Over 1.1m visits to Khorasan Razavi sites registered in Noruz

TEHRAN – A total of 1,176,415 visits to the historical sites and natural sights of the northeastern Khorasan Razavi province was recorded during the two-week New Year (Noruz) holidays (March 20-April 2).

Mausoleum of generous benefactor Haji Mohammadreza Lari restored 

TEHRAN – The modest mausoleum of Haji Mohammadreza Lari, who was a generous Iranian benefactor of the 19th century, has been restored in the city of Torbat-e Heydarieh, northeastern Khorasan Razavi province, the city’s tourism chief said on Sunday. 

A peek into Khajeh Rabi Shrine in northeast Iran

TEHRAN_ For ages, Iran has been a haven for those who seek calm and peace as well as those who are after science, art, and education. 

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HAMRAHE Aval Launches, Installs 309 New BTS Sites in Khorasan Razavi Province

· A number of 309 new BTS mobile phone sites were installed and launched in Khorasan Razavi province the past year in 1398, aimed at completing the launch of mobile phone network.

Sole remaining ‘sabat’ in Sabzevar undergoes restoration 

TEHRAN –An old sabat, a kind of mudbrick sun shelter in oasis towns, has undergone some rehabilitation works in the historical texture of Sabzevar, northeastern province of Khorasan Razavi, a local tourism chief has said. 

Historical relics discovered in northeastern Iran being documented

TEHRAN – A team of archaeologists and cultural heritage experts have commenced a project to study and document the ancient relics discovered in historical sites in Zaveh, the northeastern Khorasan Razavi province.  

Some $19m paid to support tourism businesses in Khorasan Razavi province

TEHRAN-The Iranian government has so far paid 800 billion rials ($19 million at the official rate of 42,000 rials) in loans to the tourism businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic in the northeastern Khorasan Razavi province, deputy provincial tourism chief has said. 

Commodities worth $637m exported from Khorasan Razavi in 8 months

TEHRAN- Commodities valued at $637 million have been exported from Khorasan Razavi 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.

Commodities worth $734m exported from Khorasan Razavi in 7 months

TEHRAN- Khorasan Razavi Province, in northeast of Iran, has exported 1.451 million tons of commodities valued at $734 million during the first seven months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20-October 21), according to a provincial official.

Some $95,000 allocated to restore Qajar-era public bathhouse

TEHRAN – A budget of 4 billion rials (some $95,000 at the official rate of 42,000 rials) has been allocated to the restoration of the Qajar-era (1789–1925) Haj Reis bathhouse in Torbat-e Heydarieh, northeastern Khorasan Razavi province.

Neyshabour labyrinthine, historical bazaar to be restored

TEHRAN – The labyrinthine and historical bazaar of the city of Neyshabour, northeastern Khorasan Razavi province, is to be restored to regain its former glory.

New properties in northeastern Iran added to National Heritage List

TEHRAN- Six historical sites in the northeastern Khorasan Razavi province have recently been inscribed on the National Heritage List.

Govt. supports corona-affected tourism, handicraft sectors in Khorasan Razavi

TEHRAN – The Iranian government has paid 570 billion rials (about $13.5 million at the official rate of 42,000 rials) in loans to support people and businesses active in tourism and handicrafts sectors affected by the coronavirus outbreak in Khorasan Razavi province.

Iillegal excavators, antique dealers arrested

TEHRAN – A gang of illegal excavators and antique dealers have been arrested by the Iranian police in Torbat-e Heydarieh county, northeastern Khorasan Razavi province.

16 villages to promote rural tourism in northeastern Iran

TEHRAN – Sixteen villages have been selected as high potential targets with the aim of boosting rural tourism in the northeastern Khorasan Razavi province.

‘World’s biggest’ pictorial carpet pops up in Tehran

TEHRAN – A massive handwoven carpet, which according to a senior Iranian expert is ‘the biggest and oldest pictorial carpet in the world’ has recently been unveiled in the UNESCO-registered Golestan Palace in downtown Tehran.

Over $150,000 spent to restore Khorasan Razavi’s historical mosques

TEHRAN – A budget of 6.6 billion rials (some $158,000 at the official rate of 42,000 rials) has been spent on restoring and reviving six historical mosques across Khorasan Razavi province, northeast Iran, over the past three years, provincial tourism chief has said.

Tourism projects worth $50m to be inaugurated in northeast Iran

TEHRAN – A total of thirteen tourism-related projects, worth 2.1 trillion rials ($50 million at the official rate of 42,000 rials), are scheduled to come on stream in the northeastern Khorasan Razavi province on the occasion of the Government Week (August 23-30).

Historical sites and monuments in northeast Iran demarcated

TEHRAN – Some 562 aging monuments and six historical sites have been demarcated in the northeastern Khorasan Razavi province over the past three years, provincial tourism chief has said.

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.

Hotel occupancy rate plunges to 10% in Khorasan Razavi

TEHRAN – The occupancy rate of hotels in the northeastern Khorasan Razavi province, one of Iran’s giant travel destinations, has plummeted to 10 percent, ILNA quoted Abolfazl Mokaramifar, the provincial tourism chief, as saying on Monday.

Centuries-old subterranean shelter found during well drilling

TEHRAN – A relatively-vast underground shelter which is estimated to date back to 250 years ago was accidentally found during a well drilling process at the premises of a private house in a village in Gonabad county, northeast Iran.

Khorasan Razavi exports $11.1m of handicrafts

TEHRAN – Some 9,000 tons of handicrafts valued at $11.1 million were exported from northeastern Khorasan Razavi province during the previous Iranian calendar year 1398 (ended March 19), CHTN reported.

Handicrafts workshops established in northeast Iran

TEHRAN – Some 15 handicrafts workshops have been launched in Chenaran county in the northeastern province of Khorasan Razavi since last Iranian calendar year 1398 (started March 21, 2019), CHTN reported.

Private sector restores historical mansions 

TEHRAN – Three historical mansions in Davarzan, northern Khorasan Razavi province, were restored in collaboration with the private sector, provincial tourism chief Mohammad Abdollahzadeh-Sani said on Saturday, CHTN reported. 

124 historical monuments restored in northeast Iran

TEHRAN – Some 124 historical buildings and structures in Khorasan Razavi province, northeast Iran, were restored during the previous Iranian calendar year 1398 (ended March 20).

Garment workshops to produce medical products amid corona outbreak

TEHRAN – Five traditional costumes production workshops in Kordestan province, western Iran, have been repurposed to make protective face masks, medical caps and disposable overshoes as the country is fighting the coronavirus pandemic.