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2021-01-09 18:02
Government pays $538,000 in loans to support tourism businesses in Golestan
TEHRAN – The Iranian government has paid 22.6 billion rials (about $538,000 at the official rate of 42,000 rials) in loans to the tourism businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic in the northern Golestan province.
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2020-12-31 00:50
Astarabad, enormous advantage for tourism development in Golestan
TEHRAN- The historical texture of Gorgan, the capital of northern Golestan province, previously known as Astarabad, is a valuable advantage and a great capacity for boosting tourism in the region, the governor-general of the province has announced.
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2020-12-11 17:53
300 ancient relics unearthed in northern Iran
TEHRAN –A total of 300 historical objects have been unearthed so far in an archeological site in the ancient neighborhood of Sarcheshmeh, which is located in the historical texture of Gorgan, the capital of northern Golestan province.
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2020-12-07 11:58
Over $180m invested to develop Golestan Province’s industrial parks
TEHRAN- Some 7.575 trillion rials (about $180.35 million) of investment has been made for the implementation of 57 projects in the industrial parks of Golestan Province, in the northeast of Iran, during the first eight months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20-November 20), according to a provincial official.
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2020-11-25 12:06
Over $140m of investment made for greenhouse establishment in Golestan Province
TEHRAN- Over six trillion rials (about $142.85 million) of investment has been made for the establishment of greenhouses in Iran’s northeastern Golestan Province during the past two years, according to a provincial official.
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2020-11-24 18:19
Archaeological hills, mansion, and garden placed on protected heritage list
TEHRAN – A select of ten historical properties have recently been added to Iran’s National Heritage List in a bid to receive more protection than ever before.
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2020-11-24 18:18
Virus spike pushes tribe festival online
TEHRAN –The 14th edition of the International Festival of Tribes Culture will be launched entirely online as a spike in coronavirus cases forces organizers to cancel plans to stage the regional event this year.
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2020-11-09 21:22
Iran’s first tourism farm inaugurated
TEHRAN – The first tourism farm in Iran, measuring five hectares in area, has been created in a scenic fertile land adjacent to a dense forest in the northern province of Golestan.
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2020-10-10 20:00
Millennia-old Great Wall of Gorgan on verge of destruction
TEHRAN- Remnants of the Sassanid-era (224 CE–651) Great Wall of Gorgan, a national heritage which is regarded as the longest brick wall in the world, are at the risk of destruction, IRNA reported on Saturday.
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2020-10-04 21:25
Turkmen horse festival held to promote tourism in Golestan
TEHRAN – Some 100 Turkmen purebred horses on Thursday competed in a purebred horse festival which was held in Aliabad-e-Katul to promote tourism in northern Golestan province.
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2020-09-21 18:29
Italian travel marketers, tour operators visit Gorgan
TEHRAN – A delegation of top travel marketers and tour operators from Italy have visited the historical structure of Gorgan, the capital of Golestan Province in northern Iran.
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2020-09-08 19:00
No harm to Golestan historical sites by quake
TEHRAN - No damage has been reported to historical sites and museums across the northern Golestan province as a medium-sized quake struck the province on Monday, according to the province’s Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts Department.
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2020-09-07 12:04
Magnitude 5.1 quake hits northern Iran, leaving 34 injured
TEHRAN – An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale shook northeastern Golestan province on Monday, leaving 34 injured.
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2020-06-27 18:46
Golestan Forest: Iran’s oldest national park shares spectacular landscape
TEHRAN – Golestan National Park or Golestan Forest, located in the northeastern province of Golestan, is the oldest national park registered in Iran and a unique refuge for wildlife, which offers a wide spectrum of flora and fauna.
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2020-06-02 02:14
Lohondor projected to be named national village of Hinji-Duzi
TEHRAN – Lohondor, a small village in the northern province of Golestan, is planned to be named as the national village of Hinji-Duzi, a traditional type of beadwork.
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2020-05-30 19:30
Suitcase trade exports of handicrafts fetches Golestan province $308,000 in year
TEHRAN – Iran’s northern Golestan province earned some $308,000 from exporting handicrafts via suitcase trade (allowed for customs-free and tax-free transfer) mostly to the U.S. and Europe during the past Iranian calendar year (ended March 19).
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2020-05-29 20:30
Over 5,000 ancient relics confiscated from antique dealer
TEHRAN – Some 5,415 ancient relics have recently been confiscated from a smuggler in Gonbad-e Kavus, northern Golestan province.
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2020-05-09 20:30
Flash floods unearth human skeletons dating to later Islamic times
TEHRAN – Two human skeletons, which have newly been discovered in Iran’s northern Golestan Province, are estimated to date from the later Islamic times, CHTN reported on Friday.
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2020-04-15 00:12
Golestan tourist sites available online
TEHRAN – Over 420 tourist attractions in the northern province of Golestan can be visited online, said provincial tourism chief Ahmad Tajari, CHTN reported on Tuesday.
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2020-04-11 23:38
Golestan exports of handicrafts up 53% yr/yr
TEHRAN – Handicrafts exports from Golestan province hit $308,000 during the previous Iranian calendar year 1398 (ended March 20), showing 53 percent growth year on year.
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2020-01-20 09:34
Police seize over 250 kg of narcotics in northern Iran
TEHRAN - A sum of 251 kg of narcotics has been seized in the northern province of Golestan, the province’s police chief announced on Saturday.
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2019-12-27 18:21
Iran celebrates Hyrcanian Forests becoming World Heritage
TEHRAN – Iran on Thursday held a ceremony to officially celebrate Hyrcanian Forests for being designated as a World Heritage site. Experts say that parts of the woodland date back some 50 million years.
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2019-12-10 21:15
President Rouhani invited to Hyrcanian Forest World Heritage celebration
TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani has been invited to attend a ceremony to celebrate registration of Hyrcanian Forest as a UNESCO World Heritage.
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2019-11-18 20:25
Festival showing nomadic rituals, crafts and arts
Tribespeople from every corner of Iran are showing their nomadic rituals, lifestyle, cuisine, crafts and arts in a four-day festival, which opened to the public in Gonbad-e Kavus, northern Golestan province, on November 17, 2019.
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2019-11-17 19:43
Sales of Gorgan tribal festival jump 70 percent yr/yr
TEHRAN – Sales of handicrafts, souvenirs and foodstuff in an annual nomadic festival in the city of Gorgan, northern Golestan province, rose 70 percent from a year earlier, a provincial tourism official has said.
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2019-11-13 19:55
New postal stamp marks UNESCO’s designation of Hyrcanian Forest
TEHRAN – Iran has issued a new commemorative postal stamp to mark UNESCO’s designation of Hyrcanian Forest, which form a green arc of jungle, separated from the Caucasus to the west and from semi-desert areas to the east.
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2019-11-13 19:33
Gorgan festival showing deliciousness of nomadic arts, crafts, dishes and rituals
TEHRAN – Clusters of Turkmen people, who are natives of Iran’s Golestan province, are doing their best in a four-day festival to well introduce and show nomadic arts, crafts, dishes, rituals and genuine hospitality they have preserved from generation to generation.
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2019-11-11 18:16
Foreign ambassadors, diplomats invited to tribes festival
TEHRAN – A number of foreign ambassadors, diplomats, as well as cultural and economic attaches have been invited to attend a regional nomadic festival, which opens today in Iran’s northern Golestan province.
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2019-10-06 19:34
Visits to Golestan tourist attractions at 15.7m in H1
TEHRAN – More than 15.7 million visits to Golestan province’s tourist attractions were registered during the first half of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21), provincial tourism chief announced on Saturday.
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2019-09-23 22:52
Eco-lodges thriving in Iran’s Golestan province
TEHRAN – The idea of staying at an eco-lodge has been welcomed by thousands of travelers to Golestan province, northern Iran.
