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Digging deeper: a look into burial traditions in northwest Iran during Bronze Age
TEHRAN – Northwest Iran is a rich area of burial sites. For example, excavations in the Azarbaijan region have revealed a variety of similarities and differences in their placement, as well as in the structure, building materials, and funerary goods of their tombs.
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2023-05-29 16:44
A journey through time: must-see churches for every traveler
Over the past millennia, Iran has witnessed many events, both social and technological, religious, cultural, etc. which have resulted in current differences of races, languages, religions, and cultural differences.
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2022-10-31 21:34
Iran FM talks to Azeri counterpart, issues stark warning over foreign interference
TEHRAN- Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian has expressed Iran's vehement opposition to any foreign presence in the South Caucasus region, emphasizing that regional cooperation is essential to their shared peace and security.
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2022-09-06 20:30
Piranshahr in need of archaeological museum: official
TEHRAN—Piranshahr, which is home to tens of ancient sites, needs an archaeological museum, the tourism chief of the northwestern Iranian city said on Monday.
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2022-07-04 20:15
Foreign visits to East Azarbaijan at record high
TEHRAN – Over 30,000 foreign travelers visited East Azarbaijan province during the first three months of the current Iranian calendar year, which according to the provincial tourism directorate makes a record high since 2017.
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2022-01-24 19:56
COVID-19: Some 1.47m foreign nationals visit Iran in nine months
TEHRAN – Some 1.47m foreign nationals visited Iran from the beginning of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21, 2021) to January 1, a span most of which was subject to severe travel bans due to coronavirus.
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2020-11-10 13:05
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russia sign deal to end Nagorno-Karabakh war
Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia signed an agreement on Tuesday to end six weeks of fierce fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh in a deal Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan described as “unspeakably painful” in an emotional Facebook post.
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2020-10-26 23:52
Renewed fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh threatens U.S.-backed truce
Armenia and Azerbaijan accused each other on Monday of violating a new U.S.-brokered ceasefire in fighting over the mountain enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh, casting doubt over the prospects of the latest international push to end a month of clashes.
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2020-10-18 22:49
Armenia, Azerbaijan report violations of new ceasefire
Despite a second attempt at a cease-fire, Armenia and Azerbaijan traded accusations Sunday of violating the new truce in their destructive conflict over the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
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2020-08-05 22:00
Four archaeological hills being demarcated in Miandoab
TEHRAN – Teams of Iranian archaeologists have commenced separate surveys to demarcate four archaeological hills situated in Miandoab county, northwestern West Azarbaijan province.
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2020-02-29 23:54
By Afshin Majlesi
Northwest Iran: A verdant realm of ancient churches & monasteries
TEHRAN - To the untrained eye, Iran’s earliest churches may seem modest structures to some but they bear testimony to a vast panorama of architectural and decorative scenes associated with Armenian culture blended with other regional cultures: Byzantine, Orthodox, Assyrian, Persian and Muslim.