Atefeh Rashnoei

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  • Shushtar aims to become global model for linking heritage and economy 2026-05-30 08:24

    Shushtar aims to become global model for linking heritage and economy

    TEHRAN - The director of the UNESCO-listed Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System has called for the ancient Iranian city of Shushtar to become a global model for linking culture, history and economic development, following ceremonies marking Iran’s Cultural Heritage Week.

  • Then-director of the Tchogha Zanbil World Heritage site speaks with a Tehran Times correspondent at the UNESCO-listed site on December 25, 2025. 2026-01-18 17:00

    By Afshin Majlesi

    At Tchogha Zanbil, a living monument to Elamite faith and engineering

    On a serene plain in southwestern Iran, the stepped ziggurat of Tchogha Zanbil has stood for more than 3,500 years, making it the best-preserved ziggurat outside Mesopotamia and one of the rare surviving monuments of the Elamite civilization.