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2022-07-26 21:01
A glimpse of lavishly ornamented carpets of Fars
TEHRAN – Many Iranian cities, towns and villages enjoy global reputation for the intricate designs, lavish colors, and peerless craftsmanship of their ingenious handwoven rugs.
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2022-07-23 19:04
Museum of handmade dolls inaugurated in Fars
TEHRAN – A museum dedicated to handmade dolls was officially inaugurated on Thursday in the city of Evaz, southern Fars province.
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2022-07-13 19:16
Festival of Iranian tribes to open in Fars province
TEHRAN – Tribespeople from nine Iranian provinces have been invited to take part in a ten-day festival in Fars province, southern Iran.
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2022-07-03 22:00
Herbs cultivation prerequisite for sustainable health tourism, official says
TEHRAN – Sustainable health tourism can be enhanced by producing and cultivating medicinal herbs, a local tourism official in Fars province has said.
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2022-06-26 20:00
Fars home to 200,000 crafters, provincial data suggests
TEHRAN- Some 200,000 artisans are currently employed in the handicraft sector of the southern Fars province, the deputy provincial tourism chief has said.
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2022-06-13 21:03
17 objects kept in Fars province granted national status
TEHRAN – A selection of 17 moveable properties being kept in Fars province’s museums have been inscribed on the national heritage list.
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2022-06-13 21:03
Intl. medical visits to Fars province hits record high
TEHRAN – The number of international travelers who received medical services in Fars province’s hospitals hits a record high during the first two months of the current Iranian calendar year, the province's deputy governor-general has said.
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2022-06-13 20:49
Restoration laboratory inaugurated in Persepolis
TEHRAN – A restoration workshop and laboratory dedicated to ancient relics and ruins has been inaugurated on the premises of the Persepolis, the director of the World Heritage site has said.
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2022-06-11 18:44
New evidence of prehistorical settlement comes to light in southern Iran
TEHRAN – A team of archaeologists has uncovered new clues about a prehistorical settlement in the Marvdasht plain of Fars province in southern Iran.
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2022-06-06 21:32
Cultural elements in Fars made national heritage
TEHRAN –A selection of seven new cultural elements, which are practiced in Fars province, have been added to the National Intangible Cultural Heritage list.
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2022-06-06 21:26
By Afshin Majlesi
Expert hails find of ‘Bronze Age’ petroglyph in southern Iran
TEHRAN – A cultural heritage expert says a petroglyph recently discovered near Davan dates back to the Bronze Age, adding it may provide an extraordinary insight into the prehistoric life across the southern Iranian village.
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2022-05-22 19:04
Achaemenid tablets returned to Persepolis for public show
TEHRAN – A selection of Achaemenid clay tablets, which were on loan from Iran to the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago since 1935, has recently been put on show in the UNESCO-registered Persepolis.
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2022-05-18 18:28
Restoration completed on Sassanid-era bas-relief
TEHRAN –An urgent restoration project on a Sassanid-era (224–651) bas-relief in Mamasani, southern Fars province, has come to an end, the deputy provincial tourism chief has said.
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2022-05-06 19:30
20,000 travelers visit Hafez mausoleum in day
TEHRAN – On Thursday, over 20,000 travelers paid visits to Hafezieh, a major tourist spot in Shiraz where the illustrious Persian poet Hafez is laid to rest.
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2022-04-29 20:00
Sassanid-era bas-relief undergoes urgent restoration
TEHRAN – An urgent restoration work has commenced on a Sassanid-era (224–651) bas-relief in Mamasani, southern Fars province, the deputy provincial tourism chief has said.
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2022-04-26 20:00
Fars to host National Regional Music Festival
TEHRAN – The second edition of the National Regional Music Festival is planned to be held in the southern province of Fars from May 15 to 20, IRNA reported on Tuesday.
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2022-04-25 18:42
Hundreds of engraved stones discovered in Persepolis
TEHRAN – Hundreds of engraved stones and fragmented bas-relief carvings have recently been discovered in the ruined Tachara Palace, located in heart of the UNESCO-registered Persepolis, southern Fars province.
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2022-04-25 11:58
Annual export from Fars province increases 92%
TEHRAN- The value of export from Fars province rose 92 percent in the past Iranian calendar year 1400 (ended on March 20), from its preceding year, a provincial official announced.
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2022-04-20 11:43
Fars province’s annual fishery output stands at over 12,000 tons
TEHRAN- As announced by a provincial official, 12,437 tons of fishery was produced in Fars province during the past Iranian calendar year 1400 (ended on March 20).
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2022-04-18 22:10
Shiraz historical texture holds potential to gain UNESCO tag
TEHRAN – The historical texture of Shiraz, the capital of southern Fars province, holds potential to be registered on the UNESCO World Heritage list.
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2022-04-16 21:14
Millennia-old petroglyph on the verge of destruction
TEHRAN – An ancient petroglyph in Sehtolan village, southern Fars province has been damaged by environmental factors.
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2022-04-12 22:06
Average of 23,000 visitors toured Persepolis per day during Noruz
TEHRAN – An average of 23,000 visitors toured Persepolis per day during the Noruz holidays, the director of the World Heritage site has said.
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2022-04-11 20:12
$78.5m invested in Fars tourism
TEHRAN – Some 21 trillion rials ($78.5 million) has been invested in the tourism sector of southern Fars province over the past Iranian year 1400 (ended on March 20), the deputy provincial tourism chief has said.
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2022-04-03 18:20
1.4 million visits to Fars attractions registered
TEHRAN – Various historical sites and museums across the southern Fars province attracted over 1.4 million visitors during the Noruz holidays from March 18 to April 2.
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2022-03-16 19:00
Illegal diggers arrested in Fars
TEHRAN – Iranian police have recently arrested two illegal excavators in Kazerun, southern Fars province, a senior police official in charge of protecting cultural heritage has said.
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2022-03-08 20:52
Help! Majestic treasures of Sassanid art under invasion of lichens, fungi, and leaky rocks
TEHRAN – Some of Tang-e Chogan bas-relief carvings, celebrated as majestic treasures of Sassanid art, are under threat of complete destruction due to lack of proper maintenance and natural causes such as lichens, fungi, and the leakage of water through the rock-carved reliefs.
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2022-03-01 18:23
Hidden secrets of Achaemenid dam engineering revealed
TEHRAN – Archaeologists have discovered treasured data on dam construction engineering and water resources management during the Achaemenid period (c. 550 – 330 BC).
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2022-02-23 17:04
Permanent handicrafts market to open near UNESCO-designated Pasargadae
TEHRAN –A permanent market for handicrafts is planned to be established near the UNESCO-designated Pasargadae, southern Fars province.
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2022-02-16 22:13
Daffodil gardens of Kazerun made national heritage
TEHRAN – Iran’s Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts has recently registered several daffodil gardens as national heritage.
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2022-02-08 20:34
Touristic province seeks to lure World Cup visitors
TEHRAN – Fars, one of the touristic Iranian provinces, plans to attract international travelers who would attend the 2022 World Cup in neighboring Qatar.
