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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.
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2020-05-08 17:15
New eco-lodges to come on stream in Lorestan
TEHRAN – Seven new eco-lodge units will come on stream in the western Lorestan province by the end of the current Iranian calendar year 1399 (March 20, 2021).
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2020-05-06 23:08
No major harm to Sassanid-era fortress by quake
TEHRAN – No serious damage was inflicted on the centuries-old Falak-ol-Aflak Fortress as a medium-sized quake struck Iran’s western province of Lorestan on Wednesday, according to a group of assessors dispatched by the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts.
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2020-05-03 20:03
Iran calls for return of relics confiscated in Austria
TEHRAN – Iran’s Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts has called for the return of relics, which were discovered from a safety-deposit box of a bank in Austria last year.
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2020-04-13 20:25
Lorestan tourist sites, museums host 1.5m visitors in year
TEHRAN – More than 1.5 million visits were paid to tourist attractions and museums in Lorestan province, western Iran, during the past Iranian calendar year 1398 (ended March 20), provincial tourism chief announced on Sunday.
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2020-04-12 21:00
Lorestan registers nearly one million overnight stays in year
TEHRAN – Iranians made about one million overnight stays in Lorestan province during the previous Iranian calendar year 1398 (ended March 20), CHTN reported on Sunday.
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2020-04-08 01:15
Ancient bas-relief discovered in western Iran
TEHRAN – An ancient bas-relief carving, which depicts human being figures, has recently been discovered in western Iran.
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2019-11-09 19:24
Khorramabad festival featuring tribal lifestyle, crafts and arts
TEHRAN – Various lifestyle, rituals, crafts and arts of Iranian tribespeople and nomads are under spotlight in a five-day exhibition, which is underway in Khorramabad, the capital of western Lorestan province.
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2019-10-14 18:24
Khorramabad festival to feature tribal lifestyle, rituals, crafts and arts
TEHRAN – A major festival, intended to turn the spotlight on the lifestyle, rituals, crafts and arts of various tribes and nomadic people across Iran, is scheduled to be held in Khorramabad, the capital of Lorestan province, from October 30 to November 2.
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2019-10-02 20:35
Police recovers historical relics from antique dealer in Tehran
TEHRAN – Iranian authorities have confiscated tens of objects which are estimated to date from the 1st and 2nd millennium BC from an antique dealer in downtown Tehran.
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2019-09-13 18:56
Azna snow tunnel added to national heritage list
TEHRAN – Iran has added Azna snow tunnel, which is one of the most spectacular landscapes in western Lorestan province, to its national heritage list, ILNA reported on Thursday.
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2019-07-30 21:20
Antiquities recovered from illegal diggers in western Iran
TEHRAN – Iranian authorities have recently confiscated nine pieces of historical relics form a gang of illegal diggers and antique dealers in Lorestan province, western Iran, Mehr reported on Monday.
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2019-07-27 18:20
Flood-hit ancient bridge being restored
TEHRAN – A new round of restoration work has been commenced on the historical Kashkan Bridge, which suffered damage from a heavy flooding in March.
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2019-07-14 23:30
Preliminary studies start on fossilized skull found in western Iran
TEHRAN – Preliminary studies have been started on pieces of a fossilized skull, which was untethered earlier in western Iran. The skull is attributed to Homo sapiens.
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2019-06-25 19:45
Conference to address tourism development in western Iran
TEHRAN – Western Iranian provinces are scheduled to discuss ways to expand tourism in a two-day conference which will be hosted by Lorestan province in the near future.
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2019-06-10 21:18
Construction workers come across prehistorical cultural evidence in western Iran
TEHRAN – Scraps of cultural evidence dating from 5th and 4th millennium BC have accidentally been discovered during a construction project in the western city of Azna, Lorestan province.
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2019-06-07 20:27
Lorestan flood victims receive $8m govt. handout
TEHRAN — Government has paid out some 340 billion rials (nearly $8 million) of handouts for reconstruction and rehabilitation of 8,000 housing units in rural areas of the western province of Lorestan, Mehdi Jamalinejad, deputy interior minister for urban and rural development has said.
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2019-05-31 17:47
Restorers working on flood-hit Sassanid bridge
TEHRAN – A team of restorers is working on the remains of Kashkan Bridge, a pillar of which has been tilted forward due to a flooding in March.
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2019-05-25 20:03
Excavation goes on at Kaldar Cave where remains of Homo sapiens found
TEHRAN – Iran’s Research Institute of Cultural Heritage and Tourism has extended permit for exploration at the Kaldar Cave, which has previously yielded a fragment of a fossilized skull along with some stone tools attributed to Homo sapiens.
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2019-05-19 20:04
Fossils, stone tools of enigmatic human species found in Iran
TEHRAN – A team of Archaeologists has recently excavated stone tools and a fragment of a fossilized skull, which are attributed to Homo sapiens, from a cave in western Iran. The cave has also yielded weapon fragments crafted by Neanderthals.
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2019-05-13 21:18
By Syed Zafar Mehdi
‘Women and children have suffered the most in devastating floods of Iran’
TEHRAN - Iran was recently hit by devastating floods, which claimed more than 70 lives and left trails of destruction in many parts of the country. Some of the worst hit provinces include Golestan, Khuzestan, and Lorestan. In the absence of international assistance due to the U.S. sanctions, many Iranian organisations have come forward to provide help and assistance to flood victims.
