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2019-12-14 18:27
Arbaeen hospitality gains UNESCO heritage status
TEHRAN – The generous hospitality of Iraqi people during the Arbaeen pilgrimage has been added to UNESCO’s prestigious heritage list.
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2019-11-19 19:27
Aras Geopark one step closer for being global
TEHRAN – Iran is completing an all-inclusive dossier for its Aras Geopark hoping the northwestern area to be registered on the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization’s Global Geoparks list.
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2019-10-12 21:27
Iran submits dossier to UNESCO for listing Uraman landscape
TEHRAN – Iran has recently submitted a dossier to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization for possible inscription of the Uraman cultural landscape which is situated west of the country.
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2019-09-15 20:36
ICOMOS to assess Iran’s cross-country railways for UNESCO tag
TEHRAN – A team of experts from the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) is scheduled to visit Iran late September in order to assess Iran’s cross-country railways for a possible UNESCO registration.
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2019-09-04 22:22
Iranian caravansaries being assessed for collective UNESCO tag
TEHRAN – Iran is developing a dossier for a select of its historical caravansaries for a possible inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage list.
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2019-08-09 18:08
Silk Road a suitable opportunity to introduce ancient Iran
TEHRAN – The possible inscription of the ancient Silk Road on the UNESCO World Heritage list will open up a suitable opportunity for Iran to present its cultural, literary, historical and scientific achievements to the world, the secretary general of the Iranian National Commission for UNESCO has said.
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2019-07-06 18:55
UNESCO lists Iraq’s Babylon as World Heritage site
TEHRAN - The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization has added the sprawling Mesopotamian city of Babylon to its World Heritage list, boosting Iraq’s hopes of reviving its battered tourism industry.
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2019-07-05 19:51
Iran’s Hyrcanian Forest named UNESCO World Heritage site
UNESCO on Friday designated Iran’s vast Hyrcanian Forest as a World Heritage site, making it the second such Iranian natural site after Lut Desert, which was granted the tag in 2016.
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2017-12-23 20:50
Iran seeks multinational UNESCO inscription of Yalda
TEHRAN – Iran has called on its nearby states to join hands to put forward the ancient Persian Yalda festivity for a possible UNESCO registration.
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2017-10-31 18:22
Rare Iranian manuscript registered in UNESCO Memory of the World
TEHRAN – The Jami’ al-Tawarikh (“World History”), a rare illustrated medieval folio by Rashid al-Din Fadl allah Hamedani (1247-1318) from Iran has been registered on UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register list.
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2017-08-15 09:53
22 properties added to Iran’s natural heritage list
TEHRAN – Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts Organization has recently inscribed 22 natural spots and landscapes on the national heritage list, IRNA reported on Saturday.
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2017-08-08 08:43
Iran eyes World Heritage tag for Uraman
TEHRAN – The Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts Organization is following up on possible inscription of the Uraman cultural landscape on the UNESCO World Heritage list by 2018, ISNA reported on Monday.
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2017-03-13 19:07
Performing styles by two musicians inscribed on Iran’s national heritage list
TEHRAN – Styles of performing by veteran musicians Shir Mohammad Espandar and Qanbar Rastgu have been registered on the National Intangible Cultural Heritage List.
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2017-01-31 18:06
“Khomeini, Oh Imam!” registered on National Intangible Cultural Heritage list
TEHRAN – “Khomeini, Oh Imam!”, a chant sung in praise of Imam Khomeini, the founder of Islamic Republic, by a group of university students weeks before the victory of the 1979 Islamic Revolution, has been registered on the list of the National Intangible Cultural Heritage.
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2017-01-23 18:48
Iran seeks UNESCO recognition for Arasbaran protected area
TEHRAN – Iran has put forward its Arasbaran protected area as a candidate for inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage list for 2018.
