Golestan province

2021-07-25 19:47

Scaffolding put up to clear weeds off millennium-old tower

TEHRAN – A scaffolding has been installed over the UNESCO-registered Gonbad-e Qabus to let workers clear unwanted weeds off the millennium-old brick tower, which stands tall in northern Iran.

2021-07-18 21:16

Legal boundaries of UNESCO-designated Hyrcanian Forests declared

TEHRAN - Legal boundaries of the UNESCO-designated Hyrcanian Forests have recently been declared to the governor-general of Gilan province.

2021-07-17 17:50

Farms get approval to lift agritourism in northern Iran

TEHRAN – A total of seven farms have recently been granted official approval for becoming agritourism hubs across the lush green province of Golestan in northern Iran.

2021-06-29 13:51

Quarterly exports from Golestan province increases 68%

TEHRAN- The value of exports from Golestan province, in the northeast of Iran, increased 68 percent during the first quarter of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-June 21), as compared to the first quarter of the previous year, according to a provincial official.

2021-06-20 17:53

First agritourism farm to make debut in Minudasht

TEHRAN – The first-ever agritourism permit in Minudasht county has been issued for a vast farm, which is located in the lush green Golestan province in northern Iran, Minudasht tourism director announced on Sunday.

2021-06-14 18:40

Illegal excavators arrested in northern Iran

TEHRAN - Iranian police have recently arrested five illegal excavators and antique smugglers in Gorgan, northern Golestan province, CHTN reported on Monday.

2021-06-12 13:57

Discover thriving crafts village in northern Iran

Siah Rudbar in northern Iran is a traditional hub of handwoven textile where the majority of its female residents are practicing crafts skills passed down from generation to generation. Located in Aliabad county of Golestan province, the village is home to tens of small and medium-sized workshops many of which are situated within house premises.

2021-05-30 18:26

Seven natural properties in Golestan made national heritage

TEHRAN – Seven natural spots and landscapes across Golestan province have recently been inscribed on the national heritage list.

2021-05-26 17:53

Museum of Turkmen arts inaugurated

TEHRAN – A cultural heritage museum dedicated to traditional arts of Turkmen tribes has been inaugurated in Gonbad-e Kavus in the northern Golestan province.

2021-05-23 18:48

Experts busy demarcating great defensive wall as a prerequisite for UNESCO status

TEHRAN – A team of archaeologists, topographers, and cultural heritage experts are completing a project to define legal boundaries for the ruins of the Great Wall of Gorgan, which was once one of the longest brick barriers of the ancient world.

2021-05-15 20:00

Rural museum house makes debut in Golestan province

TEHRAN – The first rural museum house in Golestan province has recently opened its doors to the public, a local tourism official announced on Saturday.

2021-05-10 17:23

UNESCO-registered Gonbad-e Qabus prepared for restoration

TEHRAN – A team of cultural heritage experts has commenced a detailed examination of the UNESCO-registered Gonbad-e Qabus as a prerequisite for the restoration of the millennium-old tower.

2021-05-08 13:07

Some $3.5m paid to support tourism businesses in Golestan

TEHRAN – The Iranian government has paid some 147 billion rials ($3.5 million at the official exchange rate of 42,000 rials per dollar) in loans to the tourism businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic as well as floods in the northern province of Golestan.

2021-05-04 15:20

Dedicated teacher holds classes on prairies during pandemic

Kolsoom Faqiri, 39, is a teacher who works in an elementary school in a village, suburb of Gorgan, the capital of northern Golestan province.

2021-03-29 14:14

Commodities worth over $112m exported from Golestan province in a year

TEHRAN- As announced by a provincial official, 267,000 tons of non-oil products valued at $112.8 million have been exported from Golestan province, in the northeast of Iran, during the past Iranian calendar year (ended on March 20).

2021-02-01 21:33

Intl. Festival of Tribes Culture wraps up in northern Iran

A nomad ensemble performs during the closing ceremony of the 14th International Festival of Tribes Culture in Gorgan, the capital of Iran’s northern province of Golestan, on January 31, 2021.

2021-01-30 20:00

Chinese envoy hails Iranian tribes festival

TEHRAN – The Chinese ambassador to Iran has hailed an Iranian tribes festival, which is currently underway online, as one of the important events capable of strengthening friendship between the two nations.

International Festival of Tribes Culture

2021-01-29 17:21

Intl. festival of Iranian tribes goes online

TEHRAN – Iran’s 14th edition of the International Festival of Tribes Culture has commenced virtually due to the outbreak of coronavirus.

2021-01-10 21:16

Lush Golestan province to extend support for agritoursm

TEHRAN – Iran’s Golestan province will be extending support for bolstering agritoursm across its vast lush green lands.

2021-01-09 18:02

Government pays $538,000 in loans to support tourism businesses in Golestan

TEHRAN – The Iranian government has paid 22.6 billion rials (about $538,000 at the official rate of 42,000 rials) in loans to the tourism businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic in the northern Golestan province.

2020-12-31 00:50

Astarabad, enormous advantage for tourism development in Golestan

TEHRAN- The historical texture of Gorgan, the capital of northern Golestan province, previously known as Astarabad, is a valuable advantage and a great capacity for boosting tourism in the region, the governor-general of the province has announced.

2020-12-11 17:53

300 ancient relics unearthed in northern Iran

TEHRAN –A total of 300 historical objects have been unearthed so far in an archeological site in the ancient neighborhood of Sarcheshmeh, which is located in the historical texture of Gorgan, the capital of northern Golestan province.

2020-12-07 11:58

Over $180m invested to develop Golestan Province’s industrial parks

TEHRAN- Some 7.575 trillion rials (about $180.35 million) of investment has been made for the implementation of 57 projects in the industrial parks of Golestan Province, in the northeast of Iran, during the first eight months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20-November 20), according to a provincial official.