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2021-07-26 19:50
Cultural heritage elements in eastern Iran added to national list
TEHRAN –A total of eight cultural elements, which are practiced in South Khorasan province, have recently been added to the National Intangible Cultural Heritage list.
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2021-07-19 21:00
96 tourism projects underway in East Azarbaijan
TEHRAN - A total of 96 tourism-related projects are currently underway across Iran’s East Azarbaijan province, the provincial tourism chief said on Monday.
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2021-07-07 18:47
Uraman’s World Heritage registration to be finalized within weeks
TEHRAN –The UNESCO World Heritage Status of the Uraman rural landscape is expected to be confirmed by the end of the current Iranian month of Tir (July 22), the tourism minister has said.
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2021-07-06 19:00
Minister cuts ribbon on palace museum complex in western Iran
TEHRAN – Iranian tourism minister Ali-Asghar Mounesan on Tuesday inaugurated a palace museum complex during his visit to Sanandaj, the capital of Kordestan province.
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2021-06-25 17:38
Iran ready to hold cultural events with Germany, tourism minister says
TEHRAN- Iranian tourism minister Ali-Asghar Mounesan on Thursday said that his country is ready to hold further cultural events and exhibitions with Germany.
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2021-06-15 21:20
Sheikh Shahab al-Din Ahari ensemble to bid for UNESCO world heritage status
TEHRAN – The historical ensemble of Sheikh Shahab al-Din Ahari has come a step closer to being designated as a world heritage site.
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2021-06-15 19:00
Gigantic water park opened in northwest Iran
TEHRAN –On Monday, a gigantic water park opened in Tabriz, the capital of East Azarbaijan province.
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2021-06-15 17:40
Museum dedicated to journalistic heritage inaugurated in Tabriz
TEHRAN – Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Minister Ali-Asghar Mounesan on Monday inaugurated a museum dedicated to journalistic heritage in Tabriz, northwestern East Azarbaijan province.
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2021-06-14 18:39
Tourism minister cuts ribbon on traditional boutique hotel
TEHRAN – Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Minister Ali-Asghar Mounesan on Sunday inaugurated a traditional boutique hotel during his visit to Tabriz, the capital of East Azarbaijan province.
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2021-06-14 18:38
Tourism minister appreciates efforts to revive 700-year-old complex
TEHRAN – Iranian tourism minister on Monday praised efforts made to restore the Hassan Padeshah complex, which is located in the historical city of Tabriz.
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2021-06-11 17:16
Iranian handicrafts evolved to meet more consumer, market needs: minister
TEHRAN – Iranian handicrafts have been evolved to meet more customer tastes and to enter new markets, thanks to its immense capacities, and creativity of craftspeople, Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts Minister Ali-Asghar Mounesan has said.
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2021-06-09 18:33
Iranian, Russiam museums ink MOU to boost partnership
TEHRAN – Tehran’s Niavaran Museum has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Moscow’s Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts to intensify their cooperation.
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2021-06-06 16:52
Iranian tourism minister visits Russia to finalize visa-free agreement
TEHRAN – Iranian tourism minister Ali-Asghar Mounesan entered Moscow on Sunday to finalize work on a bilateral visa-free agreement for tourist groups with Russia, CHTN reported.
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2021-05-31 21:00
Minister inaugurates 28 tourism projects in Fars province
TEHRAN – Iranian tourism minister Ali-Asghar Mounesan on Monday inaugurated 28 cultural heritage-and-tourism-related projects in Fars during his visit to the southern Iranian province.
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2021-05-29 20:33
Minister inspects recreational port construction in northern Iran
TEHRAN – Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Minister Ali-Asghar Mounesan on Friday paid a visit to the construction possess of a recreational port in Gilan province.
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2021-05-26 17:54
Gigantic agritourism site to open in Ardebil
TEHRAN – A massive agritourism site will open its doors to the public in Ardebil province, the provincial tourism chief has said.
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2021-05-25 21:13
Tourism minister cuts ribbon on traditional restaurant
TEHRAN – Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Minister Ali-Asghar Mounesan on Monday inaugurated a traditional restaurant during his visit to Sari, the capital of the northern Mazandaran province.
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2021-05-25 18:11
Tens of hotels, apartment hotels under construction in Mazandaran
TEHRAN –Some 27 hotels and 65 apartment hotels are being constructed across the northern province of Mazandaran, adding 71,000 beds to the province’s hospitality sector.
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2021-05-24 20:27
Iran could become hub for ‘vaccine tourism’: minister
TEHRAN – Iran has the potential to become a destination for vaccine tourism regarding considerable efforts the country is making to develop series of domestic COVID-19 vaccines, the tourism minister Ali-Asghar Mounesan has said.
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2021-05-19 18:00
Iranian minister, Russian envoy discuss ways to expand tourism
TEHRAN – Iranian tourism minister Ali-Asghar Mounesan and Russian Ambassador Levan Dzhagaryan on Tuesday discussed ways to expand tourism ties as the two countries are about to execute a visa-free agreement for tourist groups.
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2021-05-11 18:44
Tehran, Yerevan discuss ways to deepen tourism ties
TEHRAN – Iranian tourism minister Ali-Asghar Mounesan and Yerevan’s ambassador to Tehran Artashes Toumanian on Monday discussed ways to deepen ties in the realms of tourism and cultural heritage.
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2021-05-04 17:09
Tehran, Rome discuss ways to expand tourism
TEHRAN – Iranian Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts Minister Ali-Asghar Mounesan and Giuseppe Perrone, the Italian Ambassador to Iran, discussed ways to expand tourism and cultural ties on Monday.
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2021-04-25 20:30
Tens of Iranian relics returned home from British institute
TEHRAN – A total of 100 Iranian relics, which were on loan to the British Institute of Persian Studies (BIPS) for some half a century, have been finally returned home, ISNA reported on Saturday.
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2021-04-24 01:14
Mosayeb Amiri appointed new director of RICHT
TEHRAN – Iranian tourism minister Ali-Asghar Mounesan on Thursday appointed Mosayeb Amiri as the new director of the Research Institute of Cultural Heritage & Tourism (RICHT).
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2021-04-19 19:00
Iran tourism minister hopes for a ‘sincere return’ to cherish global heritage
TEHRAN – Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts Minister Ali-Asghar Mounesan issued a message on the occasion of International Day for Monuments and Sites, hoping for an “imminent end to the coronavirus [crisis] and a sincere return of human to cherish the global heritage”.
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2021-04-11 20:03
Tourism behind locked doors: Iranian companies, travel insiders promote country online
TEHRAN – Travel insiders, museums, and tourism fairs around the world are struggling to cope with the coronavirus lockdowns. While some have turned to online events, others are doubting whether they can survive.
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2021-04-07 19:55
Parallel loan exhibits on ancient mining start in Iran, Germany
TEHRAN – On Wednesday, two separate loan exhibitions featuring ancient mining and relevant documents were kicked off in Iran and Germany.
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2021-04-06 19:12
Historical arch bridge to undergo urgent restoration near Tehran
TEHRAN – Restoration and vital rehabilitation works will commence soon on Pol-e Khatun; a centuries-old arch bridge near capital Tehran.
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2021-04-05 18:19
Reciting humorous poetry made national heritage in Iran
TEHRAN – Reciting humorous poetry, which is traditionally accompanied by indigenous music, has been registered on Iran’s National Intangible Cultural Heritage list, CHTN reported.
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2021-03-08 19:27
Iran to allocate some $240,000 for Great Wall of Gorgan restoration
TEHRAN – Iran will set aside ten billion rials (some $240,000 at the official exchange rate of 42,000 rials per dollar) for the restoration of the Great Wall of Gorgan, Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Minister Ali-Asghar Mounesan said on Sunday.
