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2022-05-24 19:27
Publicizing Hamedan’s glory neglected for years: expert
TEHRAN – Efforts to globally introduce the splendor of Hamedan, which its history of civilization dates thousands of years, have largely been neglected for years, a senior cultural heritage expert said on Monday.
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2022-03-06 22:00
Cable car installation poses no threat to Hyrcanian forests, official says
TEHRAN – Plan to install a cable car system in the northern province of Golestan poses no threat to the UNESCO-registered Hyrcanian forests, a senior advisor to the tourism minister has said.
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2021-10-19 22:02
People participate in restoration of 8,000 historical monuments
TEHRAN – People have participated in the restoration of some 8,000 historical monuments [and relics] over the past couple of years, a senior advisor to Iran’s tourism minister has said.
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2021-10-01 21:11
Iran wants collective UNESCO recognition for 56 of its old caravansaries
TEHRAN – Iran has put forward a selection of 56 caravansaries as a candidate for a collective inclusion in UNESCO’S cultural heritage list, a senior advisor to the tourism minister has said.
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2021-09-19 21:22
Minister appoints new deputies for tourism and cultural heritage
TEHRAN – Iranian minister Ezzatollah Zarghami on Sunday appointed new deputies for tourism and cultural heritage affairs.
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2021-06-03 01:10
Designing cities based on cultural intangibles is essential, deputy tourism minister says
TEHRAN – The design of contemporary cities should incorporate intangible cultural aspects of the nation, deputy tourism minister Mohammad-Hassan Talebian has said.
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2021-06-01 17:27
Museum of education, related archives inaugurated in Shiraz
TEHRAN – On Monday, a museum dedicated to education and its related history and archives was officially opened its doors to the public in the ancient city of Shiraz, southern Iran.
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2021-05-28 21:20
South Khorasan unique in realm of cultural heritage, deputy tourism minister says
TEHRAN - South Khorasan enjoys a unique cultural heritage, yet it has remained little known and unexplored, deputy tourism minister Mohammad-Hassan Talebian has said.
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2021-05-28 21:04
Historical texture of Khusf capable of becoming UNESCO site: official
TEHRAN – Iran’s deputy minister of cultural heritage and tourism has said that the historical texture of Khusf, which was once situated on the ancient Silk Road, is capable of becoming a UNESCO World Heritage site.
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2021-05-24 12:01
Tehran, Beijing ink joint statement to protect Asian cultural heritage
TEHRAN - Iran and China on Saturday signed a joint statement which is expected to pave the way for further protection in the arena of Asian cultural heritage.
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2021-05-23 18:48
Experts busy demarcating great defensive wall as a prerequisite for UNESCO status
TEHRAN – A team of archaeologists, topographers, and cultural heritage experts are completing a project to define legal boundaries for the ruins of the Great Wall of Gorgan, which was once one of the longest brick barriers of the ancient world.
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2021-04-21 21:00
1,834 smuggled historical objects back home in 4 years
TEHRAN – A total of 1,834 historical objects have been returned to the country over the past four years, deputy tourism minister Mohammad-Hassan Talebian said on Wednesday.
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2021-03-09 18:09
Hegmataneh Hill one step closer to be World Heritage
TEHRAN –Iran is completing an all-inclusive dossier for the mysterious Hegmataneh Hill to have it registered on the UNESCO World Heritage list, deputy tourism minister Mohammad-Hassan Talebian has announced.
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2021-02-26 22:28
Caracas’s tourism minister visits National Museum of Iran
TEHRAN - Venezuela’s Minister of Tourism and Foreign Trade Ali Padron Paredes toured the National Museum of Iran on Friday.
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2021-02-19 20:05
Quake opens up deep cracks in historical bridge
TEHRAN – Two deep cracks have appeared in the centuries-old Pataveh Bridge as the result of an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 late on February 17. The epicenter was near the southeast of the town of Sisakht.
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2021-02-03 17:52
56,000 ancient relics undergo restoration since 2013: deputy minister
TEHRAN - A total of 56,000 historical objects have been restored in Iranian museums and laboratories since August 2013, when President Hassan Rouhani began his first administration, deputy tourism minister has announced.
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2021-01-22 20:54
60,000 relics being re-arranged, documented in Iranian museum
TEHRAN – Some 60,000 relics and historical objects are being documented to be put in the right order in the Great Museum of Khorasan, which is located in Mashhad, northeast Iran.
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2020-12-19 21:37
Iran eyes UNESCO status for Yalda celebration by 2022
TEHRAN - Iran seeks to register its ancient festivity of “Yalda” on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list by 2022.
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2020-12-16 21:02
Iranian elements re-endorsed as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage
TEHRAN – Two Iranian elements of ‘Naqqali, Iranian dramatic story-telling’, and “traditional skills of building and sailing Iranian Lenj boats in the Persian Gulf’ have gained approval to remain on the UNESCO list for the Intangible Cultural Heritage.
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2020-12-12 18:37
Despite obstacles, the Great Wall of Gorgan could win UNESCO status, deputy tourism minister says
TEHRAN – Gaining a UNESCO tag for the Great Wall of Gorgan -- one of the longest brick barriers of the ancient world -- is not hard as it is comparable to the Great Wall of China in terms of age, function, and size, deputy tourism minister has said.
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2020-11-14 20:30
Sugar factory not to be built within World Heritage properties
TEHRAN – Following many ups and downs, the construction of a controversial sugar factory within the legal boundaries of UNESCO-registered Tchogha Zanbil, a prehistoric ziggurat in southwest Iran, is now cancelled.
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2020-08-19 18:57
50 Iranian properties on tentative list of UNESCO
TEHRAN – A total of 50 Iranian properties have already been placed on the tentative list for [possible] inclusion on UNESCO’s World Heritage list in the years to come.
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2020-08-03 23:26
Tehran, Athens discuss ways to cooperate in cultural heritage repatriation
TEHRAN – Iranian and Greek officials have discussed ways to share experience in cultural heritage repatriation as the two cradles of ancient civilizations are subjected to smuggling of historical relics.
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2020-07-10 23:33
Ancient relics smuggled to Austria back home
TEHRAN - A batch of Iranian ancient relics, which had been smuggled to Austria, was recovered and surrendered to a representative of the Islamic Republic in Vienna on Thursday.
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2020-05-08 20:45
Quake causes cracks in Tehran’s Sahebqaraniyeh Palace
TEHRAN – Some minor cracks have appeared in the historical Sahebqaraniyeh Palace, which is located in northern Tehran, due to an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 on the Richter scale that occurred early on Friday 56 km northeast of the city.
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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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2020-01-22 18:36
Iran proposes Croatia to join UN-recognition of Noruz
TEHRAN – Iran has put forward Croatia a proposal to join a multinational dossier for Noruz that the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization has approved for Iran and several other countries.
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2020-01-18 18:44
Heritage museum inaugurated in ancient city of Izeh
TEHRAN – Iran’s deputy tourism minister on Friday inaugurated a cultural heritage museum in Izeh, southwestern Khuzestan province, with the aim of introducing the rich history and culture of the ancient city.
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2020-01-10 19:21
Paternal house of martyr Soleimani to be turned into museum
TEHRAN – Paternal house of Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani, who was assassinated in a U.S. terrorist attack on January 3, will be turned into a museum.
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2020-01-04 19:01
Cultural heritage celebration called off over respect for martyr Soleimani
TEHRAN – Iran’s tourism ministry has canceled a ceremony to celebrate the registration of dotar, a traditional stringed instrument, on the UNESCO Cultural Heritage list over the martyrdom of Major General Qassem Soleimani, the commander of the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC).
