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2026-02-05 23:14
New excavation starts at Sassanian Ardeshir Palace
TEHRAN – Iranian archaeologists have launched a new season of archaeological research and excavation at the Sassanian-era Ardeshir Palace in Firuzabad, southern Fars province.
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2025-12-13 17:15
10 conservation, organizing projects planned for Sassanid World Heritage site of Fars
TEHRAN--Director of Sassanid Landscape World Heritage site of Fars province announced the completion of administrative procedures to sign contracts for 10 new conservation and organizing projects in two world heritage sites of this landscape.
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2025-07-20 18:10
Restoration work begins on Palace of Ardashir Papakan
TEHRAN – Restoration work has started on parts of the historic Palace of Ardashir Papakan near Firuzabad in Fars province, a cultural heritage official said on Sunday.
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2024-11-08 15:50
Tourism minister visits historical sites in Firuzabad of Fars province
SHIRAZ - On Friday, the Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts, Seyyed Reza Salehi-Amiri, visited a number of historical sites and structures in Firuzabad county in southern Iran.
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2024-09-23 18:15
1,700-year-old paintings unearthed in southern Iran
TEHRAN - A team of archaeologists has discovered a series of 1,700-year-old paintings in the ancient city of Gur, located three kilometers from Firuzabad, Fars province, southern Iran.
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2024-09-21 17:46
Sassanid bas-relief in Firuzabad undergoing preservation project
TEHRAN - The Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts Department of Fars province has announced a new restoration and preservation project for an ancient Sassanid bas-relief located in the Tangab Valley of Firuzabad.
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2024-08-03 18:32
Sassanid Archaeological Landscape of the Fars Region: government funds allocated for restoration
TEHRAN – The Iranian government has allocated 430 billion rials (about $715,000) for restoration and conservation projects on the Sassanid Archaeological Landscape of the Fars Region, a UNESCO World Heritage site.
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2024-01-01 17:38
Sassanid temple in southern Iran needs urgent restoration, cultural heritage devotee says
TEHRAN – Siavash Aria, who is a cultural heritage devotee and expert, has raised an urgent plea for the restoration of the ancient Chahar-Taq of Kohnaru, a revered Sassanid-era ruined temple situated in southern Iran.
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2023-11-05 17:45
Ardeshir Babakan’s palace restoration complete
TEHRAN – Iran has completed a project to restore the ruined palace of Ardeshir Babakan, a Sassanid King (r. 211/2–224), who was the founder of the Persian Sasanian Empire.
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2023-04-09 20:00
Qa’leh Dokhtar, a reminiscent of Sassanid architecture, to undergo restoration
TEHRAN – Qa’leh Dokhtar, a ruined monument dating back to the Sassanid era, will undergo fresh restoration work, CHTN reported on Saturday.
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2023-01-22 18:27
Visit Firuzabad, once politico-cultural capital of Sassanids
TEHRAN - Firuzabad, formerly known as Gur, was once a politico-cultural capital of the Sassanid Empire (224–651).