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2022-04-12 17:37
Terror act in Imam Reza shrine targets national unity: intelligence chief
TEHRAN – Iran’s Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib has highlighted the motives behind a recent knife attack that took place inside the shrine of Imam Reza (AS) in Mashhad, saying the terrorist attack aims to sow division among the Iranian people.
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2022-04-06 21:16
One cleric martyred, two wounded in stabbing attack at holy shrine of Imam Reza
TEHRAN — One Iranian cleric has lost his life and two others have been wounded in an unprecedented stabbing attack at the holy shrine of Imam Reza in the northeastern city of Mashhad, Press TV reported.
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2022-04-05 19:18
65% rise in visits to Khorasan Razavi sites during Noruz
TEHRAN - Visits by Noruz trippers to museums and historical sites in Khorasan Razavi province grow 65 percent over the Iranian new year holidays (started March 21) compared to the same period last year, the deputy provincial tourism chief has said.
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2022-03-13 21:46
Half a million pilgrims visit Imam Reza shrine per day
TEHRAN – The holy shrine of Imam Reza (AS), the eighth Shia Imam, hosts an average number of 500,000 pilgrims each day.
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2022-03-06 19:19
IranAir operates Mashhad-Damascus flights devoted to pilgrims
TEHRAN – On Sunday, Iran’s flag carrier IranAir began its new service dedicated to pilgrims visiting Syria from the holy city of Mashhad where the shrine of Imam Reza (AS) is located.
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2021-12-22 17:48
Journey to faith: Iran pushes heritage agenda at UNESCO, seeks status for Razavi pilgrimage
TEHRAN – The spiritual tradition of pilgrimage to the holy shrine of Imam Reza (AS) along with sustained efforts to safeguard hospitality services for Razavi pilgrims may soon join UNESCO’s listing of cultural treasures.
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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.
