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2021-04-15 08:51
Police confiscate 254 ancient objects in southern Iran
TEHRAN – Iranian police have seized 254 historical relics from smugglers in the southern Fars province.
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2021-04-14 10:32
Sarab-e Qandil: a puzzling Sassanid bas-relief in southern Iran
TEHRAN - Sarab-e Qandil (literary meaning “Ice-cold Spring”), is one of many reliefs in southern Iran, which may still bear untold stories. Its isolation from frequented roads might explain its excellent state of conservation: it was not accessible for vandals.
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2021-04-11 20:04
Glimpses of traditional skills of carpet weaving in Fars
TEHRAN – Admired for their intricate designs, lavish colors, and peerless craftsmanship, Persian carpets have not only found their way into households, but also onto workplaces and art galleries to name a few.
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2021-03-05 18:08
New light shed on Persepolis
TEHRAN – An archaeological discovery lately been made in the vicinity of Persepolis has shed new light on the once ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid empire.
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2021-02-22 20:00
Ancient vessels recovered from smugglers in Fars
TEHRAN – Five ancient vessels have recently been confiscated from smugglers in the southern city of Abadeh in Fars province, a local tourism official has said.
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2021-02-19 20:03
No harm to Fars historical sites by quake
TEHRAN – No [noticeable] damage has been reported to cultural heritage sites across Fars province as the result of the medium-sized quake hit southwest Iran late on February 17, the provincial tourism chief has said.
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2021-01-24 20:00
Iranian police bust gang of illegal diggers
TEHRAN – Iranian police have recently busted a gang of illegal excavators in a historical site in Sarchehan county, southern Fars province, a provincial tourism official has said.
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2021-01-19 16:58
Greenhouse development in Fars Province on agenda
TEHRAN- The head of the Agriculture Department of Fars Province said that his department intends to develop cultivation in greenhouses of the province based on a comprehensive plan by the Iranian calendar year 1404 (starts in March 2025).
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2021-01-13 18:47
Friday Mosque of Neyriz, one of the oldest-standing in Iran, gets more protection
TEHRAN - Work to restore Friday Mosque of Neyriz, which is one of the oldest-standing Islamic places of worship in Iran, has begun in the southern Iranian city.
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2021-01-02 22:30
Waqf properties to undergo restoration in southern Iran
TEHRAN –Several historical mortmain properties in the southern province of Fars will be restored in near future, an official with the province’s Endowments and Charity Affairs Organization has announced.
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2020-12-27 14:25
Commodities worth over $129m exported from Fars Province
TEHRAN- Commodities valued at $129.362 million were exported from Fars Province, in the south of Iran, during the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20-December 20), according to a provincial official.
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2020-12-21 22:53
Friday Mosque of Neyriz; one of the earliest in Iran
TEHRAN- Once quite flourishing in ancient times, Neyriz used to be one of the largest communities of Muslims. Located in Fars province in southern Iran, Neyriz is close to a salt lake and some stone quarries where its inhabitants are working today.
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2020-12-02 11:24
Commodities worth $104m exported from Fars Province in 8 months
TEHRAN- Over 267,000 tons of commodities valued at $104.095 million have been exported from Fars Province, in the center of Iran, during the first eight months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20-November 20), according to a provincial official.
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2020-12-01 13:00
20 idle mines revived in Fars Province since late March
TEHRAN- Davoud Hosseini, the head of Fars Province’s Industry, Mining, and Trade Department, announced that 20 idle mines have been revived in the province since the start of current Iranian calendar year (March 20).
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2020-11-25 19:47
Culturally-rich Fars province takes step to boost agritourism
TEHRAN – Iran’s Fars province, globally renowned for its vibrant cultural, historical, and archaeological gems such as Persepolis and Pasargadae, aims to jump-start agritourism as it is home to vast changing natural landscapes as well.
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2020-11-11 18:14
Safavid-era cistern being restored to former glory
TEHRAN – The historical Seyyed Jafari Ab-Anbar (cistern) in the city of Lar, the southern province of Fars, has undergone some rehabilitation works, a provincial tourism chief has said.
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2020-11-09 21:24
By Samaneh Aboutalebi
Journey to the past: a glimpse of Tehran-Rome projects in archaeology
Tehran and Rome have enhanced cooperation over the past couple of decades, with the arenas of archaeology and cultural heritage at the topmost level.
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2020-09-14 20:30
Archaeological excavation starts at centuries-old Sheikh Danial Tomb
TEHRAN – The first round of archaeological excavation has recently commenced at the 13th-century Sheikh Danial Tomb in the city of Khonj, southern Fars province.
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2020-09-02 20:00
Center to preserve historical water structures established in Pasargadae
TEHRAN – A center for preserving and monitoring the historical water structures of the UNESCO-tagged Pasargadae has been established near the ancient Bostankhani Dam in Fars province, southern Iran.
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2020-08-17 21:00
Ancient skeletons unearthed in Persepolis
TEHRAN- The remains of 13 ancient skeletons have been discovered during an exploration project which is underway at the UNESCO-registered site of Persepolis, southern Fars province.
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2020-08-14 20:30
Iran’s first handicraft town to make debut
TEHRAN – The first handicraft town in Iran is being established in the city of Zarqan, southern Fars province, in a bid to bring more prosperity to the domestic handicraft industry.
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2020-08-02 21:30
New season of exploration begins in Persepolis
TEHRAN – A new round of exploration on ancient water ducts in the UNESCO-registered site of Persepolis, southern Fars province, has been recently commenced.
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2020-07-31 21:00
160 tourism projects worth $660m underway in Fars province
TEHRAN – A total of 160 tourism projects, worth 28 trillion rials (some $660 million at the official rate of 42,000 rials) are being implemented in Fars province, which is a top tourist destination in southern Iran.
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2020-07-27 21:00
New eco-lodge unit comes on stream in Pasargadae
TEHRAN- A new eco-lodge unit near the UNESCO-tagged Pasargadae in Fars province, southern Iran, has recently been inaugurated, CHTN reported.
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2020-07-27 19:30
Bisotun World Heritage registration anniversary to be celebrated online
TEHRAN- The 14th anniversary of inscribing the ancient site of Bisotun on the UNESCO World Heritage list will be celebrated during a festival which will be held online in the western province of Kermanshah on Friday, CHTN reported.
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2020-07-21 23:40
Another mapping survey starts in archaeologically-rich Marvdasht plain
TEHRAN – The third archaeological season for demarcation, mapping, and documentation of Marvdasht plain has commenced in the archaeologically-rich area, which once the seat of power for the Achaemenid Persian Empire (c. 550 – 330 BC) in southern Iran.
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2020-07-14 19:30
The word ‘Iran’ deciphered from Islamic-era petroglyph
TEHRAN - The word “Iran” has recently been deciphered from an early Islamic-era petroglyph, which was found last year at an ancient fortress in Semirom county, Isfahan province, central Iran.
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2020-06-23 22:35
New items added to intangible cultural heritage list
TEHRAN – Eleven new items from the southern Fars province have been registered on the National Intangible Cultural Heritage list, CHTN reported on Tuesday.
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2020-06-21 00:55
Tourism projects worth $1.1m to get off the ground in Fars
TEHRAN – A total of seven tourism-related projects, worth over 50 billion rials (about $1.1m), are scheduled to be completed in the southern province of Fars by the end of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20, 2021), provincial tourism chief has said.
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2020-06-15 23:36
Some $50,000 allocated to restore 15th-century bazaar
TEHRAN – A budget of 2 billion rials (some $50,000) has been allocated to the restoration project of Qeisarieh Baazar in the city of Lar, southern province of Fars.
