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2021-05-19 19:30
Hundreds of meteorites on show at specialized museum in Tehran
TEHRAN – Over 1200 meteorites, mostly collected from scorching Iranian deserts, have been put on show at a specialized museum in Tehran.
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2021-05-09 18:01
By Afshin Majlesi
Iranian plateau in Pleistocene: a bridge between East and West
A new study reinforces a hypothesis that the Iranian plateau was like a bridge between East and West during the Pleistocene epoch, which began about 2.6 million years ago and lasted until about 11,700 years ago.
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2021-05-09 16:51
Over 50,000 ha of desert areas to be rehabilitated
TEHRAN – At least 50,000 hectares of the country’s desert areas will be protected and rehabilitated through implementing sustainable exploitation projects with the participation of local communities, Vahid Jafarian, an official with the Forests, Rangelands, and Watershed Management Organization said.
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2021-04-30 17:48
Intl. conference addresses tourism potentials of Lut Desert
TEHRAN – Tens of tourism and cultural heritage experts, academia, and researchers discussed the lesser-known tourism potentials of Lut Desert in a two-day online conference that ended on Friday.
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2021-02-05 18:10
Sistan-Baluchestan loses $34.2 million in tourism earnings as a result of COVID-19
TEHRAN – Iran’s southeastern Sistan-Baluchestan province has lost 1,440 billion rials ($34.2 million at the official exchange rate of 42,000 rials per dollar) in earnings from tourism as many potential visitors stay away due to the impact of the coronavirus, according to Alireza Jalalzaei, the provincial tourism chief.
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2021-01-20 21:11
Take a trip to the unknown, to rugged shores of Makran
TEHRAN - Makran coasts are all about its rugged rock formations, dramatic dunes, and relentless waves crashing upon jagged boulders, which are perfect in winter.
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2020-12-01 19:30
Craftswomen plan to revive ancient water systems near harsh desert
TEHRAN – An Iranian NGO, founded by a group of female Iranian crafters, has planned to financially support the revival of ancient qanats situated near the scorching Lut Desert in east-central Iran.
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2020-11-20 18:09
Overnight stay, camping banned in Lut desert
TEHRAN –Overnight stay and camping in Shahdad, a major part of the UNESCO-registered Lut desert, and its giant dunes (locally called kaluts) have been banned until further notice.
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2020-11-08 21:51
Under travelers’ eyes: Kashan and its surrounding jewels
TEHRAN - Many travelers to the central Iranian plateau opt to bypass Kashan on their journeys between Tehran, Isfahan, and Yazd, but this delightful oasis city on the edge of the Dasht-e Kavir (aka the Great Salt Desert) is one of the most alluring destinations.
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2020-10-04 21:56
By Afshin Majlesi
Iran sets sights on tourism rebound if coronavirus wanes, minister says
TEHRAN – The Islamic Republic of Iran is developing necessary infrastructure in the realms of traveling, accommodation, and human resources as it eyeing to jumpstart travels whenever coronavirus restrictions ease, Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Minister Ali-Asghar Mounesan told the Tehran Times in an exclusive interview on Saturday.
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2020-10-04 21:25
Kavir Biosphere Reserve: a trip to incredible biodiversity hot spot
TEHRAN – The Kavir Biosphere Reserve, located south-east of Tehran, is characterized by salt and sandy lands with arid and semi-arid desert vegetation, and is inhabited by steppe communities, creating incredible biodiversity.
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2020-09-29 21:00
Beauties of Iranian desert in limelight at photography exhibit
TEHRAN – Scenes of the magnificent Lut Desert, a UNESCO World Heritage in the Iranian heartland, are on show at a specialized photography exhibition in Zahedan, the capital of Sistan-Baluchestan province.
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2020-09-22 21:58
Iranian desert to play host to environment-friendly car rally
TEHRAN – The barren, scorching Maranjab Desert, situated in central Iran, will be hosting tens of 4WD cars for a rally scheduled to be held on October 1 and 2.
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2020-08-19 22:00
Archaeologists find Paleolithic sites in southeast Iran
TEHRAN – A team of Iranian archaeologists has recently discovered first-hand Prehistorical human settlements believed to date back to the Paleolithic era on the outskirts of Fahraj in Kerman province, southeast Iran.
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2020-07-19 21:00
Birjand hosting Lut Desert photo exhibit to mark UNESCO-listing anniversary
TEHRAN- A photo exhibition of Lut Desert is currently underway in Master Esmaeli Gallery in the northeastern city of Birjand on the occasion of the 4th anniversary of the desert’s inscription on UNESCO World Heritage list.
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2020-07-13 19:30
Aqueduct heritage in west-central Iran ‘very complex and interesting’, senior archaeologist says
TEHRAN – The ruins of some 100 qanats (subterranean aqueducts), which are stretched beneath the Buin Zahra plain, west-central Iran, along with their associated cultural heritage are “very complex and interesting”, a senior Iranian archaeologist has said.
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2020-06-05 20:19
Coronavirus: Iran preparing to reopen doors to foreign travelers
TEHRAN – Iran’s tourism ministry has forecast that the country will start hosting foreign travelers as of mid-summer with the priority given to travelers from the neighboring countries.
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2020-03-16 19:23
12 ancient sites to go in western Iran
TEHRAN – From the coasts of the Persian Gulf to the lush mountainous forests of the northwest, and from snow-tipped northern cliffs to scorching southern deserts, here is a pick of ancient sites to inspire, delight and motivate if willing to visit wild western Iran.
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2020-03-01 19:17
By Afshin Majlesi
Rig-e Jenn: An extraordinary landscape named after elves!
TEHRAN – Eastern Iran is dominated by vast deserts known worldwide for having harsh sun-scorched landscapes, parts of which more attractive for adrenaline chasers.
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2020-02-12 19:38
Visit majestic Ameri House while making excursion to central Iranian oasis, desert
TEHRAN – Many visitors to Ameri House (also called “Khaneh-ye Ameriha), which in fact constitutes one ring of a circle of historical mansions in Kashan, say it is a must-see destination while making an excursion to the oasis city that lies on the margins of a central Iranian desert.
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2020-02-09 23:09
German sightseers visiting Iran’s Sistan-Baluchestan province
TEHRAN - A nine-member group of German sightseers has commenced an excursion to southeastern Sistan-Baluchestan province, which is amongst Iran’s lesser-known destinations.
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2020-01-11 19:29
Maymand: A very old village of troglodytes
TEHRAN - The term “cave dwellers” conjures up prehistoric images in your mind when caves served as one of the earliest dwellings for human beings. Here we want to take a look at Maymand, an exemplar manmade-cave dwelling in southeast Iran, where people made a living about five or six millennia ago.
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2019-12-31 21:09
Italian tourism group visiting Iran’s Sistan-Baluchestan
TEHRAN - A group of seventeen Italian sightseers have commenced an excursion across the southeastern Sistan-Baluchestan province, which is amongst Iran’s lesser-known destinations.
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2019-12-30 19:23
Coastal, forest tourism development plan being prepared
TEHRAN – The Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts is preparing a comprehensive plan for developing tourism around coastal areas and forests in the country.
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2019-12-21 18:26
Media help alter mental image of travelers towards Sistan-Baluchestan
TEHRAN – Media have helped change the mental image of people towards Sistan-Baluchestan province, which was being shunned by many potential foreign and domestic travelers.
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2019-12-18 18:53
Swiss traveler astonished by charms of Kerman province
TEHRAN – Swiss globetrotter Lola Bernardoni, who has recently toured Kerman, says she was astounded to find such top tourist attractions across the southeastern Iranian province.
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2019-12-08 18:42
French, British sightseers visiting Iran’s Sistan-Baluchestan
TEHRAN – A group of ten French and British sightseers have commenced a ten-day tour across Iran’s southeastern Sistan-Baluchestan province.
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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.
