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2021-05-05 17:09
Persepolis restorers start work on Seljuk-era inscription
TEHRAN – A team of cultural heritage restorers from the UNESCO-registered Persepolis has commenced work on a Seljuk-era (1037–1194) inscription, which is located in Khorramabad, the capital of Lorestan province.
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2021-04-02 17:58
Over 6,000 overnight stays recorded in Lorestan in Noruz
TEHRAN –Iranians made 6,339 overnight stays in the western province of Lorestan during the first ten days of the Persian New Year (Noruz) holidays, starting March 20, the provincial tourism chief has said.
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2021-03-08 19:26
Fossil found in Iran cave part of ‘missing link’ in human migration: archaeologist
TEHRAN – A human fossil found in Kaldar cave, western Iran, is part of a “missing link” in Homo sapiens’ migrating, Iranian archaeologist Behrouz Bazgir has said.
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2021-03-06 22:38
Iran seeking UNESCO tag for exquisite mountain lake
TEHRAN – Iran is preparing a comprehensive dossier for Lake Gahar to be submitted to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in near future, ISNA reported Saturday.
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2021-03-05 19:30
Sassanid-era arch bridge restoration work completed
TEHRAN – A project to restore and reinforce Pol-e Shapuri, a Sassanid-era arch bridge in western Iran, has been completed.
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2021-03-05 18:06
Over $470,000 paid to support tourism businesses in Lorestan
TEHRAN – The Iranian government has paid some 20 billion rials (about $476,000 at the official exchange rate of 42,000 rials per dollar) in loans to the tourism businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic in the western province of Lorestan.
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2021-02-17 21:13
Sassanid arch bridge to undergo vital restoration
TEHRAN –The ancient arch bridge of Pol-e Dokhtar (literally meaning Girl Bridge) in the western province of Lorestan is planned to undergo some rehabilitation works, the provincial tourism chief has said.
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2021-02-16 19:55
Ancient petroglyphs discovered in western Iran
TEHRAN – Another cluster of ancient petroglyphs has recently been discovered in a barren plain in Lorestan province, western Iran.
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2021-02-15 23:30
Historical properties in Lorestan demarcated to receive better care
TEHRAN – New boundaries have been defined for two ancient hills, and a historical garden in the western province of Lorestan, the provincial tourism chief said on Monday.
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2021-02-14 17:48
Flood-hit historical bridge in Lorestan restored
TEHRAN – A restoration project has recently been completed on Chalanchulan Bridge, an arch brick monument located in the western Iranian province of Lorestan.
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2021-02-07 20:56
Achaemenid-era objects discovered in western Iran
TEHRAN- Iranian authorities have confiscated 18 prehistoric objects, which are estimated to date back to Achaemenid times, from three smugglers in Delfan county, western province of Lorestan, a senior police official has announced.
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2021-01-29 19:00
New cultural heritage elements in western Iran added to national list
TEHRAN –A total of 15 new cultural elements, which are practiced in western Lorestan province, have been registered in the National Intangible Cultural Heritage list.
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2021-01-13 19:48
25 sites, relics in Lorestan made national heritage
TEHRAN - A total of 25 historical and natural sites as well as ancient relics in the western province of Lorestan have been inscribed on Iran’s list for the national heritage, the provincial tourism chief has said.
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2021-01-09 18:38
Iran seeks UNESCO recognition for millennia-old petroglyphs
TEHRAN- Iran will put forward clusters of its millennia-old petroglyphs as a candidate for inclusion in UNESCO’S World Heritage list.
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2020-12-07 23:13
Restoration work exposes ancient brick flooring in garden
TEHRAN – Segments of an ancient brick flooring have been unearthed in a restoration project at the Golestan Garden of Khorramabad, western Iran. The Persian garden is situated adjacent to the Sassanid-era Falak-ol-Aflak Fortress in Lorestan province.
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2020-12-07 17:57
Ancient petroglyphs discovered in Iran’s Lorestan
TEHRAN – Some ancient petroglyphs have recently been found on the outskirts of Aligudarz in Iran’s Lorestan province.
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2020-10-28 18:08
Water tourism, an untapped potential in Lorestan
TEHRAN - The western province of Lorestan is a land of natural resources, waterfalls, and ever-flowing rivers, which holds great potential for boosting water tourism in the region.
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2020-10-27 21:00
Traces of Chalcolithicera-era settlement revealed in western Iran
TEHRAN – A team of archaeologists has recently discovered traces of a Chalcolithicera-era settlement in a previously-found site in Lorestan province, western Iran.
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2020-09-27 21:16
192 archaeological sites, dating from Stone, Copper and Bronze ages, identified in western Iran
TEHRAN – A total of 192 archeological sites and human settlements, dating back to various epochs including the Stone Age, Copper Age, and Bronze Age and the Neolithic, have been identified during a recent archaeological survey in Lorestan province, western Iran.
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2020-08-17 20:00
Kuhdasht cave has ample evidence of prehistorical dwellers: archaeologist
TEHRAN - Kuhdasht cave in the western province of Lorestan bears ample evidence of prehistorical dwellers and it has vast potential to be a tourism hub, an Iranian archaeologist has said.
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2020-07-31 20:30
Ancient aqueduct identified in western Iran
TEHRAN – An ancient hand-dug qanat, an old type of underground water-supply system developed and still used in arid regions, has recently been identified adjacent to an archeological hill in Lorestan province, western Iran.
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2020-07-18 22:44
Visit Tchogha Tappe, an ancient hill with 360-degree view of city in Iran
TEHRAN – The ancient Tchogha Tappe (meaning Tchogha Hill) is one of the tourist attractions in Borujerd, the capital of western Lorestan province, which provides tourists with a 360-degree view of the city.
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2020-07-16 00:31
Historical mansion being restored into manuscript museum
TEHRAN – The second season of restoration work has been started on Birjandi Historical House in a bid to turn the centuries-old mansion to a top manuscript museum in Borujerd, Lorestan province, western Iran.
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2020-07-07 01:03
A peek into Bronze-Age Tepe Gariran, a gateway to the “Old Routes of Western Iran”
TEHRAN – In 1931, the renowned British archaeologist Sir Marc Aurel Stein (1862 – 1943) surveyed Tepe Gariran in western Iran along with several others across the ancient land. His views were published in November 1969 in a book titled “Old Routes of Western Iran: Narratives of an Archaeological Journey”.
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2020-07-05 21:00
Lorestan province to hold fam tour despite pandemic
TEHRAN – Lorestan tourism department is scheduled to hold a familiarization tour in a bid to promote traveling to the western province.
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2020-06-22 20:30
Iranian cave estimated to date over 63,000 years
TEHRAN – Nearly one decade of archaeological surveys at Kaldar cave has concluded that parts of this western Iranian shelter date more than 63,000 years.
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2020-06-21 23:06
Over 3,000 crafters trained in Lorestan in a year
TEHRAN – A total of 3,050 crafters were trained in the western province of Lorestan during the last Iranian calendar year (ended March 19), provincial tourism chief has said.
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2020-06-09 21:00
Some $35,000 allocated to restore Safavid-era mansion
TEHRAN – A budget of 1.5 billion rials (some $35,000) has been allocated to implement a restoration project on the Hatami mansion which dates back to Safavid-era (1501–1736) in Borujerd, the western province of Lorestan.
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2020-05-26 19:46
Lorestan villagers, nomads active in handicraft industry
TEHRAN – Some 20,000 rural and nomadic people in the western province of Lorestan are working in different fields of handicrafts, provincial tourism chief has said.
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2020-05-15 22:21
Centuries-old polo field discovered in western Iran
TEHRAN – A centuries-old Chogan (polo) filed with stone gates, one of which bearing a dedicatory inscription, has recently been found near a village in Iran’s western Lorestan province, provincial tourism chief has announced.
