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2019-12-02 18:56
Sisterhood agreement to bring Yazd, Lviv closer
TEHRAN – The Iranian city of Yazd and the Ukrainian city of Lviv are slated to sign a sisterhood agreement, IRNA reported on Sunday.
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2019-11-29 18:48
Iran’s prehistoric Hyrcanian Forest still unknown to many
TEHRAN – Iran’s UNESCO-registered Hyrcanian Forest (also known as Caspian Forest), dating back some 50 million years, is a unique place that is still unknown to many.
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2019-11-24 20:42
Kerman’s H1 foreign arrivals up 16% y/y
TEHRAN - International tourist arrivals in Iran’s southeastern Kerman province rose 16 percent in the first half of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21) from a year earlier.
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2019-11-15 18:58
New train tour launched to Iranian desert
TEHRAN – Iran’s Raja Rail Transportation Company has launched a new weekly train tour to the central Iranian desert and its neighboring historical and natural attractions, Mehr reported.
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2019-11-09 19:59
Foreign arrivals in Aran-Bidgol jump 50% in 7 months on year
TEHRAN - The number of foreign arrivals in Aran-Bidgol soared 50 percent in the first seven months of the current Iranian calendar year (started on March 21) from a year earlier, governor of the Iranian oasis town said on Saturday.
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2019-11-09 19:31
Visit ‘Owpart’ where jungle borders desert in Iran
TEHRAN – Amongst wanders of the nature is sudden climate change when you pass Iran’s northern Mazandaran province for Semnan in its south. Here the Owpart region acts like an elevated natural barrier, dividing lush jungles from the harsh, sun-scorched desert lands.
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2019-11-05 13:28
Where is the hottest place in the world?
TEHRAN- Have you ever thought about the hottest place in the world? What have you heard about that? Did you know that it is actually in Iran? YES!!
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2019-11-03 20:13
A wild, remote adventure to tour Iran’s giant dunes
TEHRAN – Shahdad, a major part of the UNESCO-registered Lut desert, has long been a destination for adventurers, nature lovers, off-roaders and trekkers.
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2019-10-01 18:23
Conference to discuss tourism growth in eastern Iran
TEHRAN – Six eastern Iranian provinces are scheduled to discuss ways to expand tourism in a conference which will be held in the city of Mashhad on October 10, CHTN reported.
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2019-08-06 20:56
UNESCO-tagged Lut Desert draws 5,000 foreign visitors a year
TEHRAN – Over 5,000 foreign sightseers visited the UNESCO-registered Lut Desert in the barren heartland of Iran during the past Iranian calendar year (ended March 20, 2019).
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2019-07-02 21:59
Museum of meteorites opens in Tehran
People look at outer space rocks in a museum of meteorites, which officially opened to the public at Tehran’s Azadi Tower (Borj-e Azadi) on July 2, 2019.
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2019-04-29 21:09
Intl. conference to discuss sustainable tourism in Lut Desert
TEHRAN – The University of Birjand, which is edged by the UNESCO-tagged Lut Desert, will be hosting an international conference on sustainable tourism in the vast desert, ISNA reported.
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2019-04-29 10:43
Largest ever meteorite exhibit opens in Tehran
Iran’s largest ever exhibition of meteorites opened its doors to the public at the UNESCO-registered Golestan Palace in downtown Tehran, April 28, 2019.
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2019-04-26 23:37
Iran to host its largest ever meteorite exhibit
TEHRAN – The largest ever exhibition of meteorites in Iran will open on Sunday at the Museum of Anthropology of the UNESCO-registered Golestan Palace in Tehran.
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2018-12-15 21:50
Europeans topmost travelers to Shahdad desert
TEHRAN – Europeans have constituted the highest number of arrivals in Iran’s Shahdad desert since the beginning of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21), ISNA reported.
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2018-10-08 19:00
Iranian Silk Road Ultramarathon announces winners
TEHRAN – Winners have been announced for the 3rd Iranian Silk Road Ultramarathon, which commenced on September 29 as a tourism event across the UNESCO-registered Lut Desert famed for being one of hottest places on earth.
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2018-09-24 23:37
Hottest place on earth: Iran to hold ultramarathon to promote tourism
TEHRAN – A number of national and international runners will compete in the 3rd Iranian Silk Road Ultramarathon to be held across Iran’s UNESCO-registered Lut Desert, known as one of the hottest places on earth.
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2018-08-09 09:43
Lut Desert’s World Heritage base renovated
TEHRAN – A refurbishment project has been recently completed on the World Heritage base of Iran’s UNESCO-registered Lut Desert in a bid to encourage tourism, IRNA reported.
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2018-08-07 08:22
Iranian cyclist to defy hot desert, eying world record
TEHRAN – Iranian cyclist Hassan Khorashadi is slated to ride across Rig Yelan desert, deemed as one of the hottest spots on Earth, to try and set a Guinness World Record, Mehr reported on Saturday.
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2018-02-26 19:35
Sistan-Baluchestan seeking foreign expertise to boost tourism
TEHRAN – In addition to utilizing domestic resources, tourism authorities of Sistan-Baluchestan are seeking foreign expertise to unlock maximum potential of the vast southeastern province.
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2017-11-16 11:05
Kerman’s H1 foreign tourist arrivals up 30% y/y
TEHRAN - International tourist arrivals in Iran’s southeastern Kerman province rose 30 percent in the first half of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21, 2017) from a year earlier.
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2017-10-08 10:38
Sistan-Baluchestan draws 350,000 foreign tourists in H1
TEHRAN – Some 350,000 foreign travelers visited Iran’s Sistan-Baluchestan during the first half of the current Iranian calendar year, starting March 21, as the southeastern province seeks to become a tourist hub for both avid sightseers and history buffs.
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2017-09-13 22:46
World Heritage Volunteers help raise awareness of Persian qanats
TEHRAN – A cluster of World Heritage Volunteers has spotlighted essentials to conserve and promote Persian qanats, a UNESCO registered heritage that provides exceptional testimony to cultural traditions in desert areas with an arid climate.
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2017-06-23 10:37
Italian runner to defy Iran’s hot desert with eye on world record
TEHRAN – Italian marathon runner Paolo Venturini is slated to run across Iran’s Lut Desert, known as the hottest spot on Earth, to try and set a Guinness World Record, Mehr reported on Tuesday.
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2017-05-27 18:56
UNESCO World Heritage Committee to put Yazd to vote in July
TEHRAN – The ancient city of Yazd, central Iran, will be assessed as a candidate for inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage list during the 41st session of the World Heritage Committee, which will be held on July 2-12 in Krakow, Poland.
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2017-03-14 09:27
Sistan-Baluchestan to turn into tourist hub
TEHRAN – Iranian tourism authorities seek to put a new face to Sistan-Baluchestan Province in a bid to turn the vast southeastern region into a tourist destination.
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2017-02-23 19:27
Under visitors’ eyes: Centuries-old Zeinodin Caravanserai
TEHRAN - For some visitors to Iran staying at or even a short visit to a caravanserai seems to be a must. The 16th-century Zeinodin Caravanserai, which is tastefully renovated, is amongst such time-honored roadside inns.
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2017-02-07 09:25
Traversing giant dunes in Lut Desert: A wild, remote adventure in Iran
Iran’s Lut Desert with its giant dunes, shifting sands, salt plains and wind-hewn kaluts provides an epic journey of breathtaking beauty and wilderness, as seen in these images from a 15-day trek with Secret Compass.
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2016-11-16 17:49
‘Lut Desert provides tourism development opportunity’
TEHRAN – The Lut Desert, one of the two deserts dominating the landscape of eastern Iran, has got what it takes to lure travelers considering its geological uniqueness.
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2016-07-18 15:23
Iran’s Lut Desert inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage List
TEHRAN – The World Heritage Committee of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) registered Iran’s Lut Desert on World Heritage List during 40th session of the World Heritage Committee on Sunday.
