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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.
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2020-06-15 22:39
Hadish Palace being restored
TEHRAN – The northwestern gate of Hadish Palace in UNESCO-registered Persepolis in the southern province of Fars, has undergone some urgent rehabilitation works, CHTN reported.
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2020-06-12 21:00
No major harm to Fars historical sites by quakes
TEHRAN – No serious damage was inflicted on historical sites across the southern Fars province as two medium-sized quakes struck the province earlier this week, provincial tourism chief has said.
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2020-06-09 19:00
Aerial survey sheds new light on vast ancient city in southern Iran
TEHRAN – An in-depth aerial survey combined by series of field research has shed new light on remnants of a vast ancient city in southern Iran, which was once in the heart of the mighty Sassanid Empire in its heyday. The discovery has opened up a new window towards the urban engineering and Persian garden arrangements of the time.
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2020-06-08 18:52
Izadkhast fortress to undergo restoration
TEHRAN – Izadkhast fortress, a Sassanid era (224–651) fortification in southern province of Fars, will undergo some rehabilitation works in the near future, CHTN reported.
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2020-04-27 22:23
Sassanid-era bas-relief discovered in southern Iran
TEHRAN – A historical bas-relief carving, which is estimated to date from the Sassanid era, has recently been found in the vicinity of Naqsh-e Rostam, a royal rock-hewn necropolis in Fars province, southern Iran.
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2020-04-15 22:44
25 new eco-lodges to be completed in Fars by yearend
TEHRAN – A total of 25 eco-lodge units will come on stream in Fars province by the end of the current Iranian year (March 20, 2021), provincial tourism chief has said.
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2020-04-08 01:12
Drilling wells near Naqsh-e Rostam banned over probable damage
TEHRAN – Drilling deep wells near Naqsh-e Rostam, a royal rock-hewn necropolis in Fars province, southern Iran, has been banned over probable subsidence of land and damage to the ancient site.
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2020-02-19 18:42
Discover Istakhr, ancient royal residence near legendary Persepolis
TEHRAN – The ancient city of Istakhr, which was once a royal residence for Sassanid kings of Persia, is located in the vicinity of the UNESCO-registered Persepolis.
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2020-02-14 23:53
Shiraz workshop to explore legal issues concerning World Heritage sites
TEHRAN - University of Shiraz will tomorrow play host to an international workshop, which spotlights various legal issues dealing with UNESCO World Heritage sites across the globe.
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2020-01-22 11:16
Komjan wetland brought back to life
Komjan wetland with an estimated area of 4,000 hectares is located 120 kilometers northeast of Shiraz, southern Fars province.
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2019-12-20 18:30
Crafts, regionals arts, souvenirs on show in Shiraz
TEHRAN – Dozens of exhibitors, craftspeople and folk artists from various parts of Iran came together under one roof in the 11th Pars tourism exhibition, which came to an end on Friday.
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2019-12-06 18:48
French nationals top list of foreign tourist arrivals in Fars
TEHRAN - French nationals composed the largest source of foreign arrivals in the southern Iranian Fars province during the first two months of autumn, provincial tourism chief has said.
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2019-12-02 18:59
Shiraz to be assessed for being a world city of handicrafts
TEHRAN – A delegation of experts and assessors from the World Crafts Council is slated to visit Shiraz for investigating the possibility of naming it a world city of handicrafts.
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2019-11-20 19:36
Fars province exports over $3.2m of handicrafts in H1
TEHRAN - Handicrafts exports from Fars province reached $3.264 million during the first half of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21), an eight percent growth year on year, a provincial tourism chief said on Tuesday.
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2019-10-07 20:08
Over 43,000 people tour UNESCO-tagged ensemble of Sasanian cities in H1
TEHRAN – Some 43,650 travelers toured the UNESCO-registered Sasanian-era (224–651) Archaeological Landscape of Fars Region in southern Iran during the first half of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21).
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2019-09-23 22:50
Ancient Iran: a glimpse of Persian art and architecture under Sassanids
TEHRAN – The Sassanid era (224 CE–651) is of very high importance in the history of Iran. Under Sassanids, Persian art and architecture experienced a general renaissance.
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2019-08-14 19:11
Foreign visits to Fars province’s historical sites on the rise
TEHRAN – Visits by international travelers to historical sites in Fars province rose 12 percent during the first four months of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21) compared to the same period a year earlier.
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2019-07-15 21:54
12% rise in foreign tourist visits to historical sites in Fars
TEHRAN – Visits by international travelers to historical sites in Fars province rose 12 percent during the first three months of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21) compared to the same period a year earlier.
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2019-07-09 18:01
Vice president inaugurates water, electricity projects in Fars Province
TEHRAN- Iranian First Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri inaugurated two steam units of a combined-cycle power plant and a water treatment unit in Jahrom County in southern province of Fars on Tuesday, IRNA reported.
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2019-05-29 19:56
Suspect arrested in cleric murder
TEHRAN – Law enforcement forces have arrested a suspect for the lethal stabbing of a cleric in the southern Fars province, local news outlets reported on Wednesday.
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2019-04-22 22:44
Historical objects, sites found in Neyriz
TEHRAN - Remnants of some 100 historical sites, structures and objects have been found during a recent archaeological survey conducted across Neyriz county, Fars province, southern Iran.
