Golestan province

2021-10-20 17:20

Loans granted to support handicrafts businesses in Bandar-e Torkaman

TEHRAN – The Iranian government has granted 2.4 billion rials (about $57,000 at the official exchange rate of 42,000 rials per dollar) in loans to support handicrafts businesses across Bandar-e Torkaman, the northern province of Golestan.

2021-10-02 20:48

New agritourism farm comes on stream in northern Iran

TEHRAN –A vast agritourism farm has been inaugurated in the city of Gorgan, northern province of Golestan, the provincial tourism chief has announced.

2021-10-01 20:30

Coronavirus causes $167m damage to Golestan’s tourism

TEHRAN – The tourism industry of the northern province of Golestan has taken some seven trillion rials (about $167 million at the official exchange rate of 42,000 rials per dollar) hit from the coronavirus outbreak over the past two years.

2021-09-21 19:30

New agritourism farms to be launched in northern Iran

TEHRAN – A total of six agritourism farms are planned to be set up in Azadshahr, northern Golestan province, Azadshahr’s tourism chief has said.

2021-09-10 19:00

Agritourism farms to open to sightseers in Gonbad-e Kavus

TEHRAN – Five agritourism farms are being developed in the rural landscapes of Gonbad-e Kavus aimed to draw further nature lovers and vacationers to the northern Iranian county.

2021-09-04 13:28

Export from Golestan province increases 46%

TEHRAN- The value of export from Golestan province, in the northeast of Iran, rose 46 percent during the first five months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-August 22), as compared to the same period of time in the past year, according to a provincial official.

2021-08-29 19:06

Office dedicated to Great Wall of Grogan to be built in northern Iran

TEHRAN – Iran is scheduled to construct a special office for the Great Wall of Grogan, which the country pursues its possible inscription as a UNESCO World Heritage.

2021-08-28 20:00

Projects worth $13.6 million to buttress tourism in northern Iran

TEHRAN – New tourism projects worth $13.6 million are expected to advance tourism infrastructure across the northern Iranian Golestan province.

2021-08-21 18:07

New developments expected to boost hydro tourism in northern Iran

TEHRAN - Five special projects, which are currently underway in Golestan, are expected to boost hydro tourism across the northern province, the provincial tourism chief has said.

2021-08-03 18:56

MOU expected to boost agritourism across Golestan

TEHRAN – On Sunday, a memorandum of understanding was signed at the provincial level to help develop agritourism across the lush green Golestan, which is situated in northern Iran. Representatives of Golestan’s Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Department inked the agreement with the provincial agriculture organization, CHTN reported.

2021-07-31 14:19

Value of exports from Golestan province rises 52% in 4 months

TEHRAN- The value of exports from Golestan province, in the northeast of Iran, has risen 52 percent during the first four months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-July 22), as compared to the same period of time in the past year, a provincial official announced.

2021-07-25 19:47

Scaffolding put up to clear weeds off millennium-old tower

TEHRAN – A scaffolding has been installed over the UNESCO-registered Gonbad-e Qabus to let workers clear unwanted weeds off the millennium-old brick tower, which stands tall in northern Iran.

2021-07-18 21:16

Legal boundaries of UNESCO-designated Hyrcanian Forests declared

TEHRAN - Legal boundaries of the UNESCO-designated Hyrcanian Forests have recently been declared to the governor-general of Gilan province.

2021-07-17 17:50

Farms get approval to lift agritourism in northern Iran

TEHRAN – A total of seven farms have recently been granted official approval for becoming agritourism hubs across the lush green province of Golestan in northern Iran.

2021-06-29 13:51

Quarterly exports from Golestan province increases 68%

TEHRAN- The value of exports from Golestan province, in the northeast of Iran, increased 68 percent during the first quarter of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-June 21), as compared to the first quarter of the previous year, according to a provincial official.

2021-06-20 17:53

First agritourism farm to make debut in Minudasht

TEHRAN – The first-ever agritourism permit in Minudasht county has been issued for a vast farm, which is located in the lush green Golestan province in northern Iran, Minudasht tourism director announced on Sunday.

2021-06-14 18:40

Illegal excavators arrested in northern Iran

TEHRAN - Iranian police have recently arrested five illegal excavators and antique smugglers in Gorgan, northern Golestan province, CHTN reported on Monday.

2021-06-12 13:57

Discover thriving crafts village in northern Iran

Siah Rudbar in northern Iran is a traditional hub of handwoven textile where the majority of its female residents are practicing crafts skills passed down from generation to generation. Located in Aliabad county of Golestan province, the village is home to tens of small and medium-sized workshops many of which are situated within house premises.

2021-05-30 18:26

Seven natural properties in Golestan made national heritage

TEHRAN – Seven natural spots and landscapes across Golestan province have recently been inscribed on the national heritage list.

2021-05-26 17:53

Museum of Turkmen arts inaugurated

TEHRAN – A cultural heritage museum dedicated to traditional arts of Turkmen tribes has been inaugurated in Gonbad-e Kavus in the northern Golestan province.

2021-05-23 18:48

Experts busy demarcating great defensive wall as a prerequisite for UNESCO status

TEHRAN – A team of archaeologists, topographers, and cultural heritage experts are completing a project to define legal boundaries for the ruins of the Great Wall of Gorgan, which was once one of the longest brick barriers of the ancient world.

2021-05-15 20:00

Rural museum house makes debut in Golestan province

TEHRAN – The first rural museum house in Golestan province has recently opened its doors to the public, a local tourism official announced on Saturday.

2021-05-10 17:23

UNESCO-registered Gonbad-e Qabus prepared for restoration

TEHRAN – A team of cultural heritage experts has commenced a detailed examination of the UNESCO-registered Gonbad-e Qabus as a prerequisite for the restoration of the millennium-old tower.

2021-05-08 13:07

Some $3.5m paid to support tourism businesses in Golestan

TEHRAN – The Iranian government has paid some 147 billion rials ($3.5 million at the official exchange rate of 42,000 rials per dollar) in loans to the tourism businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic as well as floods in the northern province of Golestan.

Dedicated teacher holds classes on prairies during pandemic

2021-05-04 15:20

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