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2021-03-05 22:40
Cheshmeh-Ali gains natural heritage status
TEHRAN – The historical, cultural, and recreational site of Cheshmeh-Ali, which is situated south of the Iranian capital, has been named a natural heritage amidst hopes to safeguard it for the next generations.
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2021-02-03 19:30
Rey’s first hotel inaugurated
TEHRAN-The first-ever hotel in the city of Rey, southeast of Tehran, was inaugurated on Tuesday on the occasion of Ten-Day Dawn (Jan. 31- Feb. 10, marking the victory anniversary of the Islamic Revolution), ISNA reported.
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2021-01-17 20:30
Landscaping, clean-up project completed on ancient fortress in Rey
TEHRAN-A landscaping and clean-up project has been recently completed on the ancient fortress of Rashkan in the historical city of Rey, which is situated south of Tehran province.
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2020-12-27 19:47
Tehran’s City Theater Complex to be demarcated
TEHRAN – Tehran’s City Theater Complex, which is widely considered as the sole professional center of theater in Iran, is scheduled to be demarcated by the end of the current Iranian calendar year 1399 (March 2022).
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2020-12-15 21:37
Qajar-era bas-relief in Rey to be restored, preserved
TEHRAN –The 19th-century rock-carved bas-relief in Cheshmeh-Ali, a historical and recreational spot located in the south of Tehran and north of Rey, is planned to be restored and preserved within a comprehensive project.
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2020-12-07 23:12
Photo exhibit to resonate traditional glasswork
TEHRAN –An online photo exhibit of traditional glasswork made by crafters in the city of Rey will be held on Thursday, Rey’s cultural heritage department director has said.
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2020-11-16 23:36
Webinar to explore ancient life, arts and architecture in Rey
TEHRAN – A scientific webinar will be held with the aim of exploring the history, human life, arts, and architecture of Rey, which is one of the oldest cities in the central Iranian plateau with some 8,000 years of human settlements.
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2020-11-03 18:04
Rey’s autumn exhibition of handicrafts being held online
TEHRAN – The autumn exhibition of handicrafts in the city of Rey, southeast of Tehran, is being held virtually, Rey’s cultural heritage department director has announced.
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2020-10-09 17:11
Historical steam train ‘Mashin Doodi’ back on track in Tehran
TEHRAN- Mashin Doodi, the first train that was put into operation in Iran, has been put on show on its main railway in the city of Rey, southern Tehran.
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2020-09-29 21:30
Package tours start in Rey under strict health protocols
TEHRAN – On Monday, one-day package tours started in Rey under strict health protocols to mark the national tourism week, September 28 to October 3.
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2020-09-28 17:49
Over 200 programs to be held during Tehran week
TEHRAN – On the occasion of Tehran Week, October 3-9, more than 200 cultural programs and virtual seminars will be held in the capital with the theme of “School of Tehran”.
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2020-09-20 20:00
Sacred Defense Cinema Town holds potential to boost Rey’s tourism
TEHRAN – The Sacred Defense Cinema Town near the ancient city of Rey holds the potential to boost war tourism in the region, Rey’s cultural heritage department director Amir Mosayeb Rahimzadeh said on Sunday.
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2020-08-19 17:56
Rey to host online meeting on tazieh
TEHRAN- The ancient city of Rey will be hosting a virtual meeting on tazieh, Iranian passion play, on the occasion of the lunar month of Muharram (starting Friday) in which Shia Muslims commemorate the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (AS).
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2020-06-05 20:17
Tehran’s historical towers turn off lights in honor of Imam Khomeini
TEHRAN – Tehran’s historical towers turned off lights on June 2 and remained dark to commemorate the death anniversary of Imam Khomeini, the late founder of the Islamic Revolution.
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2020-05-26 18:56
Waqf inscriptions of Rey’s historic bazaar to be restored
TEHRAN – Two religious endowment (waqf) inscriptions of the historic bazaar of the city of Rey, southeast of Tehran, will be restored in the near future.
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2020-05-16 19:30
Human life in Iran’s Rey is as old as 8,000 years: archaeologist
TEHRAN – Rey is considered to be the oldest city in the central Iranian plateau with a history of human settlement that stretches back in time for over 8,000 years, a senior Iranian archaeologist Qadir Afrovand has said.
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2020-05-10 21:44
Mashin Doodi’s railway to be restored
TEHRAN – Parts of Mashin Doodi railway, Iran’s first train which was discovered during a construction project in the city of Rey, southern Tehran in 2018, will be restored in the near future, a provincial tourism official has said.
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2020-05-05 23:49
Cheshmeh-Ali spring awaiting national heritage status
TEHRAN – Cheshmeh-Ali historical spring in the city of Rey, southern Tehran, is planned to be inscribed on the national heritage list, a provincial tourism official has said.
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2020-04-19 20:30
Rey’s historical shrines, monuments, bazaar, cistern, and watermill to be demarcated
TEHRAN – Nine centuries-old sites, including holy shrines, caravansaries, mansions, a bazaar, a subterranean cistern, and a watermill in the city of Rey, southeast of Tehran, are scheduled to be demarcated.
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2020-04-18 21:00
Lost in time: discover once-mighty stronghold in Tehran
TEHRAN – One of the largest military fortresses of the ancient times can be found some half an hour drive southeast of Tehran, which makes it a very perfect and convenient destination for both domestic and foreign travelers.
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2020-01-04 18:57
Tehran’s historical towers turn off lights to commemorate martyr Soleimani
TEHRAN – Tehran’s two iconic historical towers turned off lights on Saturday and will remain dark on Sunday as a sign of paying tribute to Major General Qassem Soleimani, the commander of the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), who was martyred on Friday.
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2019-12-28 18:19
Foreign arrivals in Semnan province up 22% since March
TEHRAN – International tourist arrivals in Iran’s north-central Semnan province rose 22 percent since the beginning of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21), provincial tourism chief has said.
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2019-10-08 19:07
National museum has new look at history of Tehran
TEHRAN – An exhibit at the National Museum of Iran offers its visitors Tehran’s thousands of years of history by showcasing relics excavated from southern and northern neighborhoods of the city.
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2019-10-04 19:43
‘Tehran Week’ tourism programs announced
TEHRAN – Tehran Municipality has announced its various tourism programs to mark Tehran Week, which comes to end on October 10.
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2019-09-29 20:12
Ancient monument discovered in southwest of Tehran
TEHRAN – Archaeologists have unearthed some remains of an ancient monument in Mehrdasht village, which is situated in Malard county, southwest of Tehran.
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2019-07-10 21:53
15% rise in visits to historical sites in Rey
TEHRAN – Visits to historical sites in Rey surged 15 percent during the first three months of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21) compared to the same period a year earlier.
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2019-07-02 20:17
Ancient fort in southern Tehran to turn into outdoor museum
TEHRAN – The ruined Gabri fort, which is said to date from Sassanid era, will be turned into an outdoor museum, an official with the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization said on Tuesday, IRNA reported.
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2019-02-04 23:21
Remnants of historical bathhouse, sewage system unearthed in Rey
TEHRAN – Vestiges of a centuries-old bathhouse and its sewage system have recently been discovered during an ongoing excavation project in Rey, southern Tehran, CHTN reported.
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2019-01-23 21:44
Ancient relics, fabrics unearthed in Rey
TEHRAN – Some ancient relics and urban structures, deemed to date from Seljuk era (1037–1194), have recently been found during a construction project in the city of Rey, south of Tehran.
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2018-11-17 20:29
Evidence may push back history of Tehran by 6,600 years
TEHRAN – Recent archeological studies has shed new light on the history of Tehran that may go down in time some 6,600 years more than previously thought, ISNA reported on Saturday.
