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2020-02-14 23:53
Shiraz workshop to explore legal issues concerning World Heritage sites
TEHRAN - University of Shiraz will tomorrow play host to an international workshop, which spotlights various legal issues dealing with UNESCO World Heritage sites across the globe.
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2019-12-23 21:12
Magnetic survey reveals two stone structures in Pasargadae
TEHRAN – A recent magnetic survey conducted by a team of Iranian and French interdisciplinary experts suggests that two historical stone structures exist beneath the UNESCO-registered Pasargadae in southern Iran.
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2019-08-14 19:11
Foreign visits to Fars province’s historical sites on the rise
TEHRAN – Visits by international travelers to historical sites in Fars province rose 12 percent during the first four months of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21) compared to the same period a year earlier.
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2019-07-08 20:25
Rare dovetail-joints found in UNESCO-tagged Pasargadae
TEHRAN – Personnel of Pasargadae have recently found two rare dovetail-joints, which used to attach massive stone slabs, pillars and columns in the UNESCO World Heritage site that was once the capital of the Achaemenid Empire under Cyrus the Great (559–530 BC), who ordered its construction.
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2019-03-03 09:17
Engraved signatures of prehistoric masons found in Iran
TEHRAN – Iranian archaeologists have discovered some huge building stones that bear signatures thought to be engraved by prehistoric masons, ILNA reported.
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2018-11-12 21:05
Iranian-Italian team resume project on Pasargadae
TEHRAN – A team of Iranian and Italian archaeologists and restorers have commenced a new round of conservation project on Pasargadae, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in southern Iran.
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2018-10-10 22:06
Aban 7th can be turned into tourism event, Mounesan says
TEHRAN – The seventh day of the seventh Iranian calendar month of Aban - the anniversary of the entrance of Cyrus the Great (r. 559–530 BC) into Babylon - can be turned into a tourism event, Iran’s tourism chief Ali-Asghar Mounesan said on Tuesday.
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2018-07-29 09:25
Excavation starts at Pasargadae
TEHRAN – A new round of archaeological excavation has recently commenced at the UNESCO-registered Pasargadae, southern Iran.
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2018-07-19 11:05
Iranian-Italian mission on Pasargadae extended for 3 years
TEHRAN – An Iranian-Italian cooperative mission on Pasargadae, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in southern Iran, has recently agreed on extending the cooperation for another three years, IRNA reported on Tuesday.
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2017-12-19 09:06
UNESCO-registered Pasargadae launches website
TEHRAN – Authorities of Pasargadae, a UNESCO World Heritage, have recently launched an official website for the magnificent royal complex in southern Iran.
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2017-12-02 19:50
Roofing covers to protect gateways in Pasargadae
TEHRAN – Two prehistoric gateways leading to royal palaces in Pasargadae, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in southern Iran, will soon be equipped with custom-made roofing covers.
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2017-04-18 12:18
Intl. tourists aboard Golden Eagle visit World Heritage sites in Iran
TEHRAN – On Saturday, a group of foreign tourists aboard a Golden Eagle luxury train, known as a 5-star hotel on wheels, visited three UNESCO World Heritage sites, which are scattered across Khuzestan Province in southwest Iran.
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2017-04-04 08:22
Visits to Fars historical sites up 7% during Noruz
TEHRAN - Various historical sites across the southern province of Fars attracted over 1.6 million visitors during Noruz holidays from March 15 to April 2, up seven percent from the same period in the year earlier.
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2017-01-17 09:10
Achaemenid-era rampart unearthed in southern Iran
TEHRAN – A team of Iranian archeologists has recently uncovered portions of a stone wall dating back to the Achaemenid era (c. 550–330 BC) in Mashhad-e Morghab district, southern Fars Province.
