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2026-08-04 16:59
HEGTA chief highlights Ardabil’s potential as a storytelling destination
TEHRAN – Alireza Tabesh, chief executive of the Tourism Group of the Social Security Organization (HEGTA), has described Ardabil as a destination that needs to be introduced through storytelling, saying the province’s rich historical, cultural, natural and spiritual capacities have yet to be presented to visitors as a coherent tourism experience.
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2026-07-11 17:26
Ardabil plans permanent venue for nomad migration festival
TEHRAN – A permanent venue for the Shahsavan nomad migration festival will be established in Bileh Savar county in Iran's northwestern Ardabil province under a project to create a nomadic Ecocamp, a provincial official said on Saturday.
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2026-05-03 21:01
Ardabil to develop tourism-focused villages, boost infrastructure
TEHRAN - Ardabil province is moving forward with plans to organize rural areas around tourism development, allocating funding to designated villages and prioritizing infrastructure projects to support the sector, local officials said on Saturday.
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2026-04-24 20:27
Historic Owltan Castle seen as tourism hub in northwest Iran, official says
TEHRAN – A senior provincial official said the historic Owltan Castle in Parsabad county has the potential to become a center for cultural and tourism development in the region, according to remarks reported on Friday.
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2026-02-08 17:44
255 tourism projects inaugurated concurrent with Ten-Day Dawn
TEHRAN-- Head of the Investment and Economic Affairs Center of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage Ali-Asghar Shalbafian announced the inauguration of 255 projects with an investment of over 210 trillion rials ($140 million) and generation of 3,062 jobs during the Ten-Day Dawn, marking victory of the Islamic Revolution.
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2026-02-08 17:43
Tehran, Baku consider reopening passenger border crossings
TEHRAN - Iran and Azerbaijan are considering reopening of passenger traffic across their shared border following talks between senior officials, Iran’s minister of cultural heritage, tourism and handicrafts said on Saturday.
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2026-02-07 17:18
Minister backs global registration push for Anbaran kilim craft
TEHRAN - Iran’s minister of cultural heritage, tourism and handicrafts said on Saturday that the city of Anbaran in Ardabil province should pursue global registration for its kilim weaving tradition, citing the role of local women artisans and the sector’s economic potential.
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2026-02-07 17:16
Khalkhal holds winter festival
TEHRAN-- The 12th Khalkhal winter sports and games festival was held in a snowy atmosphere with the message of preserving the environment and wildlife of the region on Friday.
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2026-02-06 17:02
90 traditional foods spotlighted at Meshginshahr festival
TEHRAN – A regional culinary festival was recently held at the Sheikh Heydar Mausoleum complex in Meshginshahr, Ardabil province, featuring more than 90 varieties of traditional and authentic foods.
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2025-11-29 19:30
16th-century Ardabil carpets lie far from home in London and Los Angeles
TEHRAN - Two monumental 16th-century Ardabil carpets--woven in the Safavid court for the shrine of Sheikh Safi al-Din Ardabili--now lie thousands of kilometers from their home, housed separately in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA).
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2025-11-29 17:33
16th-century Ardabil carpets lie far from home in London and Los Angeles
TEHRAN - Two monumental 16th-century Ardabil carpets--woven in the Safavid court for the shrine of Sheikh Safi al-Din Ardabili--now lie thousands of kilometers from their home, housed separately in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA).
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2025-11-28 16:18
Tourism investors exempt from land use change fees, deputy minister says
TEHRAN-- Deputy Tourism Minister Ali-Asghar Shalbafian has announced the exemption of investors from paying land use change fees.
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2025-11-25 17:54
Ardabil to present over 100 tourism investment opportunities at intl. forum
TEHRAN - Ardabil province is set to present 112 investment opportunities in tourism, handicrafts and related services at an international on Thursday, a provincial official said.
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2025-11-16 17:40
Ardabil plans to promote tourism capabilities in Persian Gulf states
TEHRAN – Ardabil province is set to promote its tourism attractions to attract more visitors Persian Gulf littoral countries, a provincial tourism official said.
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2025-11-14 17:15
Ardabil to offer 110 tourism investment opportunities at intl. forum
TEHRAN - Ardabil will present 110 identified tourism investment opportunities at an international forum scheduled to be held in the northwestern Iranian province, the provincial tourism chief said on Thursday.
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2025-11-04 14:02
Minister highlights sustainable village employment through ecotourism resorts
TEHRAN — Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts Seyyed Reza Salehi-Amiri has emphasized the importance of sustainable rural development, stressing that villages should remain vibrant through initiatives such as ecotourism resorts.
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2025-11-03 17:27
Ardabil aims to become hub for health and winter tourism, governor-general says
TEHRAN – Ardabil province, with its more than 1,800 historical monuments, unique natural attractions, and excellent geopolitical position, is on track to become Iran’s leading hub for health, winter, and nature-based tourism.
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2025-10-13 17:21
Excavations underway at Ardabil’s ancient site
TEHRAN—Excavations are underway at Qeshlaq Tappaci site in Ardabil province with the goal to compile the cultural characteristics of the Neolithic era in the northwestern Iranian region, as well as to present the time period of these cultures within the framework of Iranian archaeological chronology.
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2025-09-29 18:57
Sheikh Safi al-din Shrine: an intersection of Iranian history, mysticism, culture
TEHRAN--The UNESCO-registered Sheikh Safi al-Din Khanegah and the Shrine Ensemble in Ardabil, northwest of Iran, were built between the beginning of the 16th century and the end of the 18th century. It is sometimes referred to as an intersection of Iranian history, mysticism, and culture.
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2025-09-23 17:25
Iranian ceramicist honored as ‘most skilled female potter’ at Uzbekistan festival
TEHRAN – Zahra Aslani, a ceramic artist from Ardabil, northwest Iran, has won the title of “most skilled female potter” at an international festival recently held in Uzbekistan.
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2025-09-12 17:36
Nair hosts national festival of Ash and traditional foods
TEHRAN – Iran’s 18th National Festival of Ash and Traditional Foods opened on Wednesday in Nair, Ardabil province, attracting participants from 12 provinces and drawing large crowds, officials said.
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2025-08-27 17:38
Ardabili artist to attend International Pottery Forum in Uzbekistan
TEHRAN--Zahra Aslani, a ceramic artist from Ardabil, qualified for the second time for the International Pottery Forum and the International Festival of Handicrafts in the city of Rishtan, Uzbekistan.
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2025-08-26 17:04
Sarein to become smart tourism city, governor-general says
TEHRAN — Sarein in Ardabil province should be developed into a smart tourism and health tourism city, with accommodation facilities, hotels, and eco-tourism services upgraded to international standards, the provincial governor-general Masoud Emami-Yeganeh said.
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2025-08-20 18:03
Ardabil Friday Mosque under restoration with credit worth over $333,000
TEHRAN--The restoration of the Friday Mosque of Ardabil in northwest of Iran has been realized after years of waiting, and this valuable historical mosque was placed in the hands of restorers with a credit of 300 billion rials ($333,333), said the deputy head of Ardabil Cultural Heritage Department.