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2019-07-05 19:56
Gonbad-e Qabus World Heritage registration anniversary celebrated
TEHRAN – People in Iran’s Golestan province on Thursday celebrated the 7th registration anniversary of Gonbad-e Qabus on UNESCO World Heritage list.
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2019-07-01 19:51
Iranian nomads attend festival in Kazakhstan
TEHRAN – A number of Iranian nomads, who are natives of Golestan province, promoted traditions, skills and arts at Koshpendiler Alemi, a festival of ethno-culture of nomads, held in Kazakhstan.
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2018-11-06 07:51
Golestan province preparing for tribes festival
TEHRAN – Iran’s northern Golestan province, which is home to various ethnic communities, is preparing to hold the 12th International Festival of Tribes Culture on the theme of “unity between tribespeople”.
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2018-10-08 23:59
Eco-lodges in Golestan province more than doubles in H1
TEHRAN – The number of eco-lodges across the northern province of Golestan has more than doubled during the first six months of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21) from a year earlier.
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2018-10-01 17:49
Foreign tourist arrivals in Golestan province surge 113% in H1
TEHRAN - The number of international tourists visiting Iran’s northern province of Golestan rose sharply by 113 percent in the first six months of the current Iranian calendar year (started on March 21) from a year earlier, provincial tourism chief has said.
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2018-07-01 09:20
Partial restoration to begin on World Heritage sites in Iran
TEHRAN – Two UNESCO World Heritage sites in Iran are to be restored partially, a cultural heritage official has said.
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2017-09-08 01:57
Intl. Festival of Tribes Culture underway
A photo collection depicts artisans participating in and visitors to the 11th International Festival of Tribes Culture in Golestan province, northern Iran, September 5, 2017.
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2017-08-24 13:56
Northern cities gear up for intl. tribal culture festival
TEHRAN – The cities of Gorgan and Gonbad-e Kavus in northern Golestan province will successively host the 11th International Festival of Tribes Culture in early September, ISNA reported on Monday.
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2017-03-20 23:17
Noruz in snapshot
Turkmen nomads take part in a wedding ceremony in northern Iran. The upper part of Gonbad-e Qabus, a UNESCO-inscribed tower, is seen in the foreground.
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2017-02-17 20:06
Horse-riding competition in Gonbad
24th week of horse-riding competition was held in Gonbad-e Qabus, in the province of Golestan in the northeast of Iran on Thursday. A total of 73 competitors took part in the competition. Persian horses have a good temperament, together with great stamina. They are sure footed and extremely intelligent. Horse-racing is one of the most ancient past-times, dating back to some of the earliest civilizations of man. Tehran Times/ Aboutaleb Nadri
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2016-12-07 18:22
Gonbad-e Qabus: Outstanding, innovative example of Islamic architecture
TEHRAN – The one-millennium-old Gonbad-e Qabus in northern Iran is of high architectural importance as an exemplar yet innovative design of the early-Islamic-era architecture.