Bam Citadel

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  • Archaeological museum to open near mighty Bam citadel 2021-04-14 10:37

    Archaeological museum to open near mighty Bam citadel

    TEHRAN – An archaeological museum is to be established near the adobe Bam citadel, which is a mighty UNESCO-registered site in southeast Iran.

  • Bam Citadel 2021-01-02 21:30

    Landscape project to alter Bam Citadel, surroundings

    TEHRAN – A landscape project will soon commence on the UNESCO-registered Bam Citadel and its surroundings in southeast Iran.  

  • Sassanid fortress equipped with new lighting system 2020-11-08 21:43

    Sassanid fortress equipped with new lighting system

    TEHRAN - Rayen Castle in the southeastern province of Kerman, dating back to the times of the Sasanian dynasty (226-651) and even deeper, has been equipped with a new lighting system.

  • Levelled by earthquake: restoration of giant UNESCO-tagged Bam Citadel 80% complete 2020-10-09 18:01

    Levelled by earthquake: restoration of giant UNESCO-tagged Bam Citadel 80% complete

    TEHRAN – The overall restoration of the massive Bam Citadel, a massive mud-brick stronghold in southeast Iran, which was totally flattened by an earthquake in 2003, is now eighty percent complete.

  • Shahr-e Belqeys prosperous in late Sassanid, early Islamic eras: expert 2020-09-29 20:30

    Shahr-e Belqeys prosperous in late Sassanid, early Islamic eras: expert

    TEHRAN – Shahr-e Belqeys (“City of Belqeys”), situated in northeastern Iran, was prosperous during a span of time from the late Sassanid era to early Islamic times, a cultural heritage expert has said.

  • Belqeys citadel 2020-08-26 19:30

    Belqeys citadel being restored to original glory

    TEHRAN- The remnants of Belqeys citadel, the second-largest mudbrick fortress in Iran after the UNESCO-registered Bam citadel, are being restored to original texture, a local tourism official has said. 

  • 20 wonderful, must-see cultural sites in Iran 2020-08-12 00:07

    By Afshin Majlesi

    20 wonderful, must-see cultural sites in Iran

    If you ask foreign visitors to Iran about the most characteristic future they discovered during excursions in the ancient land, the most possible answers may be somewhat like these: “It is the friendliest country on Earth with loads of warm-hearted welcome!”; “It is the jewel in Islam’s crown in terms of architecture”; “Being home to fascinating cultural heritage sites”; or “a land where echoes of ancient civilizations still resonate down through the ages!”

  • People visit the UNESCO-tagged Bag-e Shazdeh (meaning the "Prince’s Garden") in Mahan, Kerman province. 2019-11-24 20:42

    Kerman’s H1 foreign arrivals up 16% y/y

    TEHRAN - International tourist arrivals in Iran’s southeastern Kerman province rose 16 percent in the first half of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21) from a year earlier.