism development across the southwestern Iranian province, the provincial tourism chief said on Monday.
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2023-10-31 17:53
Iran–China peoples friendship association seeks visa simplification for Iranian nationals
TEHRAN – The president of Iran–China peoples friendship association has said the entity is negotiating to win a visa simplification agreement for Iranian nationals.
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2023-10-31 17:46
Iran seeks single UNESCO tag for historical mosques
TEHRAN – The Iranian tourism minister has said his ministry seeks to win a UNESCO label for a selection of its historical mosques.
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2023-10-30 17:08
Exhibition of Chinese artworks opens in Tehran
TEHRAN – A collection of Chinese objects, dating from the 17th to the 20th centuries, has been put on show at the Sa’dabad Cultural-Historical Complex, northern Tehran.
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2023-10-30 17:08
Konar-Sandal: project to map treasured Bronze Age site
TEHRAN – Iran’s cultural heritage ministry seeks to map legal boundaries for Konar-Sandal, which is a treasured Bronze Age site situated near a rural village of the same name in southern Iran.
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2023-10-30 17:07
Chinese visits to Iran on the rise, government official says
TEHRAN – Chinese arrivals in Iran have been soaring at a faster pace even when compared to pre-pandemic levels, the deputy tourism minister said.
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2023-10-29 17:29
Salvage dig unearthes rare Sassanid graves in northwest Iran
TEHRAN – A salvage dig in northwest Iran has unearthed arrays of rare funerary tomb chambers estimated to date from the Sassanid era.
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2023-10-29 17:24
Iranian handicrafts showcased in Mexico City
TEHRAN – A selection of Iranian handicrafts from Sistan-Baluchestan province went on show in Mexico in a program aimed at marking diplomatic relations between the two countries.
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2023-10-29 17:20
Maritime Silk Road: Discover East Asian inscription with Persian words
TEHRAN – The Galle Trilingual Inscription is a stone tablet that bears an inscription in three languages, Chinese, Tamil, and Persian.
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2023-10-29 17:11
Ruins of Izadkhast fortress undergoes restoration
TEHRAN–Restoration work has commenced on the ruins of Izadkhast fortress, which served as a strategic stronghold from the Sassanid era (224 CE–651) up to the early Islamic epoch.
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2023-10-28 17:59
Textile history museum inaugurated in northern Iran
TEHRAN – On Friday, the first Persian textile history museum in northern Iran was inaugurated, Gilan province’s tourism chief said.
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2023-10-28 17:43
Godin Tepe, a human settlement established in 5,000 BC, deserves UNESCO label, expert says
TEHRAN - Godin Tepe, which bears the longest continuous sequence of occupation of any archaeological site in central western Iran, is worthy of UNESCO status, an Iranian archaeologist said on Saturday.
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2023-10-27 17:26
2,700-year-old massive sculpture unearthed in Iraq
TEHRAN – An archaeological team has unearthed a 2,700-year-old alabaster sculpture of the winged hybrid sculpture, whose head has been cut off.
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2023-10-27 17:20
World Heritage base dedicated to Trans-Iranian Railway launched
TEHRAN – On Thursday, a World Heritage base dedicated to the UNESCO-designated Trans-Iranian Railway was launched in Iran’s Savadkuh county of Mazandaran province.
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2023-10-27 17:13
Iran’s Shole Zard named world’s best pudding
TEHRAN – Iran’s Shole Zard has earned global recognition as the world’s best pudding, according to TasteAtlas — an international food guide website.
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2023-10-27 17:03
Restoration of Tehran’s 12th-century brick tower enters final stage
TEHRAN - The restoration of Borj-e Toghrol, a 12th-century cylindrical tomb tower in southern Tehran, has entered its final stages, Mehr said.
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2023-10-25 17:30
Some 400 fossil pieces, estimated to date 10 million years, discovered in northwest Iran
TEHRAN – A team of Iranian archaeologist has found some 400 fossil remains, estimated to date ten million years.
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2023-10-25 17:13
Tourist arrivals in Iran estimated to hit six million by yearend
TEHRAN – The Iranian government has estimated foreign tourist arrivals will reach six million by the end of the current year (March 19, 2024).
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2023-10-24 17:20
Iran, Turkmenistan to hold tourism event in Ashgabat
TEHRAN – Iran and Turkmenistan will hold a joint event in Ashgabat to promote tourism, cultural heritage, and handicrafts.
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2023-10-24 17:15
By Afshin Majlesi
Gaza’s cultural gems at great risk
Israel’s constant actions in Gaza provide enough evidence to conclude that the Zionist regime is committing atrocities intended to kill innocent civilians.
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2023-10-23 17:39
Municipalities obliged to establish handicraft markets near cities, interior minister says
TEHRAN - Iranian Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi has said all Iranian municipalities have been required to set up handicraft marketplaces near city entrances, CHTN reported on Monday.
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2023-10-23 17:36
Human settlements established in Isfahan 5,000 years ago, study finds
TEHRAN – A new study suggests some human settlements were established some 5,000 years ago near Isfahan’s Zayandehrood, the largest river of the Iranian Plateau in central Iran.
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2023-10-23 17:30
Five rock-cut tombs discovered in northern Iran
TEHRAN – A team of Iranian archaeologists led by Meysam Fallah has discovered five rock-cut tombs among other findings while it surveyed manmade caves near Amol, Mazandaran province, northern Iran.
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2023-10-23 17:20
Isfahan sustainable tourism projects elaborated at Samarkand conference
TEHRAN – On Sep. 20, a host of cultural heritage and travel researchers from Iran, the UK, Malaysia, China, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Russia, India, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, and Tajikistan addressed a range of issues impacting sustainable tourism and the challenges faced to heritage sites today.
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2023-10-20 18:00
Archaeological work sheds new light on ruins believed to date from Urartu epoch in northwest Iran
TEHRAN – A team of archaeologists in northwest Iran has unearthed parts of a ruined fortress, which is estimated to date from the Kingdom of Urartu, an Iron Age realm once extended over the modern frontiers of Turkey, Iran, Iraq, and Armenia.
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2023-10-20 17:59
‘Dragon-bodied’ fort in southern Iran dates from Sassanid era, first archaeological dig finds
TEHRAN – A recently finished archaeological excavation on the ruins of a massive fort is southern Iran reveals the monument was initially used in Sassanid era and later during the early Islamic epoch up to the late Qajar era.
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2023-10-20 17:59
Iran seeks ICESCO heritage status for Harireh
TEHRAN – Iran has nominated Harireh, a ruined ancient town in the Persian Gulf, for possible inclusion on the intangible cultural heritage register of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
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2023-10-18 17:15
Iran hosting regional conference on intangible heritage protection
TEHRAN – Iran is playing host to a regional conference that explores West and Central Asia’s intangible heritage protection in the face of climate change.