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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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2020-05-06 23:08
No major harm to Sassanid-era fortress by quake
TEHRAN – No serious damage was inflicted on the centuries-old Falak-ol-Aflak Fortress as a medium-sized quake struck Iran’s western province of Lorestan on Wednesday, according to a group of assessors dispatched by the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts.
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2020-04-08 01:15
Ancient bas-relief discovered in western Iran
TEHRAN – An ancient bas-relief carving, which depicts human being figures, has recently been discovered in western Iran.
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2020-01-17 18:34
Sorbonne experts confirm fossilized skull found in Iran belongs to Homo sapiens
TEHRAN – A team of researches and archaeologists from the Sorbonne University has confirmed a fragment of a fossilized skull, which had been found in an Iranian cave, belongs to Homo sapiens, the only extant human species.
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2019-10-14 18:24
Khorramabad festival to feature tribal lifestyle, rituals, crafts and arts
TEHRAN – A major festival, intended to turn the spotlight on the lifestyle, rituals, crafts and arts of various tribes and nomadic people across Iran, is scheduled to be held in Khorramabad, the capital of Lorestan province, from October 30 to November 2.
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2019-06-25 19:45
Conference to address tourism development in western Iran
TEHRAN – Western Iranian provinces are scheduled to discuss ways to expand tourism in a two-day conference which will be hosted by Lorestan province in the near future.
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2019-06-10 21:18
Construction workers come across prehistorical cultural evidence in western Iran
TEHRAN – Scraps of cultural evidence dating from 5th and 4th millennium BC have accidentally been discovered during a construction project in the western city of Azna, Lorestan province.
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2019-05-25 20:03
Excavation goes on at Kaldar Cave where remains of Homo sapiens found
TEHRAN – Iran’s Research Institute of Cultural Heritage and Tourism has extended permit for exploration at the Kaldar Cave, which has previously yielded a fragment of a fossilized skull along with some stone tools attributed to Homo sapiens.
