Traditional Lenj boat to emerge as three-star hotel in southern Iran

TEHRAN – A traditional Iranian Lenj vessel is set to be turned into a three-star hotel in the port city of Kong, southern Iran.

Traditional skills of sailing Lenj boats come one step closer to elimination

TEHRAN - Iranian cabinet has approved a bill that may, according to cultural heritage experts, lead to the elimination of the UNESCO-listed traditional skills of building and sailing Iranian Lenj boats in the Persian Gulf.

Iranian elements re-endorsed as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage

TEHRAN – Two Iranian elements of ‘Naqqali, Iranian dramatic story-telling’, and “traditional skills of building and sailing Iranian Lenj boats in the Persian Gulf’ have gained approval to remain on the UNESCO list for the Intangible Cultural Heritage. 

By Rohan Cahill-Fleury

Explore Iran’s wondrous Persian Gulf islands you’ve never heard of

The Persian Gulf is home to all kinds of undiscovered natural beauty. Islands are not something usually associated with the desert land of Iran. But in this vast and beautiful country, there is a bit of everything. The islands of the Persian Gulf are home to a plethora of geographical wonders, they’re easy to get to, cheap to visit, and have great weather. Yet most people don’t even know they exist.

By Afshin Majlesi

The ancient art of making ships in southern Iran

TEHRAN – Maritime trade, shipping and shipbuilding have long been practiced in Iran. There have been many small or big shipyards across the northern coasts of the Persian Gulf.