UNESCO

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  • Arg-e Bam 2020-11-23 18:56

    UNESCO sites shut down amid third wave of COVID-19 in Iran

    TEHRAN - Most of Iran’s UNESCO World Heritage sites, cultural heritage museums, and historical sites across the country have gone on lockdown for at least two weeks in cities defined as the high-risk “red” zones due to the coronavirus pandemic.

  • Constructors agree to cut one story for sake of UNESCO site  2020-11-21 19:30

    Constructors agree to cut one story for sake of UNESCO site 

    TEHRAN – Owners of a multi-storey building, which is being constructed adjacent to the famed Golestan Palace in downtown Tehran, have ultimately agreed to eliminate one floor to preserve the endangered visual landspade of the UNESCO-registered site. 

  • Book exploring history of Sistan-Baluchestan goes out of print 2020-11-17 19:30

    Book exploring history of Sistan-Baluchestan goes out of print

    TEHRAN – A book on Iran’s Sistan-Baluchestan region, its history, arts, and anthropology has recently been published in the country. 

  • Sugar factory not to be built within World Heritage properties 2020-11-14 20:30

    Sugar factory not to be built within World Heritage properties

    TEHRAN – Following many ups and downs, the construction of a controversial sugar factory within the legal boundaries of UNESCO-registered Tchogha Zanbil, a prehistoric ziggurat in southwest Iran, is now cancelled.

  • Archaeologists to unravel enigma of Achaemenid dams, water management systems 2020-11-08 00:02

    Archaeologists to unravel enigma of Achaemenid dams, water management systems

    TEHRAN – A team of Iranian archaeologists, cultural heritage experts, and engineers has resumed research to discover the secrets of dams and relevant water management systems constructed during the Achaemenid era (c.550-330) in Iran, some of which still inspiring modern architects and engineers.

  • Ganjali Khan Caravanserai 2020-11-07 18:35

    Iran submits dossier to UNESCO for listing Safavid-era Ganjali Khan Caravanserai

    TEHRAN – Iran has recently submitted a dossier to the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization for a possible inscription of the Safavid-era (1501–1736) Ganjali Khan Caravanserai, which is located in the southeastern Kerman province.

  • UNESCO-registered qanat undergoes restoration 2020-11-06 19:44

    UNESCO-registered qanat undergoes restoration

    TEHRAN – Restoration work has begun on qanat of Ebrahim Abad, which is situated in Arak, central Iran. The monument is one of the country’s aqueducts registered by UNESCO as a World Heritage.

  • UNESCO-tagged Takht-e Soleyman boosts tourism infrastructure 2020-11-03 17:58

    UNESCO-tagged Takht-e Soleyman boosts tourism infrastructure

    TEHRAN – Tourism infrastructure at the UNESCO-registered Takht-e Soleyman, an ancient sanctuary in northwest Iran, has been reinforced through building a cobblestone road and parking space, as well as improving sanitary services.

  • Burnt City 2020-10-26 14:43

    Corona stops archeological work in Burnt City

    TEHRAN – Archeological excavations in the UNESCO-registered Burnt City, southeastern Sistan-Baluchestan province, have been stopped over the outbreak of the coronavirus in the country.

  • Uraman: Fringing the Skies 2020-10-21 17:30

    Online exhibition to display photos on Uraman rural landscape

    TEHRAN- The Iranian National Commission for UNESCO will hold an online exhibition on its official Instagram page on Friday, displaying photos on Uraman rural landscape in western Kordestan province which is a candidate for becoming a World Heritage site in 2021.

  • Asbads, the windy pride of Nashtifan 2020-10-18 17:47

    Afshin Majlesi

    Asbads, the windy pride of Nashtifan

    In the tiny village of Nashtifan in northeastern Iran, one may feel an ancient magic inherited from preceding generations, a traditional technique to harness the wind power.

  • A general view of the UNESCO-registered Shushtar Hydraulic System in southern Iran 2020-10-13 18:48

    800 historical water structures identified in Khuzestan province

    TEHRAN – Some 800 water-related structures have so far been identified across Khuzestan province in southwest Iran.

  • Qanat, an ancient invention for water management 2020-10-06 11:42

    Qanat, an ancient invention for water management

    For thousands of years, qanat (ancient subterranean aqueduct) systems have supplied water to agricultural and permanent settlements in arid regions of Iran.

  • A view of Gur-e-Dokhtar, an Achaemenid-era stone tomb belonging to the mother of Cyrus (Mandana) or her daughter (Atoosa) in Dashtestan, Bushehr province, southwest Iran. 2020-10-03 21:26

    Iran wants UNESCO tag for Achaemenid archaeological landscape near Persian Gulf

    TEHRAN - Two years ago, Iran was successful in registering “Sassanid Archaeological Landscape of Fars Region” on the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites. Today, the country is seeking the possible inscription of another archaeological landscapes near the Persian Gulf, dating back to the Achaemenid era (c. 550-330).

  • Coronavirus cancels Qalishuyan religious ritual 2020-10-03 21:25

    Coronavirus cancels Qalishuyan religious ritual

    TEHRAN - Qalishuyan, a religious ritual which was held annually in the central city of Kashan, has been called off this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

  • Uraman where roof of a house is yard of another 2020-10-01 00:08

    Uraman where roof of a house is yard of another

    Photo taken on September 29th shows the bizarre architecture of Uraman rural landscape; each house is built on another’s rooftop, most of which having porch-balconies and earthen roofs.

  • 'Uraman: Fringing the Skies' photo exhibit recalls splendors of rural landscape 2020-09-30 20:00

    'Uraman: Fringing the Skies' photo exhibit recalls splendors of rural landscape

    TEHRAN – Today, a photo exhibit opens in Tehran, aiming to resonance the audience with the splendors, architecture, ancient rituals, and everyday life in Uraman rural landscape in western Kordestan province, which is a candidate for becoming a World Heritage site in 2021.

  • Beauties of Iranian desert in limelight at photography exhibit 2020-09-29 21:00

    Beauties of Iranian desert in limelight at photography exhibit

    TEHRAN – Scenes of the magnificent Lut Desert, a UNESCO World Heritage in the Iranian heartland, are on show at a specialized photography exhibition in Zahedan, the capital of Sistan-Baluchestan province.

  • View gigantic ziggurat of Tchogha Zanbil in 360 virtual tour 2020-09-28 19:30

    View gigantic ziggurat of Tchogha Zanbil in 360 virtual tour

    TEHRAN – Cultural heritage enthusiasts and ordinary people can virtually walk through the amazing ziggurat of Tchogha Zanbil, a UNESCO-registered prehistorical capital in southwest Iran, using a cutting-edge 3D technology.

  • Restorers launch project at Tehran’s UNESCO-tagged palace 2020-09-27 21:17

    Restorers launch project at Tehran’s UNESCO-tagged palace

    TEHRAN – A team of restorers and cultural heritage experts have commenced working on some tile work that covers the exterior walls of Golestan Palace located in downtown Tehran, adjacent to the Grand Bazaar of the Iranian capital.

  • World Tourism Day: COVID-19 makes a big difference 2020-09-26 20:37

    By Afshin Majlesi

    World Tourism Day: COVID-19 makes a big difference

    September 27th is a special day for potential travelers and all tourism insiders: It’s World Tourism Day! However, for the first time in the 40-year history of the occasion, it will be held this year with a big difference amid the deep global economic recession, job losses, halted flights, as well as lockdowns and closures due to the coronavirus pandemic.

  • Persian Gulf aquatic kindergarten seeks UNESCO inclusion 2020-09-25 17:26

    Persian Gulf ‘aquatic kindergarten’ seeking UNESCO inclusion

    TEHRAN – Khorkhoran Wetland, one of the largest and most important marine environments in Iran that is regarded as an aquatic kindergarten in the Persian Gulf has been waiting to be included in the UNESCO list for three years.

  •   Persepolis engraved stones, fragments being documented 2020-09-22 21:59

    Persepolis engraved stones, fragments being documented

    TEHRAN – A team of archaeologists, cultural heritage experts, and restorers have commenced a project to reorganize, study, and document engraved stones, related fragments, and bas-relief carvings that are being kept across the UNESCO-registered Persepolis in southern Iran.

  • New museums added to UNESCO-tagged shrine ensemble in Ardebil 2020-09-20 23:19

    New museums added to UNESCO-tagged shrine ensemble in Ardebil

    TEHRAN – Five new museums have been added to the UNESCO-registered Sheikh Safi al-Din Khanegah and Shrine Ensemble, which is located in Ardebil province, northwest Iran.

  • Iran seeks to expand handicrafts market in southern China 2020-09-19 21:58

    Iran seeks to expand handicrafts market in southern China

    TEHRAN – Iran seeks to expand handicrafts exports to southern China, including Guangzhou province, mainly through holding exhibitions and selling products online.

  • Yazd’s outer ramparts, towers to be restored to former glory 2020-09-14 20:30

    Yazd’s outer ramparts, towers to be restored to former glory

    TEHRAN – A restoration project has been commenced on ancient mudbrick ramparts and towers, which were once parts of defensive fortifications around the city of Yazd, which is now a UNESCO World Heritage.

  • ‘Irresponsible’ activities banned in Qeshm Geopark to save UNESCO tag 2020-09-12 19:51

    ‘Irresponsible’ activities banned in Qeshm Geopark to save UNESCO tag

    TEHRAN – Any form of ‘irresponsible’ activities across Iran’s Qeshm Geopark has been ruled to be terminated across Qeshm Geopark, which is on the verge of losing its UNESCO status due to years of misconduct.

  • The future of travel in Iran 2020-09-09 19:18

    By Afshin Majlesi

    The future of travel in Iran

    Ubiquitous face masks, partitions, social distances, customer-service protocols, not-yet-fulfilled refunds, and self-quarantined at home on a mass scale, as well as closed borders, canceled events, and changing policies challenge tourism industry insiders to forecast what the lingering impact of the novel coronavirus could be on the way we travel.

  • Iran ranks tenth on UNESCO World Heritage list 2020-09-08 20:30

    Iran ranks tenth on UNESCO World Heritage list

    TEHRAN - Iran ranks 10th in the world in terms of the number of historical monuments and sites registered on the UNESCO World Heritage list.

  • UNESCO assessor to visit Uraman landscape in western Iran 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.