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2021-05-09 18:01
By Afshin Majlesi
Iranian plateau in Pleistocene: a bridge between East and West
A new study reinforces a hypothesis that the Iranian plateau was like a bridge between East and West during the Pleistocene epoch, which began about 2.6 million years ago and lasted until about 11,700 years ago.
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2021-05-07 20:30
Restoration project completed in ancient village in southeast Iran
TEHRAN – Restoration work has been completed on the historical core of Nahuk village, which is situated in the lesser-known Sistan-Baluchestan province, southeast Iran.
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2021-05-04 23:45
IRGC demolishes terrorist group
TEHRAN— The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran has defeated an armed gang in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan.
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2021-04-30 17:48
Intl. conference addresses tourism potentials of Lut Desert
TEHRAN – Tens of tourism and cultural heritage experts, academia, and researchers discussed the lesser-known tourism potentials of Lut Desert in a two-day online conference that ended on Friday.
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2021-04-24 18:18
Terrorist team demolished in Sistan
TEHRAN — The Quds headquarters of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corp ground forces demolished a terrorist team in the southeastern Sistan-Balouchestan province on Saturday.
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2021-04-18 17:16
First boutique hotel in Sistan-Baluchestan to be inaugurated
TEHRAN- The first boutique hotel in the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan will soon be put into operation.
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2021-04-12 22:11
First boutique hotel to make debut in Sistan-Baluchestan
TEHRAN – The first boutique hotel in Sistan-Baluchestan will be officially inaugurated within the next few days. The southeastern Iranian province is home to various lesser-known cultural sites and raw beauties.
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2021-04-09 17:05
New cultural heritage elements in southeast Iran added to national list
TEHRAN –A total of eight new cultural elements, which are practiced in the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan, have been added to the National Intangible Cultural Heritage list.
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2021-04-05 15:53
Development projects worth over $5m inaugurated in southeastern Iran
TEHRAN – The head of Iran’s Planning and Budget Organization (PBO) Mohammad-Baqer Nobakht inaugurated five development projects worth 226.364 billion rials (about $5.38 million) in person and through video conference on Monday in southeastern Sistan-Baluchestan Province.
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2021-03-06 22:38
Photo exhibit features ancient Iranian windmills
TEHRAN – A photo exhibition, featuring arrays of ancient Iranian windmills, is currently underway at Khorasan Great Museum, which is located in the holy city of Mashhad, northeast of the country.
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2021-02-21 21:06
Sassanid coins cleaned, restored in lab southeast Iran
TEHRAN – A total of 23 historical coins have been cleaned and restored at a museum laboratory in the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan, the deputy provincial tourism chief has said.
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2021-02-20 19:30
Iranian archaeologists begin demarcation project on Bronze Age site
TEHRAN – A team of archaeologists and cultural heritage experts has recently commenced a thorough demarcation project on a Bronze Age site in southeast Sistan-Baluchestan province.
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2021-02-19 13:47
Photo: Amin Berenjkar
Mohsen Jafari, martyr of order and security, laid to rest
In a ceremony on Friday morning, the body of Mohsen Jafari, who was martyred along with two of his comrades in the fight against armed gangs on Tuesday, Feb. 16, in border province of Sistan-Balouchestan, was lied to rest at Martyrs Cemetery in Shiraz, capital of Far Province. The funeral ceremony, attended by Provincial law enforcement and security officials as well as Shirazi people, was held at the Shah-Cheraq shrine. Jafari has got the title of “martyr of order and security”.
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2021-02-14 17:47
Sistan-Baluchestan tourism boom continues with new job opportunities
TEHRAN – A total of 212 job opportunities will be generated by implementing 46 tourism-related projects in Iran’s southeastern Sistan-Baluchestan province.
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2021-02-12 14:29
Chabahar to host Takhti Cup
TEHRAN – Chabahar, located in Sistan-Baluchestan Province, has been chosen to host the 41st edition of Takhti Cup.
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2021-02-12 12:33
40 idle mines revived in Sistan-Baluchestan Province
TEHRAN- As announced by a provincial official, 40 idle mines have been revived in Sistan-Baluchestan Province, in the southeast of Iran, since the beginning of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20, 2020).
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2021-02-05 18:10
Sistan-Baluchestan loses $34.2 million in tourism earnings as a result of COVID-19
TEHRAN – Iran’s southeastern Sistan-Baluchestan province has lost 1,440 billion rials ($34.2 million at the official exchange rate of 42,000 rials per dollar) in earnings from tourism as many potential visitors stay away due to the impact of the coronavirus, according to Alireza Jalalzaei, the provincial tourism chief.
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2021-02-03 18:10
90% of Chabahar coral reefs are dying: official
TEHRAN – Up to 90 percent of coral reefs in Chabahar waters along the Sea of Oman have been bleached and are dying, an official with the Department of Environment has said.
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2021-01-29 19:41
Accommodation facilities come on stream in UNESCO-designated Burnt City
TEHRAN – The construction operations of a tourism complex, which includes overnight accommodation facilities, have been completed in the UNESCO-registered Burnt City, southeast Iran.
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2021-01-29 19:40
New restoration work starts on windmills in southeast Iran
TEHRAN – A fresh round of restoration work has been commenced on windmills situated in Hozdar historical area, Sistan-Balouchestan province, southeast Iran.
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2021-01-19 21:00
Cultural development, early settlements to be documented in Shahr-e Deraz
TEHRAN – Cultural background and the history of human settlement is set to be probed and documented across Shahr-e Deraz and its surrounding areas, which are situated in Iran’s southeastern Sistan-Baluchestan province.
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2021-01-10 21:16
25 restoration projects launched across Sistan-Baluchestan
TEHRAN – A total of 25 restoration projects have been launched across Sistan-Baluchestan since the beginning of the current Iranian calendar year (March 2020).
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2020-12-09 22:37
Blogger arrested over cultural heritage misdeed
TEHRAN – Iranian police have recently arrested a blogger on the charge of “destroying” historical objects during his excursion to an ancient remote site in Iran’s southeast Sistan-Baluchestan province.
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2020-12-05 14:10
25 hectares of greenhouses created in Sistan-Baluchestan Province since late March
TEHRAN- The deputy head of the Agriculture Department of Sistan-Baluchestan Province, in the southeast of Iran, announced that 25 hectares of new greenhouses have been created in the province since the beginning of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20).
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2020-11-27 22:11
Discover an original style of pottery in Kalpurgan
TEHRAN – Archaeological surveys suggest the village of Kalpurgan in southeast Iran has long been a hub for potters.
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2020-11-17 19:30
Book exploring history of Sistan-Baluchestan goes out of print
TEHRAN – A book on Iran’s Sistan-Baluchestan region, its history, arts, and anthropology has recently been published in the country.
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2020-11-08 19:30
National Heritage list adds objects from Burnt City, Espidej cemetery
TEHRAN – Thirteen historical objects found at the ancient Burnt City and 5,000-year-old Espidej cemetery, both in southeastern Sistan-Baluchestan province, have been inscribed on the National Heritage list.
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2020-11-08 18:28
Online markets in Sistan-Baluchestan aim to promote handicrafts
TEHRAN –While the sales of handicrafts in southeastern Sistan-Baluchestan province has decreased due to the outbreak of the coronavirus, online markets try to boost sales, the deputy provincial tourism chief has said.
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2020-09-29 21:00
Beauties of Iranian desert in limelight at photography exhibit
TEHRAN – Scenes of the magnificent Lut Desert, a UNESCO World Heritage in the Iranian heartland, are on show at a specialized photography exhibition in Zahedan, the capital of Sistan-Baluchestan province.
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2020-09-18 23:16
Three millennia-old sites discovered in southeast Iran
TEHRAN – Three millennia-old have been discovered on the outskirts of the UNESCO-registered Burnt City, which is situated in Sistan-Baluchestan province, southeast Iran.
