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Caravanserais, Asbads in South Khorasan eye World Heritage status
TEHRAN – The process of preparing four caravanserais and Asbads (ancient vertical-axis windmills) in South Khorasan province is being carried out and the UNESCO assessors are projected to visit the sites by mid-May to register them in the World Heritage list.
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Yesterday 18:35
UNESCO to assess Iran’s “land of caravanserais” for world heritage
TEHRAN - Caravanserais in the city of Miami, which is known as the “land of caravanserais” in Iran, are being prepared to be assessed by UNESCO for inclusion in the World Heritage list.
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2021-04-14 10:37
Archaeological museum to open near mighty Bam citadel
TEHRAN – An archaeological museum is to be established near the adobe Bam citadel, which is a mighty UNESCO-registered site in southeast Iran.
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2021-04-11 20:04
Glimpses of traditional skills of carpet weaving in Fars
TEHRAN – Admired for their intricate designs, lavish colors, and peerless craftsmanship, Persian carpets have not only found their way into households, but also onto workplaces and art galleries to name a few.
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2021-04-04 19:37
Vali-e Asr St., longest in West Asia, being prepared for possible UNESCO registration
TEHRAN – Over the past years, Tehran’s Vali-e Asr Street, famed as the longest in West Asia, has undergone countless maintenance works as a prerequisite for a possible UNESCO registration.
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2021-03-17 20:02
By Afshin Majlesi
How Iranians celebrate new year in COVID times
It is for the second consecutive year that the novel coronavirus keeps families apart on eve of the Iranian New Year.
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2021-03-14 22:32
Restoration works aim to prepare Sassanid sites for UNESCO tag
TEHRAN – The cultural heritage directorate of Kermanshah has ratified restoration projects for five Sassanid-era sites located in the western Iranian province.
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2021-03-14 22:30
New tourism destination to emerge near Persepolis
TEHRAN – Tall-e Ajori, which has recently yielded the ruins of a majestic historical gateway, would be turned into a tourism destination. The archaeological site is situated near the UNESCO-registered Persepolis in southern Iran.
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2021-03-08 19:49
UNESCO celebrates 1,750th anniversary of Iran university
TEHRAN – UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azulay has expressed delight over the 1,750th anniversary of the University of Gundi-Shapur, which has long been a major forum for science.
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2021-03-08 19:27
Iran to allocate some $240,000 for Great Wall of Gorgan restoration
TEHRAN – Iran will set aside ten billion rials (some $240,000 at the official exchange rate of 42,000 rials per dollar) for the restoration of the Great Wall of Gorgan, Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Minister Ali-Asghar Mounesan said on Sunday.
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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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2021-03-06 22:38
Iran seeking UNESCO tag for exquisite mountain lake
TEHRAN – Iran is preparing a comprehensive dossier for Lake Gahar to be submitted to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in near future, ISNA reported Saturday.
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2021-03-03 20:30
Iran’s 1000th museum to open to public within year
TEHRAN - Iran’s 1000th cultural heritage museum will be inaugurated in the next Iranian calendar year, which begins on March 21, the director of museums and historical properties at the tourism ministry announced on Wednesday.
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2021-02-26 18:13
Iran submits UNESCO dossier on collective caravanserais
TEHRAN- Iran has recently submitted an inclusive dossier on its caravanserais to the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization.
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2021-02-21 21:04
Efforts underway to revive horse-riding game in Fereidan
TEHRAN – A working group has been formed to revive Chogan in Friedan country, which was once one of Iran’s popular venues for the ancient horse-riding game.
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2021-02-21 17:06
By Mehdi Garshasbi
Mother tongue is the soul of life
TEHRAN - International Mother Language Day is celebrated each year on February 21. It is a source of inspiration to build multicultural and inclusive societies where people of all races, faiths, languages, and cultures get respect and can live with dignity.
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2021-02-17 21:12
Ecosystem of Marvdasht, once seat of power for Achaemenid Empire, souled be safeguarded: official
TEHRAN – The biome and ecosystem of Marvdasht plain, which is home to the UNESCO-registered sites of Persepolis and Pasargadae as well as tens of other magnificent structures, souled be safeguarded properly, the director of Persepolis site underlined on Wednesday.
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2021-02-16 21:00
Crafts marketspace opens in troglodyte cliff dwellings of Kandovan
TEHRAN – A permanent handicrafts exhibit and marketplace has been constructed on the premises of Kandovan’s troglodyte cliff dwellings in northwest Iran.
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2021-02-16 19:55
Ancient petroglyphs discovered in western Iran
TEHRAN – Another cluster of ancient petroglyphs has recently been discovered in a barren plain in Lorestan province, western Iran.
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2021-02-16 19:50
UNESCO World Heritage: restoration work continues at Tabriz bazaar complex
TEHRAN – A total of 200 shops have been restored in the UNESCO-designated bazaar of Tabriz during the current Iranian year (started March 2020), months after a blaze swept through the ancient site.
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2021-02-13 20:20
Take a trip back in time with a visit to vintage radio museum in Tabriz
TEHRAN – Hundreds of vacuum tube radios, rare oil radios, classic radios, vintage radios, and solid-state pocket radios, are placed all under one roof at the Sound & Music Museum in the historical city of Tabriz, northwest Iran.
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2021-02-12 23:40
UNESCO-designated Tchogha Zanbil equipped with electronic protection devices
TEHRAN – Sets of electronic protection devices and surveillance cameras have recently been installed across the UNESCO-registered Tchogha Zanbil, which is a ruined prehistoric ziggurat and a top tourist destination in southwest Iran.
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2021-02-08 21:05
By Afshin Majlesi
Ruins of majestic historical gateway unearthed near Persepolis
TEHRAN – The ruins of a majestic historical gateway, built upon the order of Cyrus the Great, who was the founder of the mighty Achaemenid Empire (ca. 550 – 330 BC), have been unearthed near the UNESCO-registered Persepolis in southern Iran, Iranian researchers said on Monday.
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2021-02-06 18:30
Top Iranian archaeologist, Firouz Bagherzadeh, dies at 90
TEHRAN – Iranian archaeologist Firouz Bagherzadeh, who was former director of the Archaeological Center of Iran and a specialist in Islamic art, has died aged 90.
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2021-02-05 15:31
Smart monitoring in Golestan National Park at final stage
TEHRAN – A project for smart monitoring of Golestan National Park, which started in 2019, is near completion and is scheduled to come on stream by the end of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20).
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2021-02-03 21:21
Iran eyes UNESCO status for Siraf, other ancient ports: tourism minister
TEHRAN – Iran seeks to register ancient Siraf port and several other southern seaports on the UNESCO World Heritage list in near future, Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Minister Ali-Asghar Mounesan has said.
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2021-02-01 21:33
Intl. Festival of Tribes Culture wraps up in northern Iran
A nomad ensemble performs during the closing ceremony of the 14th International Festival of Tribes Culture in Gorgan, the capital of Iran’s northern province of Golestan, on January 31, 2021.
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2021-01-31 21:56
Ecbatana, once summer capital of Achaemenid Empire, one step closer to UNESCO status
TEHRAN - Iran is further moving towards inscribing Ecbatana, which was once the summer capital of the Achaemenid Empire (ca. 550 – 330BC), on the UNESCO World Heritage list as the country has recently completed an all-inclusive dossier to be presented to the UN cultural body.
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2021-01-31 21:54
Restoration project to revive ancient monuments on Silk Road
TEHRAN – Iran’s Revitalization and Utilization Fund for Historical Places have launched a development scheme, based on which arrays of centuries-old monuments would be revived along the ancient Silk Road.
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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.
