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2024-03-17 17:17
Iftar tradition commemorated in Uramanat
TEHRAN – In commemoration of Iftar’s inscription on the UNESCO list, a gathering, participated by 250 multilingual tour leaders, took place in the heart of the Uramanat World Heritage site in Iran’s Kordestan province.
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2024-03-16 18:08
Mongolia to join UNESCO's Nowruz dossier
TEHRAN – Mongolia has voiced its interest in joining the Persian New Year (Nowruz) dossier, a multinational intangible cultural heritage registered with the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization.
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2024-01-30 17:41
Zoroastrians illuminate mid-winter night in UNESCO-listed festival
TEHRAN - On Tuesday evening, clusters of Iranian Zoroastrians in various cities such as Tehran, Yazd, Shiraz, and Kerman came together to celebrate the ancient Sadeh festival.
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2023-12-10 17:27
How did Sadeh festival become UNESCO-listed? Expert explains
TEHRAN – Last week, the ancient Sadeh festival earned a prestigious spot on UNESCO’s list of intangible cultural heritage, marking a significant recognition shared by Iran and Tajikistan.
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2023-12-08 17:48
Iran secures 5th place worldwide for UNESCO-listed intangible treasures
TEHRAN – Iran ranks 5th in the world for the number of intangible cultural heritage registered by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, the tourism minister has said.
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2023-11-06 17:23
Saveh pomegranate festival gains national status
TEHRAN – A pomegranate harvest festival, which is annually held in Saveh, a central Iranian county famed for that treasured fruit, has gained a national status.
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2023-10-16 18:20
Seven intangible elements in Bushehr province gain natural status
TEHRAN - Seven intangible elements, including religious rituals, a traditional dance, and the skill of making a special clay oven, have recently been added to Iran’s national list for the intangible cultural heritage of humanity.
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2023-10-11 18:12
Intangible elements long practiced in Yazd province get national status
TEHRAN –Four elements long practiced in Iran’s Yazd province have been added to the country’s national list for intangible cultural heritage, a local official said on Wednesday.
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2023-09-13 19:41
Iran invites Saudi Arabia to join Iftar nomination for UNESCO label
TEHRAN - Iran has invited Saudi Arabia to join a possible UNESCO listing for Iftar and its socio-cultural traditions, which are shared among Muslim-majority countries.
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2023-07-15 18:58
By Afshin Majlesi
Lenj boats: Is UNESCO status enough to save a cultural heritage?
TEHRAN - In 2011, the traditional skills of building and sailing Iranian Lenj boats gained a place on UNESCO’s list of Intangible Cultural Heritage.
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2023-06-27 22:08
Iran elected chair of UNESCO’s committee for safeguarding intangible cultural heritage
TEHRAN – Iran has been elected as chair of UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage for the Asia-Pacific Group.
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2023-06-26 18:24
Iran firmly adheres to safeguarding intangible cultural heritage convention: deputy minister
TEHRAN – Iran firmly adheres to the UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, Ali Darabi, the deputy tourism minister, said on Monday.
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2023-06-24 21:52
Tehran to host UNESCO meeting on intangible cultural heritage
TEHRAN – Tehran will be hosting a session of the intergovernmental committee for the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage.
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2023-06-16 18:12
Minister honors cultural heritage figures as bonds linking generations
TEHRAN – Iranian Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts Minister Ezzatollah Zarghami has honored ten people for their lifetime achievements in the cultural heritage of the country.
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2023-06-12 21:30
WCC president hails Isfahan as early World Handicrafts City
TEHRAN - World Crafts Council President Saad Hani Al-Qaddumi has acclaimed Isfahan as one of the earliest nominees named a World Handicrafts City.
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2023-05-30 18:55
By Tohid Mahmoudpour
Iran rosewater festival valuable enough to be on UNESCO list
TEHRAN – Rosewater festival in Iran, estimated to be the birthplace of rosewater production in the world, is a unique sociocultural event that is priceless enough to be on the list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of UNESCO.
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2023-04-04 19:17
Iran hopes to win UNESCO recognition for rosewater festivals
TEHRAN – Iran eyes a UNESCO World Heritage tag for its rosewater festivals, which are known as Golab-Giri by the locals.
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2022-12-17 22:00
Joint UNESCO inscriptions bring countries closer together, expert says
TEHRAN – The joint registration of cultural elements on UNESCO’s list of intangible cultural heritage may promote greater unity among the contributing nations, Iranian historian and archaeologist Mohammad Hassan Semsar has said.
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2022-12-06 18:24
A view of Iranian intangible cultural elements on UNESCO list
TEHRAN –On the UNESCO List of Intangible Cultural Heritage, Iran ranks sixth worldwide and fourth in Asia.
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2022-12-04 18:22
By Afshin Majlesi
Source of inspiration: Iran’s Pahlevani and Zoorkhanei rituals
TEHRAN– So far, a wide variety of Iranian elements have gained a place on UNESCO’s list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity aimed at protecting the cultural achievements of mankind.
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2022-12-02 21:17
Silk weaving traditions gain UNESCO status
TEHRAN – Sericulture and traditional production of silk for weaving has gained UNESCO status jointly for Iran, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.
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2022-12-02 21:01
Turkmen-style needlework named UNESCO heritage
TEHRAN - Turkmen-style needlework has been inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
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2022-10-14 17:58
For people of Mashhad-e Ardehal, observing Qalishuyan is a blend of ritual and culture
TEHRAN—On an autumn morning, earlier this month, hundreds of the locals from Mashhad-e Ardehal and its surroundings came together in Khaveh to observe a time-honored religious ritual.
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2022-03-05 18:44
Iran has 2,000 elements registered as intangible cultural heritage: minister
TEHRAN – Some 2,000 elements have been registered on Iran’s national list of intangible cultural heritage, tourism minister Ezzatollah Zarghami said on Friday.
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2021-11-05 21:00
Turkmen horses may enter UNESCO list
TEHRAN – Iran and Turkmenistan will jointly put forward the Turkmen horses and their safeguarding practices as a candidate for inclusion in UNESCO’S list for Intangible Cultural Heritage.
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2021-04-28 21:35
Iran eyes UNESCO status for five intangible elements
TEHRAN – Iran seeks to register five intangible elements on UNESCO’s list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in near future, Mehr reported on Tuesday.
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2021-03-07 18:41
Seminar sharpens focus on how to safeguard traditional medicine
TEHRAN – Tens of health and cultural heritage experts, academia, researchers, and students have begun discussing ways to safeguard traditional medicine as intangible cultural heritage during an online seminar, which began in Tehran on Sunday.