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2023-07-07 20:30
Iran, UAE travel agents visit Malaysia on FAM tours
TEHRAN – Two groups of travel trade partners, consisting of 17 travel agencies from Iran and UAE, recently undertook a familiarization tour hosted by Tourism Malaysia as part of the campaign to promote Malaysia’s colorful tourist destinations and publicize its attractions.
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2023-07-07 19:01
Tourism minister visits ancient Kharanaq, urges restoration of its mud-brick fortress
TEHRAN – On Thursday, Iran’s tourism minister Ezzatollah Zarghami paid a visit to the ancient town of Kharanaq, where he called for restoration work to be commenced on its mud-brick fortress.
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2023-07-07 19:00
Iran’s tourism picks up 39 percent in 2022, WTTC report says
TEHRAN – Iran’s tourism industry achieved 39 percent year-on-year growth in 2020 when the total expenditure by foreign tourists hit $6.2 billion, according to a recent report by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC).
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2023-07-07 16:19
UNESCO Afghan Teacher Training Program in Iran has made significant progress
TEHRAN - Since launching in 2021, the UNESCO Afghan Teacher Training Program has made significant progress in fostering a brighter future for displaced Afghan teachers and students.
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2023-07-05 21:04
Craftspeople from across Iran show off skills in Hamedan
TEHRAN— On Wednesday, Hamedan’s 17th national handicrafts exhibition opened its doors to the public in the ancient Iranian city.
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2023-07-04 22:36
Kurd horses compete in a beauty pageant in Kermanshah
TEHRAN – Tens of Kurd horses will participate in a beauty pageant in Kermanshah, as part of a two-day festival dedicated to that medium size breed with withers height ranging from 140 to 155 cm.
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2023-06-27 22:08
Iran elected chair of UNESCO’s committee for safeguarding intangible cultural heritage
TEHRAN – Iran has been elected as chair of UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage for the Asia-Pacific Group.
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2023-06-27 20:54
Iran cultural heritages important for global community: UNESCO expert
TEHRAN – Iran’s cultural heritage recognized by UNESCO holds an incalculable value for the global community, Feng Jing the Chief of the Culture Unit of UNESCO in Bangkok said on Monday.
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2023-06-26 18:24
Iran firmly adheres to safeguarding intangible cultural heritage convention: deputy minister
TEHRAN – Iran firmly adheres to the UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, Ali Darabi, the deputy tourism minister, said on Monday.
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2023-06-25 22:00
Long-lived cypresses in southeast Iran receive national designation
TEHRAN – Two old cypress trees standing in the Taftan county of Sistan-Baluchestan province have recently been added to Iran’s national heritage list.
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2023-06-25 18:03
By Afshin Majlesi
Sanati Museum: a great stop for art lovers and tourists alike
TEHRAN – The Sanati Contemporary Arts Museum in southern Iran is a great place to see the amazing legacy of our ancestors. Here, visitors can enjoy the beauty and complexity of these masterpieces, ranging from classic portraits to abstract forms.
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2023-06-24 21:52
Tehran to host UNESCO meeting on intangible cultural heritage
TEHRAN – Tehran will be hosting a session of the intergovernmental committee for the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage.
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2023-06-17 19:38
UNESCO designated geopark is a magnet for tourism: CEO
TEHRAN – The managing director of Aras Free Zone Organization says Aras Geopark’s UNESCO designation is a magnet for tourism in the whole region in East Azarbaijan province.
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2023-06-16 18:13
Amir Chakhmaq: 19th-century dome partially collapses
TEHRAN – The dome of Amir Chakhmaq mosque has partially collapsed in Yazd, where the 19th-century monument stands tall as one of the drop-dead travel destinations in central Iran.
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2023-06-16 18:12
Minister honors cultural heritage figures as bonds linking generations
TEHRAN – Iranian Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts Minister Ezzatollah Zarghami has honored ten people for their lifetime achievements in the cultural heritage of the country.
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2023-06-13 22:00
Steps to restore Khan-e Mirza Jafar, a 19th-century mansion in Khosf, is announced
TEHRAN – South Khorasan’s cultural heritage directorate has announced plans to complete the restoration of Khan-e Mirza Jafar, a 19th-century traditional house located in Khosf of the eastern Iranian province.
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2023-06-13 19:40
Persian inscription identified on mosque mihrab in Russia
TEHRAN – A centuries-old inscription bearing a Persian poem has been identified in a mosque located in the Russian city of Derbent situated on the western shores of the Caspian Sea, in present-day Dagestan.
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2023-06-12 18:26
Intl. conference to highlight Jundi Shapur as Iran’s ancient university
TEHRAN ––Jundi Shapur, which is an ancient Iranian university in Dezful, will host an international conference to discuss the history of education and science in the southwestern city.
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2023-06-11 22:22
Ancient town of Khosf undergoes restoration
TEHRAN – An extensive restoration work has begun on Khosf, intending to beautify modest houses, streets, and other urban elements at the historical core of Khosf located in eastern Iran.
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2023-06-11 22:16
Ecbatana prepares to surmount obstacles in path of UNESCO registration
TEHRAN – Hamedan authorities have made an alternative road to replace the one passing through the legal boundaries of Ecbatana, which has been nominated for UNESCO status.
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2023-05-30 18:55
By Tohid Mahmoudpour
Iran rosewater festival valuable enough to be on UNESCO list
TEHRAN – Rosewater festival in Iran, estimated to be the birthplace of rosewater production in the world, is a unique sociocultural event that is priceless enough to be on the list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of UNESCO.
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2023-05-29 16:46
Mayor pledges support for UNESCO-designated tower restoration
TEHRAN – Gonbad-e Kavus mayor on Sunday pledged support to help restore the city’s 1,000-year-old brick tower, which is registered as a World Heritage.
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2023-05-29 16:44
A journey through time: must-see churches for every traveler
Over the past millennia, Iran has witnessed many events, both social and technological, religious, cultural, etc. which have resulted in current differences of races, languages, religions, and cultural differences.
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2023-05-28 18:10
Tourism official calls for closer ties among Iran nomads
TEHRAN – Lorestan province’s tourism chief has stressed the need to strengthen cultural ties between the nomadic tribes of Iran.
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2023-05-27 18:47
By Afshin Majlesi
Dune diving and star gazing: reveling in the enigmatic beauty of Iranian deserts
TEHRAN - From hiking through colossal dunes of polychromatic sand to gazing at the stars on a flawlessly clear night, a desert vacation may be a unique life experience.
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2023-05-26 17:21
Special Isfahan tour arranged for war veterans
TEHRAN – A guided tour has taken a group of war veterans to several historical sites in the touristic city of Isfahan, which suffered from air attacks during the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war.
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2023-05-22 18:42
Three Iranian cities nominated for UNESCO status
TEHRAN – Three Iranian cities have been nominated for the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC), a tourism official says.
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2023-05-21 17:51
Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque: restoration work ends on quarter of creamy dome
TEHRAN — Restoration work has been completed on one quarter of Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque’s floral dome — during which serious errors in its creamy tiles were repaired.
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2023-05-20 20:55
Iran’s Shalbafian, Tatarstan’s Ivanov explore ways to step up cooperation on tourism
TEHRAN— On Friday, Iran’s deputy tourism minister Ali-Asghar Shalbafian and Tatarstan’s chairman of the state committee for tourism, Sergey Ivanov explored ways to expand cooperation on tourism.
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2023-05-20 20:54
Sa’d al-Saltaneh jewel of Iran caravanserais, deputy tourism minister says
TEHRAN – Iran has nominated 56 caravansaries for a collective inscription on the UNESCO list for World Heritage, deputy tourism minister Ali Darabi said on Saturday.