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2022-05-04 23:37
Imam Mosque scaffolding to come down after 10 years
TEHRAN – The scaffolding on the 17th-century Imam Mosque is scheduled to be off in near future, Isfahan province’s tourism chief has said.
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2022-03-04 17:48
Berlin show features 5,000 years of Iranian arts and culture
TEHRAN - For the first time in a Berlin institution the cultural history of Iran – from the early civilizations through to the modern era – is the focus of a major art-historical survey exhibition.
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2022-03-04 17:48
In memory of recently-deceased Iranologist; Roger Mervyn Savory
TEHRAN – Roger Mervyn Savory (27 January 1925 – 17 February 2022) was a British-born Professor Emeritus at the University of Toronto who was an Iranologist and specialist on the Safavids.
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2022-02-07 21:42
Rarely-seen Safavid game cards on show at Tehran museum
TEHRAN – Sets of rarely-seen game cards, which date from the Safavid era (1501–1736) have been put on show at the Reza Abbasi Museum in north-central Tehran.
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2022-01-24 19:55
Centuries-old tombstone unearthed by flash flood
TEHRAN – A centuries-old tombstone, estimated to date from the Safavid era, has recently been unearthed in a southern Iranian village.
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2021-12-19 19:45
21 historical coins recovered from smuggler
TEHRAN – Iranian authorities have recovered 21 historical coins among some fake ones from a smuggler who wanted to cross the border northwest of the country.
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2021-11-12 17:41
Centuries-old shipwreck found off Caspian Sea coast
TEHRAN – A centuries-old shipwreck has recently been discovered off Iran’s coast in the Caspian Sea.
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2021-09-13 20:00
Exquisite carpet patterns restored in Kerman
TEHRAN – A panel of Iranian cultural heritage experts has restored 20 delicate carpet patterns, which date from the Safavid to Pahlavi eras.
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2021-09-06 20:30
Iranian handicrafts: papier-mache and lacquer work
TEHRAN - In Iran lacquer works first became popular under the name of papier-mache, and were introduced in the Safavid era.
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2021-07-18 21:17
Iranian archaeologists in search of new clues on history of Qazvin
TEHRAN - A team of Iranian archaeologists has found further evidence concerning the history of Qazvin, which was the capital of the Persian Empire, under Safavids, from 1548 to 98.
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2021-05-10 20:30
Coins of Parthian, Abbasid, and Safavid eras restored in Zanjan museum
TEHRAN – A total of 25 coins, which date from the Parthian, Abbasid, and Safavid eras, have recently been restored in a museum laboratory in Zanjan.
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2021-05-07 17:45
Access path to once out-of-reach fort under construction
TEHRAN – Local authorities have launched a tourism project to construct an access path to Qahqaheh fortress, which was once an out-of-reach military monument in Meshkinshahr, northwestern Ardebil province.
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2021-02-13 20:20
Take a trip back in time with a visit to vintage radio museum in Tabriz
TEHRAN – Hundreds of vacuum tube radios, rare oil radios, classic radios, vintage radios, and solid-state pocket radios, are placed all under one roof at the Sound & Music Museum in the historical city of Tabriz, northwest Iran.
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2020-11-25 18:39
New study tells tale of shipwreck found in northern Iran
TEHRAN – A fresh scientific study has shed a new light on the fate of a centuries-old shipwreck, which was found in 2005 in northern Iran.
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2020-11-17 17:36
Seljuk, Safavid objects unearthed in northern Iran
TEHRAN –Relics of some historical objects have recently been discovered during a construction project in Gorgan, northern Golestan province.
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2020-06-14 23:08
Excavations at Iranian mosque unearth new evidence on life in early Islamic era
TEHRAN – Some historical objects have been unearthed during a round of archaeological excavation, which is currently underway in a centuries-old congregational mosque in Rasht, the capital of Gilan province, northern Iran.
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2020-06-07 23:09
Scary but worth visiting: don’t miss glass bridge in Ardebil
During your travel to Iran’s Ardebil province, make sure to include a visit to its “scary” glass bridge in the timeline if you like to discover a fascinating place in a budget way.
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2020-05-15 22:21
Centuries-old polo field discovered in western Iran
TEHRAN – A centuries-old Chogan (polo) filed with stone gates, one of which bearing a dedicatory inscription, has recently been found near a village in Iran’s western Lorestan province, provincial tourism chief has announced.
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2020-04-28 18:25
Labyrinthine Bazaar of Isfahan may equal an endless charm for you!
TEHRAN - One of Iran’s most historic and fascinating traditional marketplaces, the sprawling covered Bazaar of Isfahan (locally known as Bazaar-e Bozorg) is situated in a city of the same name.
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2020-03-09 02:07
Qasr-e Khorshid: once temporary home to the ‘Napoleon of Iran’
TEHRAN – Qasr-e Khorshid (literally ‘the Sun Palace’), an 18th-century iconic monument in northeast Iran, was once a royal resident for Nader Shah of Persia (1688–1747), often called the “Napoleon of Iran,” who created an empire that stretched from northern India to the Caucasus Mountains.
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2020-02-18 18:55
Ganjali Khan complex reminiscent of everyday life in 17th-century Iran
TEHRAN - The historical Ganjali Khan complex, which is composed of a madrasa, a mosque, a caravanserai, a hammam (public bathhouse), a water reservoir and a labyrinth bazaar, all centered on a large public square, is a typical Iranian tourist spot to wander around!
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2019-12-25 19:18
New cultural occasions added to Iran’s calendar of events
TEHRAN – Three cultural occasions were officially added to Iran’s national calendar of events on Tuesday.
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2019-12-24 19:27
Newly-excavated site yields pre-historic to Islamic-era relics in Iran
TEHRAN – A team of Iranian archaeologists and researchers has recently unearthed pre-historic to Islamic-era relics and fragments of objects from a piece of land, which is speculated to be once a historical cemetery, in Asiabsar village, northern Mazandaran province.
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2019-11-13 11:36
Tens of Russian guests tour Qazvin historical sites
TEHRAN – Some 70 Russian artists, literati and diplomats on Monday toured historical sites in Qazvin as part of programs in line with holding Russia's cultural week in Iran.
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2019-10-19 18:53
Remnants of Safavid-era bathhouse discovered
TEHRAN – Archaeologists have discovered remnants of a Safavid-era (1501–1736) public bathhouse within a former royal ensemble in the Iranian city of Qazvin.
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2019-07-31 17:46
Kordasht Bathhouse; a tourist destination famed for intricate interior design
TEHRAN – Photos depict exterior and interior views of the historical Kordasht Bathhouse, a tourist destination famed for intricate geometrical arrangements and spectacular wall paintings, July 27, 2019.
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2019-07-14 21:05
Chinese museum to showcase celadons from Iran, other countries
TEHRAN – On Saturday, a collection of centuries-old celadons, on loan from the National Museum of Iran, reached Beijing’s Palace Museum, which is to host a vast exhibit of such potteries from several countries.
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2019-07-13 21:34
Parthian, Safavid-era coins seized in northeast Iran
TEHRAN – Iranian authorities have recently confiscated four historical coins from two smugglers in Bojnourd, the capital of North Khorasan province.
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2019-07-03 20:03
Atmospheric caravanserai being restored to former glory
TEHRAN – The third round of a restoration work has recently been commenced on Hojaib caravanserai with the aim of bringing the atmospheric inn to its former glory.
