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2022-05-08 20:00
Sari 2022 to touch Trans-Iranian Railway
TEHRAN – The international event of Sari 2022 is aimed to put the spotlight on a variety of touristic sites and in particular the Trans-Iranian Railway.
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2022-04-19 20:53
Why Trans-Iranian Railway is a glittering engineering feat of the 20th century?
TEHRAN – The 1,394-kilometre-long Trans-Iranian railway was completed in 1938 after 11 years of massively challenging construction as it crosses four distinct climates, linking the glittering shores of the Caspian Sea to the fertile plains of the Persian Gulf.
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2021-10-08 21:00
Tourism ministry receives registration certificates of four UNESCO sites
TEHRAN – Certificates of registration of four Iranian UNESCO World Heritage sites have been handed over to the tourism ministry, the deputy tourism minister has announced.
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2021-07-25 19:46
Trans-Iranian Railway gains UNESCO World Heritage status
TEHRAN – Trans-Iranian Railway that reaches a length of 1400 km has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage site.
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2021-06-25 17:47
Trans-Iranian Railway, Cultural Landscape of Uramanat set for UNESCO world heritage bid
TEHRAN – Trans-Iranian Railway, and the Cultural Landscape of Uramanat will be Iran’s preferred nominations for UNESCO World Heritage site status.
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2021-01-26 20:42
Dossiers on Iranian railway, cultural landscape submitted to UNESCO
TEHRAN – Revised dossiers on the trans-Iranian railway, and the cultural landscape of Uramanat have been submitted to the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization to be assessed as World Heritage sites.
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2020-01-27 23:32
Sister arch bridges: one in Iran, the other in Switzerland
TEHRAN – The masonry arch bridges of stone or brick have long been constructed across the globe, some lasting for millennia. They are also iconic for having similar characteristics, amongst them Veresk Bridge in Iran’s Mazandaran province and Wiesen Viaduct in the canton of Graubunden, Switzerland, both designed in the 20th century for single-track railway.
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2019-09-15 20:36
ICOMOS to assess Iran’s cross-country railways for UNESCO tag
TEHRAN – A team of experts from the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) is scheduled to visit Iran late September in order to assess Iran’s cross-country railways for a possible UNESCO registration.
