Samarkand

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  • Iran-Uzbekistan cultural ties seen as opening markets for Iranian handicrafts 2025-12-19 15:40

    Iran-Uzbekistan cultural ties seen as opening markets for Iranian handicrafts

    TEHRAN – Uzbek artist and carpet researcher Farrokh Manhal said on Thursday that deep historical and cultural links between Iran and Uzbekistan provide a strategic basis for expanding cultural diplomacy and markets for Iranian handicrafts in Central Asia.

  • UNESCO 2025-11-15 17:47

    Iran designated to four key UNESCO committees

    TٍEHRAN--In the final days of the 43rd session of UNESCO General Conference in Samarkand, the Islamic Republic of Iran, which had been nominated for membership in several executive and scientific bodies of the organization, has achieved to become a member of four key UNESCO committees with the consensus of the member states.

  • uzbekistan 2025-11-11 17:53

    Iran, Uzbekistan promote joint tourism projects

    TEHRAN—Iran’s Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Reza Salehi-Amiri and Chairman of the Uzbekistan Tourism Committee Umid Shadiev emphasized the deep civilizational, cultural and historical commonalities between the two nations on the sidelines of the 26th UN Tourism General Assembly, which officially opened in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Sunday. They agreed to form a joint technical committee, expand flight routes and develop joint tourism and cultural heritage projects.

  • UNESCO 2025-11-03 17:26

    UNESCO recognizes Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha

    TEHRAN--The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has recognized the two major Islamic holidays of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha at the 43rd session of UNESCO General Conference in Samarkand.

  • Kashan 2025-11-01 14:29

    Kashan joins UNESCO Creative Cities Network

    TEHRAN – The ancient city of Kashan in central Iran has been admitted to the UNESCO Creative Cities Network, recognized for its vernacular architecture and cultural heritage.

  • UNESCO 2025-10-31 17:05

    Iran attends at interregional meeting of secretaries-general of UNESCO national commissions

    TEHRAN-- The 12th Interregional Meeting of National Commissions for UNESCO was held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, attended by the secretaries-general and representatives of national commissions from all over the world.

  • Wonders of Uzbekistan: a ten-day travel experience 2024-06-11 17:25

    By Afshin Majlesi

    Wonders of Uzbekistan: a ten-day travel experience

    From my childhood, the names of Samarkand and Bukhara have been etched into my memory; whether in poems, school classes, grandmother’s tales, or stories in my books, those names always lingered in the back of my mind.

  • Jane and John, a couple from England, talk to the Tehran Times correspondent after the finished visits to the Mausoleum of Amir Timur in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on June 1, 2024.  2024-06-05 20:34

    By Afshin Majlesi 

    Discovering Samarkand: Mausoleum of Amir Timur through the eyes of foreign tourists

    UZBEKISTAN, Samarkand - During a recent visit to Samarkand, I explored  a number of historical gems​, including Registan Square, Shah-i-Zinda, and the Mausoleum of Amir Timur, to name a few.

  • Uzbekistan conference highlights sustainable growth and digital shift in Islamic tourism 2024-06-04 09:07

    By Afshin Majlesi 

    Uzbekistan conference highlights sustainable growth and digital shift in Islamic tourism

    UZBEKISTAN, Khiva - The historical city of Khiva welcomed delegates from across the Islamic world for the 12th Islamic Conference of Tourism Ministers (ICTM) from May 31 to June 2. Organized in close collaboration with the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), the conference focused on the theme "Development of the Tourism Industry in a Sustainable and Resilient Way."

  • Isfahan sustainable tourism projects elaborated at Samarkand conferenc 2023-10-23 17:20

    Isfahan sustainable tourism projects elaborated at Samarkand conference

    TEHRAN – On Sep. 20, a host of cultural heritage and travel researchers from Iran, the UK, Malaysia, China, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Russia, India, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, and Tajikistan addressed a range of issues impacting sustainable tourism and the challenges faced to heritage sites today.

  • Iran minister signals visa abolition with Uzbekistan to encourage tourism 2023-10-18 17:14

    Iran minister signals visa abolition with Uzbekistan to encourage tourism

    TEHRAN – Iranian tourism minister Ezzatollah Zarghami on Tuesday indicated that Tehran was ready to ease visa rules with Uzbekistan on a mutual basis.

  • Iran’s tourism minister arrives in Uzbekistan to join UNWTO general assembly 2023-10-15 17:46

    Iran’s tourism minister arrives in Uzbekistan to join UNWTO general assembly

    TEHRAN – On Sunday, Iran’s tourism minister Ezzatollah Zarghami arrived in Uzbekistan to join the 25th session of the World Tourism Organization’s general assembly, which will be held in Samarkand on October 18 and 19.

  • Tehran, Tashkent hail extended tourism co-op 2023-09-11 18:37

    Tehran, Tashkent hail extended tourism co-op

    TEHRAN—Iran and Uzbekistan are eager to expand cooperation in various cultural areas, including tourism and cultural heritage.

  • Meeting 2023-04-14 21:04

    Iran FM meets counterparts in Uzbekistan 

    TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian met with a number of foreign counterparts in Uzbekistan, where he headed the delegation to participate in the 4th meeting of the Conference of Afghanistan’s Neighbors.

  • Amir Abdollahian 2023-04-14 21:04

    U.S., allies to blame for Afghanistan misery: Iran FM

    TEHRAN- The U.S. and its allies, according to Iran’s foreign minister, have sponsored and directed Daesh and other terrorist and extremist organizations in Afghanistan’s south and north, which has led to the current difficult situation.

  • chief diplomats meeting on Afghanistan 2023-04-13 17:08

    Iran, China, Russia, and Pakistan say Afghanistan should not be used for geopolitical rivalry

    TEHRAN – On Thursday, the foreign ministers of Iran, China, Russia and Pakistan held a quadrilateral informal meeting on Afghanistan in Samarkand, Uzbekistan to discuss the situation in the war-torn country.

  • Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi and Belarussian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko 2022-11-23 21:40

    Raisi suggests close ties with Belarus to offset sanctions

    TEHRAN – President Ebrahim Raisi of Iran said on Wednesday that moves to strengthen ties between countries which have been subjected to cruel sanctions due to their resistance to protect their independence are effective steps to neutralize sanctions.