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2021-12-15 18:22
Kordestan villages should reap fruit of ecotourism
TEHRAN – The scenic villages of Kordestan province should reap the fruit of ecotourism as a major economic stimulus, the provincial tourism chief has announced.
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2021-12-14 21:18
Restoration laboratory launched in Persepolis
TEHRAN – A restoration laboratory dedicated to ancient relics and ruins has recently been launched on the premises of the UNESCO-registered Persepolis.
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2021-12-14 21:16
Iran historical linguistics investigated
TEHRAN – Over the past year, 31 researchers have conducted investigates on historical linguistics of homeland in terms of ancient bas-reliefs, inscriptions, and coins to name a few.
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2021-12-14 21:15
Dezful Museum of Anthropology reopens as pandemic eases
TEHRAN – Dezful Museum of Anthropology reopened to visitors on Monday after about two years of closure caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
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2021-12-14 21:15
More than 90% of foreign vacationers satisfied with Iran travel, minister says
TEHRAN – Surveys show over 90 percent of foreign tourists who visit Iran are satisfied with their experience, Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Minister Ezatollah Zarghami has announced.
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2021-12-14 21:14
Ancient relics recovered in western Iran
TEHRAN – Iranian police have recovered 138 historical relics from an antique dealer who was illegally keeping them at his place in the western Kermanshah province.
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2021-12-13 17:09
Exhibition showcases unseen photos of Hegmataneh
TEHRAN –An exhibition of unseen photos of Hegmataneh is currently underway in the historical site in the west-central Iranian province of Hamedan.
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2021-12-13 17:08
Turkish journalists to explore East Azarbaijan on fam tour
TEHRAN –The northwestern Iranian province of East Azarbaijan plans to host a delegation of Turkish journalists and media personnel for a familiarization tour across the province in the near future, the provincial tourism chief has announced.
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2021-12-13 17:07
Mashhad handicrafts market seen to flourish in post-coronavirus era
TEHRAN – A boom is expected in the handicrafts market of Mashhad, the capital of Khorasan Razavi province when the coronavirus crisis is finally over, a local tourism official has announced.
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2021-12-12 20:29
19th-century photos of Rey people, attractions to go on show
TEHRAN – Rey tourism directorate is set to organize a photo exhibition, which features people, monuments, and landscapes of the ancient Iranian city during the 19th-century.
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2021-12-12 18:09
Culinary festival marks National Nurses Day
TEHRAN – A one-day culinary festival was held in Velayat Hospital, the northern city of Rasht, Gilan province on Saturday.
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2021-12-12 18:08
Tourism ministry budget expected to rise 54%
TEHRAN – The national budget bill for the next Iranian calendar year (starting on March 21, 2022) has proposed 20.147 trillion rials (around $511 million at the fixed official rate of 42,000 rials per dollar) for the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts.
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2021-12-12 17:53
Iran province seeks to attract medical travelers from Azerbaijan
TEHRAN – Iran’s northwestern Ardabil province seeks to become a prime destination for medical travelers from Azerbaijan.
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2021-12-11 21:36
Germany to remove Iran from its high-risk list
TEHRAN - Updating the list of countries that are highly affected by the COVID-19 disease, the German authorities have announced that Iran and four other countries will be removed from the high-risk list on Sunday, December 12.
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2021-12-11 21:35
Indigenous goat hair textile wins national registration
TEHRAN - The indigenous art of Korgi-bafi (a kind of traditional textile), which has long been practiced in South Khorasan province, has been added to Iran’s National Intangible Cultural Heritage list, a local tourism official has announced.
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2021-12-11 21:34
Persepolis launches catalog of ancient potteries
TEHRAN – Persepolis has developed a catalog of ancient potteries and fragments dedicating to earthenware discovered in the UNESCO site and the surrounding Marvdasht plain in Fars province.
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2021-12-11 21:34
Jameh Mosque of Isfahan is like a museum of Iranian architecture: minister
TEHRAN –UNESCO-tagged Jameh Mosque of Isfahan is a museum of architectural styles of different periods, Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Minister Ezatollah Zarghami has said.
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2021-12-10 20:23
New national cities, villages of handicrafts selected
TEHRAN – Three cities and a village have been designated as national handicraft hubs in Iran, the deputy tourism minister has announced.
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2021-12-10 20:22
Iran TV dedicates live broadcasts to museum artifacts
TEHRAN - Iranian state television has live broadcasts to introduce magnificent objects being kept at the National Museum of Iran.
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2021-12-10 20:20
President Raisi visits Sassanid fortress in Lorestan
TEHRAN – On Friday morning, President Ebrahim Raisi toured Falak-ol-Aflak fortress during his visit to Lorestan province.
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2021-12-10 20:14
Animal, human figurines unearthed in Burnt city
TEHRAN – A team of Iranian, Italian, and Serbian archaeologists has unearthed arrays of animal and human figurines from the UNESCO-registered Burnt City in southwest Iran.
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2021-12-08 17:48
Qajar-era caravanserai restored to hay-day state
TEHRAN – The second phase of a restoration project on the Qajar-era (1789-1925) Alborz Caravanserai in the central province of Qom, has come to an end, the deputy provincial tourism chief has announced.
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2021-12-08 17:47
Turquoise-coated arts on show at Tehran exhibit
TEHRAN – Sets of turquoise-coated arts have been put on show at the headquarters of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts in Tehran.
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2021-12-08 17:46
Tens of tourism farms to open to public in central Iran
TEHRAN - Tens of tourism farms are becoming ready to open doors to the public in Markazi province, the deputy tourism chief said on Wednesday.
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2021-12-07 18:13
Zanjan seeks to export handmade rings to Oman, Bahrain
TEHRAN – The west-central Iranian province of Zanjan plans to export handmade rings and some semi-precious stones to Oman and Bahrain, the provincial tourism chief has announced.
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2021-12-07 18:12
Persepolis excavation yields glazed bricks bearing bull and dragon motifs
TEHRAN – A team of Iranian and Italian archaeologists has recently unearthed some glazed bricks, which bear bull and dragon motifs.
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2021-12-07 18:11
Qatar World Cup a chance to dwindle Iranophobia, deputy minister says
TEHRAN – The 2022 FIFA World Cup will be a significant opportunity to represent the true face of Iran by efforts to dwindle the so-called anti-Iranian sentiments, the deputy tourism minister has said.
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2021-12-06 16:34
Webinar to discuss ecotourism challenges in Kordestan
TEHRAN – The western province of Kordestan will host an online seminar on Tuesday to discuss ecotourism challenges in the region, the deputy tourism chief has announced.
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2021-12-06 16:33
Tanbur museum to be established in Kermanshah
TEHRAN – A museum dedicated to tanbur, a long-necked fretted lute, is planned to be established in Dalahu county, the western province of Kermanshah, the provincial tourism chief has announced.
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2021-12-06 16:33
Stolen bas-relief discovered in southern Iran
TEHRAN – Massive pieces of stolen bas-relief carving have recently been found in the Marvdasht plain, which is home to the UNESCO-registered sites of Persepolis and Pasargadae as well as tens of other magnificent structures, in southern Fars province.
