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2022-01-01 20:00
Underground city added to national heritage list
TEHRAN – The underground city of Sefidshahr, along with six other properties across Isfahan province, has recently been inscribed on the national heritage list.
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2022-01-01 18:27
Fam tour ushers Iraqis to neighboring Iranian province
TEHRAN – On Saturday, a group of Iraqi travelers commenced a two-day familiarization tour across Kermanshah province, a local tourism official has announced.
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2022-01-01 18:26
Gateway to once Sassanid capital restored
TEHRAN – A team of cultural heritage experts has restored a stone gateway that once ushered people to Istakhr, the first capital of the mighty Sasanian Empire from 224 to 226 CE.
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2022-01-01 18:24
Archaeological expedition finds 50 historical sites, relics in Isfahan
TEHRAN – A team of Iranian archaeologists has discovered over 50 historical sites and relics during its thorough expedition on the eastern basin and lands of the Zayandeh River.
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2021-12-31 23:06
Fire inflicts minor damage to historical café downtown Tehran
TEHRAN – A Wednesday fire that broke out in Aibeta Café has caused minor damage to the historical shop, which is located on Lalehzar Street in downtown Tehran.
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2021-12-31 23:05
Craftspeople provided with hundreds of jobs in Ardabil
TEHRAN – The handicrafts sector has generated hundreds of job opportunities in the northwestern Ardabil province during the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-December 21), a local tourism official has announced.
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2021-12-31 17:33
Thousands of daffodils embellish Imam Reza (AS) shrine
TEHRAN – On Wednesday, thousands of daffodil bulbs arrived in Imam Reza (AS) shrine as a gift from florists who are natives of Behbahan in Khuzestan province.
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2021-12-29 21:00
Discover Iran’s ‘oldest’ bas-relief carvings in Kermanshah
TEHRAN – Iran is somehow an open-air museum of ancient and prehistoric heritage, which testify to the colorful past of the nation yet many of them are nearly lost in time. Among those, Anubanini bas-reliefs are widely believed to be the oldest rock reliefs in the country.
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2021-12-29 19:00
Inherited relics donated to Tehran museum
TEHRAN – A total of 25 relics, dating back to different historical eras, have recently been donated to Tehran’s Reza Abbasi Museum, the director of the museum has announced.
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2021-12-29 17:06
290 Sassanid coins recovered in Kermanshah
TEHRAN – Iranian authorities have seized 290 ancient coins from a gang of antique dealers in Kermanshah, western Iran.
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2021-12-29 17:06
First selfie museum to be established in Mashhad
TEHRAN –A museum, dedicated to self-portrait photographs and the history of photography, is planned to be established in Mashhad, the capital of Khorasan Razavi province, a local tourism official has announced.
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2021-12-29 17:05
Grave hunters: cemetery tourism in Iran
TEHRAN - Having nearly all kinds of historical tombs, museums such as tomb towers, and rack-hewn tombs, Iran is heaven for cemetery enthusiasts and grave hunters; individuals who have passion for and enjoyment of cemeteries, epitaphs, gravestone rubbing, photography, art, and history of famous deaths.
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2021-12-28 20:37
UNESCO-designated Persepolis launches UAV documentation
TEHRAN – Authorities of Persepolis have launched an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) documentation project to help study and analyze the neighboring lands and properties, which encircle the UNESCO World Heritage site in southern Iran.
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2021-12-28 18:28
Archaeologists uncover clues about Paleolithic humans in southern Iran
TEHRAN – A team of archaeologists from Iran and Germany has discovered clues about Paleolithic humans in and near a cave situated some ten kilometers from the ancient city of Shiraz in southern Iran.
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2021-12-27 16:57
Historical properties in Ilam demarcated
TEHRAN –New boundaries have been defined for five historical properties, which are scattered across the western Ilam province, CHTN reported on Monday.
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2021-12-27 16:57
Hotel occupancy rate in Iran up 40%
TEHRAN – The occupancy rate of hotels in Iran has reached 45 percent, the head of the Iranian Hoteliers Association has announced.
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2021-12-26 21:36
Iran not to apply travel restrictions to all air passengers
TEHRAN – Iran’s deputy tourism minister has said the newly-declared travel restrictions do not apply to all air passengers.
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2021-12-26 21:36
Kerman-Najaf flights resume after two years halt
TEHRAN –Flights between Iran’s Kerman and Iraq’s Najaf have resumed following a two-year suspension resulting from COVID-19 restrictions.
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2021-12-26 21:35
Restoration of Bam citadel in progress
TEHRAN – Restoration of Bam citadel is still ongoing, said a local official on Sunday on the occasion of the 18th anniversary of a massive quake that brought the adobe fort down to earth.
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2021-12-26 21:35
New properties in Gilan made national heritage
TEHRAN – A total of nine historical buildings and aging structures, scattered across Gilan province, have recently been inscribed on the national heritage list.
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2021-12-26 21:34
$33,000 allocated to restore monuments in South Khorasan province
TEHRAN – A budget of 10 billion rials (some $33,600) has been allocated to restore historical monuments across the eastern province of South Khorasan, the provincial tourism chief has announced.
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2021-12-25 21:00
Relics to be loaned to Chinese exhibit on Persia
TEHRAN – A selection of Persian relics discovered in Liar-Sang-Bon, an archaeological site and cemetery in the Amlash region, northern Gilan province, are to be loaned to a major exhibition in Beijing, the deputy provincial tourism chief has announced.
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2021-12-25 20:30
Inmates attend craft course to take on new job
TEHRAN – A training course in the field of Giveh-bafi, traditional Iranian footwear, is currently being held in the central prison of Zanjan, the deputy provincial tourism chief has announced.
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2021-12-25 18:36
Virtual exhibit offers chance to get overwhelmed with royal arts
TEHRAN – The UNESCO-registered Golestan Palace in Tehran is displaying its exquisite tilework through an online photo exhibit, Tehran’s deputy tourism chief has announced.
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2021-12-25 18:35
Tourism activist laments new regulation’s pause for arrivals
TEHRAN – The Head of the Association of Air Transport and Tourist Agencies of Iran believes that newly-declared travel restrictions have caused many problems for the ones who are arranged to visit Iran.
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2021-12-25 18:35
Walkway to connect Cyrus the Great’s tomb to nearby caravanserai
TEHRAN – Visitors to the UNESCO-registered Pasargadae will soon find a special walkway that connects the tomb of Cyrus the Great to a nearby caravanserai, the director of the World Heritage site has said.
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2021-12-24 22:00
Men donate bowls, axes, daggers to heritage department
TEHRAN – Four individuals have recently donated bowls, axes, daggers among other relics to the cultural heritage department of Kerman province.
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2021-12-24 21:00
Private sector invests $25m in tourism sector of Chaharmahal-Bakhtiari
TEHRAN – Currently, 11 tourism-related projects worth 6.9 trillion rials (about $25 million) are being developed in southwestern Chaharmahal-Bakhtiari province by private investors, the deputy provincial tourism chief has announced.
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2021-12-24 20:30
Hearing-impaired people visit Qom attractions
TEHRAN – A number of hearing-impaired people have visited the central province of Qom on a special tour, the deputy provincial tourism chief has announced.
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2021-12-24 20:00
Archaeologists to safeguard ancient mount in western Iran
TEHRAN – The first phase of a project to preserve and protect the archaeological hill of Ramezan in the western province of Lorestan has come to an end, the provincial tourism chief has announced.
