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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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2020-12-29 21:18
Petroglyphs dating back to 9th millennium BC discovered in Iran
TEHRAN – Ancient petroglyphs, some dating back from the 9th millennium BC, have recently been found near the city of Nimvar, central Markazi province.
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2020-12-28 23:01
Markazi province to encourage bird-watching as leisure activity
TEHRAN –Bird-watching as a branch of ecotourism, has a vast potential to be developed and promoted in the central Markazi province, deputy provincial tourism chief has said.
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2020-12-06 14:06
Markazi Province exports commodities worth $517m in 8 months
TEHRAN- About one million tons of commodities valued at $517 million have been exported from Markazi Province, central Iran, during the first eight months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20-November 20), according to a provincial official.
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2020-11-06 19:46
Giant historical urn discovered in central Iran
TEHRAN – A giant historical urn has been discovered in a historical site in Ebrahim-Abad Kohneh village, central Markazi province.
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2020-10-27 18:23
Iranian highliners find balance
TEHRAN – A highlining event was held in Anjedan Village, east of Arak, Markazi Province from Oct. 23 to 25.
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2020-09-21 20:54
Another part of temple, where Avicenna jailed, unearthed in central Iran
TEHRAN – Another part of an ancient fire temple, which is believed to be the place where Avicenna, the illustrious Persian polymath was exiled to and jailed, has recently been unearthed in a rural district, central Iran.
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2020-09-04 11:41
Non-oil goods worth over $300m exported from Markazi Province in 5 months
TEHRAN- The value of non-oil exports from Iran’s central Markazi Province reached $306.53 million during the first five months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20-August 21), a provincial official announced, Mehr news agency reported.
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2020-08-14 20:00
Seven tourism projects to come on stream in central Iran
TEHRAN – A total of seven tourism-related projects are scheduled to be inaugurated across Iran’s central Markazi province on the occasion of the Government Week (August 24-30), provincial tourism chief has said.
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2020-08-03 13:47
Non-oil exports from Markazi Province hit over $186m in 4 months
TEHRAN- The value of non-oil exports from Iran’s central Markazi Province reached $186.38 million during the first four months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20-July 21), a provincial official announced, Mehr news agency reported.
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2020-07-27 15:58
Harvesting wheat by hand still works
A farmer in Arak, the central Markazi province, is putting the finishing touch on harvesting a large field of wheat, July 26, 2020. Traditional harvesting is still conventional in the region due to the high costs of machinery.
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2020-07-25 14:10
Precipitations fill up dam in central Iran
Alghadir dam in the central province of Markazi has been refilled once again as precipitations in the past year reached normal and above-normal levels in the region. The dam was established in 1993. The drought situation over the past couple of years had decreased the volume of water at its reservoir drastically, but it is now replenished with water up to 96 percent of full capacity.
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2020-07-13 21:30
Safavid-era shrine in Markazi province under restoration
TEHRAN – Parts of the historical holy shrine of Imamzadeh Seyyed Mansur in central Markazi province are being rehabilitated, a local official has said.
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2020-07-13 04:45
Carpet-weaving, most common home job in Jiria
A couple weaves a carpet with specific pattern on an old loom installed at their home in the small village of Jiria, Farahan county, central Markazi province, on July 9, 2020.
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2020-06-07 21:55
‘Most extensive’ field research in central Iranian plateau yields 21 historical sites
TEHRAN – A total of 21 historical sites have recently been identified during what is called the ‘most extensive’ systematic field research so far conducted in the central Iranian plateau.
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2020-05-30 18:31
New survey to shed light on troglodytic architecture in central Iran
TEHRAN – The second archaeological season will be started soon on Tarkhoran troglodytic architecture in Tafresh, central Markazi province, deputy provincial tourism chief Seyyed Mohsen Rahmati said on Thursday.
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2020-04-22 22:00
Documentaries to promote tourism in Markazi province
TEHRAN – Markazi Province’s Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts Department plans to produce a number of short documentaries to introduce tourist attractions and historical sites in the central province.
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2020-01-20 19:16
Markazi province exports over $46,000 of handicrafts
TEHRAN - Handicrafts exports from Markazi province reached $46,400 during the first nine months the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21, 2019), compared with $36,000 in the same period last year.
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2019-11-04 15:20
Villagers hold oak forest preservation program
People in Sarsakhti village in the city of Shazand, central Markazi province, participated in a regional program to help preserve the oak reserve of Zagros forests.
