Clock Tower of Tabriz to turn into museum

Tourism Desk – The Clock Tower of Tabriz, which is one of the most significant historical monuments of the ancient Iranian city, will be turned into a cultural heritage museum.

Turkey looks to strengthen tourism ties with Iran

TEHRAN – Turkey is willing to forge a closer partnership with Iran in the tourism sector, the Turkish consul general in Tabriz has said.

Media persons explore Tabriz on fam tour

TEHRAN – A number of journalists from different news organizations have visited Tabriz, the capital of East Azarbaijan province, on a familiarization tour, CHTN reported on Saturday.

An interview with Faezeh Ghafar Haddadi

The story of a well-known author from Tabriz

Faezeh Ghafar Haddadi has two well-known books, “The Frontline” and “A Man with Long-Range Dreams” that have made her famous and successful, despite numerous distribution and promotion issues.

Marketers to visit East Azarbaijan on fam tour

TEHRAN – Some 100 Iranian travel marketers and tour operators have been invited to explore East Azarbaijan province on a familiarization tour, the provincial tourism chief has said.

First fire museum to make debut in Tabriz

TEHRAN – A fire museum is scheduled to be launched in Tabriz, East Azarbaijan province, northwest Iran, the provincial tourism chief has said.

East Azarbaijan hotel occupancy hits 100 percent in H1

TEHRAN – East Azarbaijan hotel industry’s occupancy rates reached 100 percent during the first half of the current Iranian calendar year (started on March 21), the provincial deputy tourism chief has said.

Efforts underway to preserve Tabriz identity, mayor says

TEHRAN ––A great deal of effort is being made to maintain the historical identity of Tabriz, mayor of the ancient Iranian city said on Monday.

Tabriz aims to lure more Iraqi travelers

TEHRAN—The tourism infrastructure in Tabriz, the capital of East Azarbaijan province, is adequate to draw more tourists from Iraq and Iraqi Kurdistan, Iran’s Consul General in Erbil has said.

Emerging destinations: Maragheh fossil paradise

TEHRAN - Renowned worldwide as a “fossil paradise” in northwest Iran, Maragheh is home to enormous herbivorous fossils such as ones related to Mastodons and Deinotherium (kinds of elephants and rhinos), among other extinct mammals.

Tabriz, Kazan seek to expand tourism ties

TEHRAN—Tatarstan’s Minister of Culture, Irada Ayupova, and tourism officials of Tabriz discussed expanding ties on Monday, including sharing cultural heritage restoration and holding joint seminars and exhibitions.

Verni-bafi: Tabriz festival seeks to prompte handicraft export

TEHRAN—A national handicrafts festival dedicated to the traditional field of Verni-bafi is scheduled to be held in Tabriz, East Azarbaijan province, in late October, the provincial tourism chief has said.

Tabriz to host Tajikistan’s cultural week

TEHRAN—The historical city of Tabriz, which was once the Iranian capital under Safavids, will play host to Tajikistan’s cultural week in the near future.

Ruins of 13th academic complex getting ready to host visitors

TEHRAN–The ruins of Rab’-e Rashidi, which was a thriving academic complex in northwest Iran centuries ago, are getting ready to host visitors, researchers, and cultural heritage buffs.

Blue Mosque of Tabriz, surroundings undergo landscape project

TEHRAN– A landscape project has commenced trimming the surroundings of the 15th-century Blue Mosque of Tabriz in northwest Iran.

UNESCO-registered Bazaar  of Tabriz: work begins to construct missing vaults

TEHRAN – A team of cultural heritage experts has commenced work to construct replicas of some missing brick vaults inside the UNESCO-registered Bazaar of Tabriz.

Armenia ready to open consulate in Tabriz 

TEHRAN – The Armenian Parliament speaker has said that his country is ready to open a consulate in the northwestern Iranian city of Tabriz. 

Hundreds of Volkswagens gathered in car rallies across Iran

TEHRAN – Over 700 vintage Volkswagens joined car rallies, which were staged in several Iranian cities concurrently on May 19.

Tabriz pottery museum still unknown, tourism minister says 

TEHRAN – Iran’s tourism minister has said the Live Pottery Museum of Tabriz is still unknown and it needs to be promoted and introduced more effectively. 

Exhibit of handwoven carpets, tableau rugs opens in Tehran

TEHRAN – Countrywide selections of handmade carpets and tableau rugs have been put on show at the Niavaran Cultural-Historical Complex in northern Tehran.

Treated wild birds released into nature

A number of wild birds have been released back into their natural habitat after being treated at a resort in the northwestern city of Tabriz on Thursday.

Fighter jet crashes in northwest Iran, killing three

TEHRAN - An Air Force F-5 fighter jet crashed in the northwestern city of Tabriz on Monday morning, killing its two pilots and a civilian sitting in a parked vehicle.

Inn, public bathhouse and mosque approved as national heritage

TEHRAN – A selection of nine historical structures including an inn, a public bathhouse, and a mosque, all located in Iran’s East Azarbaijan province, have recently been added to the national heritage list.