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2019-02-11 22:21
Iran, Iraq seeking UN recognition of Arba’een pilgrimage
TEHRAN - Iranian tourism and cultural heritage authorities in collaboration with their Iraqi counterparts are implementing a plan to promote the recognition of Arba’een pilgrimage on the UNESCO’s list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, CHTN reported.
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2019-02-11 22:20
Yazd hosting intl. workshop on earthen architecture
TEHRAN - The historical Iranian city of Yazd is hosting an international workshop on earthen architecture with its related conservation problems and challenges coming into focus.
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2019-02-07 00:47
Yazd hotels, museums offering discounts to Chinese visitors
TEHRAN - Hotels and museums in the city of Yazd are offering deep discounts on accommodation and entry fees for Chinese travelers on the occasion of the Chinese New Year celebrations.
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2019-02-02 21:33
Noruz added to Vancouver calendar of events
TEHRAN – Vancouver City Council has added Noruz, the Persian new year festivity, to its official celebrations and observations calendar.
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2019-02-02 21:32
Iran to host Expert Consultation on Scientific Tsunami Hazard Assessment of the Makran Subduction Zone
TEHRAN — Kish Island, southern Iran, will play host to Expert Consultation on Scientific Tsunami Hazard Assessment of the Makran Subduction Zone on March 8, 2019.
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2019-01-31 00:59
Millennia-old relief unveiled in Shiraz
TEHRAN – A millennia-old bas-relief inscription which has been discovered from Naqsh-e Rostam, a royal necropolis in southern Iran, was officially unveiled in Shiraz on Tuesday, Mehr reported.
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2019-01-28 20:56
Outbound travels slump by 30%: tourism official
TEHRAN – Iran’s outbound tourism fell by 30 percent during the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21, 2018) from a year earlier, a tourism official has said.
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2019-01-21 21:28
“From Sultaniyya to Florence”: Tehran conference to address medieval architecture
TEHRAN – A range of architectural designs and craftsmanship traditions of the 14th and 15th centuries will be discussed at a Tehran conference titled “From Sultaniyya to Florence”.
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2019-01-19 20:51
Gonbad-e Soltaniyeh: Iran’s magnificent “Taj Mahal”
TEHRAN - Locally known as Gonbad-e Soltaniyeh, the UNESCO-registered Mausoleum of Oljaytu is a prime tourism destination while traversing Iran.
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2019-01-16 19:09
“Cube of Zoroaster” unfazed by subsidence, new research finds
TEHRAN – No threat of subsidence faces the “Cube of Zoroaster”, which is a famed ancient quadrangular structure in southern Iran, according to a new research.
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2019-01-12 21:52
Centuries-old water supply system discovered in Iran
TEHRAN – A team of Iranian archaeologists has found remnants of a centuries-old network, which used to supply water to an underground “city” in central Iran.
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2019-01-05 22:58
U.S. arrivals in Iran up 27% in 7 months on year
TEHRAN – A total of 1,665 U.S. nationals visited Iran during the first seven months of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21, 2018), an increase of 27 percent year on year.
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2019-01-02 20:42
UNESCO national commission, Tehran Municipality discuss co-op
TEHRAN- Iranian National Commission for UNESCO and Tehran Municipality discussed increasing cooperation to promote Tehrani citizens’ social well-being as well as making the city more accessible to people with disabilities.
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2019-01-02 16:25
‘Is anything left for Trump to withdraw from,’ Zarif asks
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has censured a move by the U.S. and the Zionist regime to leave the United Nations Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (UNESCO), asking if there is anything left for the two countries to withdraw from.
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2018-12-31 21:43
Landmark watermill restored in central Iran
TEHRAN – The 18th-century Dosangi Mill, which is of high archaeological importance, has recently been restored in Meybod county, Yazd province, central Iran.
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2018-12-29 21:14
Kermanshah to host national craft workshop
TEHRAN – Kermanshah province’s cultural heritage department is scheduled to hold a four-day national craft workshop from January 8 to 11, 2019.
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2018-12-27 10:16
Iran’s windmills a step closer to UNESCO listing
TEHRAN – Iran’s cultural heritage body has almost completed preparations for a chain of ancient vertical-axis windmills for possibly becoming a UNESCO World Heritage.
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2018-12-24 21:13
Single UNESCO dossier compiled for Masouleh, Hyrcanian Forest
TEHRAN – Following sustained efforts to earn UNESCO tags for Masouleh and Hyrcanian Forest, Iran tourism chief on Sunday said they are to be assessed as a single property.
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2018-12-22 20:25
In honor of the longest night: Iran pursuing UNESCO recognition of Yalda
TEHRAN – Iran continues collaborating with the United Nations cultural agency UNESCO to register “Celebration of Yalda Night” officially on its Intangible Cultural Heritage list.
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2018-12-17 20:41
Iran travel balance turns positive as inbound tourism jumps
TEHRAN – Iran’s travel balance turned positive in the first seven months of the current Iranian calendar year 1397 (started March 21), a positive reading since two years ago.
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2018-12-15 21:50
Europeans topmost travelers to Shahdad desert
TEHRAN – Europeans have constituted the highest number of arrivals in Iran’s Shahdad desert since the beginning of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21), ISNA reported.
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2018-12-08 22:42
Golestan Palace to exhibit 19th-century cameras
TEHRAN – A total of 29 historical cameras, mainly (mostly) dating from the 19th-century, will go on display at the UNESCO-registered Golestan Palace in downtown Tehran.
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2018-12-01 22:31
Iranian, intl. experts to discuss UNESCO nomination of Silk Roads
TEHRAN - Experts from Iran and 13 other countries will come together in Turkmenistan for possible inscription of the ancient Silk Roads on the UNESCO World Heritage list.
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2018-11-29 02:08
Iranian, intl. experts discussing intangible cultural heritage protection
TEHRAN – A delegation of Iranian experts are discussing ways with international fellows to protect intangible cultural heritage in a session running in Port Louis, Republic of Mauritius, from November 26 to December 1.
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2018-11-26 21:11
Intl. tour operators visit Yazd on fam tour
TEHRAN – The UNESCO-registered city of Yazd hosted travel marketers from 13 countries in a one-day familiarization tour on Sunday.
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2018-11-22 08:49
Golestan Palace to exhibit historical documents and rugs
TEHRAN – A select of historical documents, photographs and handwoven rugs will go on display today at the UNESCO-registered Golestan Palace in downtown Tehran.
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2018-11-22 08:10
Tehran ranks 2nd tourism market place in Mideast, Africa: WTTC
TEHRAN – Tehran is ranked second after Dubai in terms of tourism market size and share of the country’s GDP from the span of 2007-2017, according to the latest World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) report published in October.
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2018-11-15 10:51
Ancient qanat found in southern Iran
TEHRAN – Residents of Rostaq, a rural district in Iran’s southern Fars province, have discovered an ancient qanat, which is estimated to date from some 2,000 years ago.
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2018-11-15 10:49
Intl. Congress on Health for Peace opens in Shiraz
TEHRAN — The International Congress on Health for Peace (ICHP) kicked off in the city of Shiraz on Tuesday in association with the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) and United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
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2018-11-12 21:05
Iranian-Italian team resume project on Pasargadae
TEHRAN – A team of Iranian and Italian archaeologists and restorers have commenced a new round of conservation project on Pasargadae, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in southern Iran.
