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2021-09-29 17:54
Majestic Shah Cheragh where mirrors and glass shards cover every inch
TEHRAN – The dazzling shrine of Shah Cheragh is a major tourist destination and pilgrimage site in the ancient city of Shiraz, southern Iran.
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2021-09-15 18:32
Fars province prepares to develop religious tourism
TEHRAN – The Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Department of Fars seeks to develop religious tourism across the southern Iranian province.
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2020-10-27 18:50
Persian handicrafts: 13th-century panel of three tiles from frieze
TEHRAN - These tiles, being kept and displayed at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, were once part of a magnificent frieze in a very important religious shrine in Mashhad, northeast Iran.
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2020-09-09 01:00
Rasht-Mashhad five-star train to resume service today
TEHRAN – A 5-star train will resume service between Rasht and Mashhad on Wednesday evening. The train is scheduled to leave Rasht at 19:00 local time towards the holy city of Mashhad, which embraces the shrine complex of Imam Reza (AS).
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2020-08-24 20:33
Pilgrimage to holy shrine of Imam Reza (AS) added to cultural heritage list
TEHRAN – The spiritual tradition of pilgrimage to the holy shrine of Imam Reza (AS) has been registered on the National Intangible Cultural Heritage list by the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts.
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2020-07-18 22:23
Tourism projects worth $3.8b underway in Khorasan Razavi
TEHRAN – A total of 248 tourism-related projects worth 162 trillion rials (around $3.8 billion at the official rate of 42,000 rials) are currently underway in Khorasan Razavi province, which is a top destination both for pilgrims and holidaymakers.
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2020-05-25 18:43
Imam Reza holy shrine reopens as virus restrictions eased
TEHRAN – Iran on Monday reopened the holy shrine of Imam Reza (AS) after more than two months of closure due to the coronavirus outbreak, IRNA news agency reported.
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2020-02-10 06:59
37 million Iranian pilgrims, travelers visit Mashhad in 10 months
TEHRAN – Some 37 million Iranian pilgrims and travelers visited the shrine city of Mashhad, the capital of Khorasan Razavi province, since the beginning of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21, 2019).
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2019-12-29 18:38
Urmia-Mashhad passenger train route launched
TEHRAN – The Islamic Republic of Iran Railways launched a passenger train route on Sunday, stretching some 1,650 kilometers from the northwestern city of Urmia to the holy city of Mashhad in the northeast.
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2019-12-28 18:19
Foreign arrivals in Semnan province up 22% since March
TEHRAN – International tourist arrivals in Iran’s north-central Semnan province rose 22 percent since the beginning of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21), provincial tourism chief has said.
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2019-12-14 18:32
Azerbaijani airline to launch Mashhad-Baku flights
TEHRAN – An Azerbaijani airline is slated to launch flights from the capital city of Baku to the Iranian city of Mashhad on Monday.
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2019-09-22 19:01
Iran and its enormous potential for religious tourism
TEHRAN – Iran is growing into a major destination for religious tourism despite U.S. sanctions on its economy, some experts say.
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2019-08-17 18:55
Foreign visitors hold 40% share of hotel occupancy in Khorasan Razavi
TEHRAN – Foreign travelers and pilgrims account for some 40 percent share of hotel occupancy in Khorasan Razavi province, a local tourism official has said.
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2019-07-24 22:39
Craftspeople to showcase skills at Mashhad exhibit
TEHRAN – Mashhad, which is one of the major travel destinations in Iran, is to host a national handicrafts exhibition from July 25 to 29.
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2019-07-07 19:05
Foreign rail passengers to Mashhad on the rise
TEHRAN - The number of foreign visitors traveling to the northeastern city of Mashhad by train saw an increase of 5% during the first three months of the current Iranian year (March 21-June 21) compared to the same period last year.
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2019-01-02 21:01
Over 75,000 Pakistani pilgrims visit Iran in 2 months
TEHRAN – Over 75,000 Pakistani pilgrims visited religious places across Iran from September to November 2018, which is deemed as a record number, Pakistan Today reported on Wednesday.
