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2020-09-22 21:59
Iranian artist shortlisted for 2020 Loewe Foundation Craft Prize
TEHRAN – Iranian artist Afsaneh Modiramani has been announced as one of the finalists for Loewe Foundation’s 2020 Craft Prize.
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2020-09-21 20:46
Ancient salt mine to become more tourist-friendly
TEHRAN – A historically-rich salt mine in Iran’s northwestern Zanjan province, where several salt men and their personal belongings have been discovered so far, will be equipped with tourist-friendly, safety, and electronic systems such as closed-circuit television cameras.
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2020-09-20 23:18
Centuries-old watermill in Tehran being restored for tourism
TEHRAN – A centuries-old watermill, which is of high importance when it comes to the history of agriculture in southwest Tehran, is being restored to attain its former glory, and to be a tourist destination in a semi-arid landscape.
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2020-09-19 21:30
Restoration of 16th-century Portuguese fort in Iran continues
TEHRAN – A fresh restoration work, which entails mapping survey, documentation, and masonry, has been commenced on the 16th-century Portuguese fort in the Persian Gulf island of Hormuz, southern Iran.
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2020-09-19 19:36
Coronavirus: Clean Cave Day to be observed under strict health protocols
TEHRAN – The Iranian Cave and Speleology Association has requested nature lovers and ordinary people not to enter caves on the Clean Cave Day, September 23, saying, this year the occasion will be observed under strict health protocols by experienced cavers.
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2020-09-18 23:16
Three millennia-old sites discovered in southeast Iran
TEHRAN – Three millennia-old have been discovered on the outskirts of the UNESCO-registered Burnt City, which is situated in Sistan-Baluchestan province, southeast Iran.
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2020-09-16 19:28
By Afshin Majlesi
Masuleh, a scenic village where roofs and yards become one
With at least a millennium of history, Masuleh is one of the most famous and spectacular villages in Iran.
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2020-09-15 21:30
77 historical relics, sites identified in plains of Kerman
TEHRAN – A total of 77 historical relics, places, and sites, including ruined fortresses, farmhouses, (archaeological) hills, tombs (or cemeteries), kilns, solo structures, have been identified on the outskirts of Fahraj in Kerman province, southeast Iran.
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2020-09-14 20:31
Archaeologists to save relics before Iron Age cemetery submerged in dam waters
TEHRAN – A team of archaeologists, cultural heritage experts, and diggers plan to recover ancient human remains and relics from an Iron Age cemetery in Mersin, Semnan province, before the cemetery is disappeared under the waters of a nearby dam.
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2020-09-13 18:54
Iran should jump-start COVID-hit tourism under health protocols: VP
TEHRAN – First Vice-President Es’haq Jahangiri on Saturday tasked the tourism ministry with implementing strategic plans to help jump-start the country’s traveling sector ravaged by the coronavirus over the past couple of months.
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2020-09-12 19:48
Deformed skull of ancient human unearthed in Isfahan
TEHRAN – Iranian archaeologists have recently unearthed a deformed skull of an ancient human in a prehistorical mount in the central city of Isfahan.
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2020-09-12 19:47
Iranian tourism, ancient civilization on show at China exhibit
TEHRAN – A delegation of Iranian crafters and tour operators are attending China International Tourism Industry Expo (CITIE), promoting tourism destinations, arts, and rituals of the ancient land to visitors.
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2020-09-07 21:54
Archaeological survey finds prehistorical hatch to Apadana Palace in Persepolis
TEHRAN – Archaeologists have recently discovered a prehistorical hatch to Apadana Palace, a majestic ruined royal complex within the UNESCO-registered Persepolis, southern Iran.
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2020-09-07 21:53
UNESCO assessor to visit Uraman landscape in western Iran
TEHRAN – A senior expert affiliated with the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization will arrive in Iran in September to visit and review the current status of the Uraman rural landscape in western Iran, which is a candidate for becoming a World Heritage site in 2021.
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2020-09-04 18:56
Newly-unearthed ‘Parthian lady’ to be transferred to Isfahan museum
TEHRAN – A human skeleton which has recently been discovered during excavations at Tepe Ashraf in Isfahan and is believed to belong to a Parthian-era (247 BC – 224 CE) lady, will be transferred to the city’s Museum of Decorative Arts.
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2020-09-04 18:32
A brief history of locks, locksmiths in Iran
TEHRAN – Available evidence suggests that locks have been made in Iran since at least the second millennium BC.
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2020-08-31 19:46
We have to hire 300,000 workers to enhance cultural heritage protection: minister
TEHRAN – Iran’s tourism minister has said that his ministry must hire 300,000 workers in a bid to enhance the protection of cultural heritage sites, relics, and monuments.
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2020-08-30 18:26
Ancient human settlement found in Qazvin
TEHRAN – Iranian archaeologists have discovered a human settlement, believed to be prosperous during the medieval Islamic times (6 to 7 AH), in Qazvin, west-central Iran.
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2020-08-27 02:09
Travelogues: tapping into the past hearing Muharram rituals from Europeans visiting Persia
TEHRAN – Travelogues, inscribed by European travelers to Persia (Iran) over the past centuries, is a good source to hear about Muharram mourning ceremonies from the point of view of Westerners, experts say.
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2020-08-24 20:58
Advanced digital mapping starts at UNESCO-tagged Tchogha Zanbil, Haft-Tappeh
TEHRAN – A new digital mapping has been commenced at the UNESCO-registered Tchogha Zanbil and its nearby archaeological site, Haft-Tappeh, using an advanced low altitude unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).
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2020-08-24 20:33
Profit or loss? 81 historical sites up for auction to be ceded to private sector
TEHRAN – A total of 81 historical sites and monuments across Iran will soon be up for grabs in an auction to be temporarily ceded to the private sector reportedly aimed at achieving higher productivity and better maintenance.
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2020-08-22 20:34
By Afshin Majlesi
A peek into cemetery tourism in Iran
Tourism is one of the fastest-growing phenomena in our modern world. It always makes new changes to have unforgettable experiences, to create new travel motivators, and to reach new markets. Such a trend results in new tourist spots which were unthinkable only a few years ago!
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2020-08-21 21:30
Jameh Mosque of Saveh undergoes partial restoration
TEHRAN – A partial restoration and renovation work has been commenced on the 12th-century Jameh Mosque of Saveh, which is sometimes referred to as “a museum of Islamic architecture”.
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2020-08-19 22:00
Archaeologists find Paleolithic sites in southeast Iran
TEHRAN – A team of Iranian archaeologists has recently discovered first-hand Prehistorical human settlements believed to date back to the Paleolithic era on the outskirts of Fahraj in Kerman province, southeast Iran.
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2020-08-18 19:10
Coronavirus costs Iran’s tourism $2.8b so far, minister says
TEHRAN – Iran’s travel sector has suffered a loss of 12 trillion rials (some $2.85 billion at the official rate of 42,000 rials) since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, tourism minister Ali-Asghar Mounesan said on Monday.
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2020-08-17 20:30
400-year-old cistern restored in Isfahan
TEHRAN - The historical Tudeshk cistern, a vast subterranean reservoir for storing water in Isfahan province, has been fully restored and is ready to be toured by visitors, researchers, and architecture enthusiasts.
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2020-08-17 20:00
Kuhdasht cave has ample evidence of prehistorical dwellers: archaeologist
TEHRAN - Kuhdasht cave in the western province of Lorestan bears ample evidence of prehistorical dwellers and it has vast potential to be a tourism hub, an Iranian archaeologist has said.
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2020-08-17 19:30
‘Half the world’ Isfahan to embrace another tourism hub
TEHRAN – Tepe Ashraf, the sole archaeological hill in Isfahan, which has recently yielded significant evidence of ancient life in the central Iranian city, will be turning into a new tourism destination particularly for researchers, history buffs and people interested in archaeology.
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2020-08-16 21:30
Safavid-era caravanserai in Semnan being restored
TEHRAN – A team of cultural heritage experts and restorers has commenced work on a Safavid-era (1501-1736) caravanserai, which is located in Lasjerd, north-central Semnan province.
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2020-08-14 21:54
By Afshin Majlesi
The absolutely magnificent ‘Gold Bowl of Hasanlu’: Sixty-three years later
TEHRAN – Sixty-three years ago, an Iranian man, named Emamqoli Mohammadi Hasanluei, unearthed a millennia-old gold bowl in the debris of a burned building, part of the major architectural complex at Teppe Hasanlu near the city of Naghadeh in the northwestern province of West Azarbaijan, a short distance south of Lake Urmia.
