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2021-11-24 17:21
Iran seeks UNESCO status for ‘world’s first' two-story mosque
TEHRAN – Iran has developed a dossier for a possible inscription of the Jameh Mosque of Ardestan on the UNESCO World Heritage list as the "world’s first" two-story mosque, Ardestan’s tourism chief has said.
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2021-10-13 18:09
Tall-e Bakun and its prominent role in study of early Iranian art
TEHRAN – Tall-e Bakun is a prehistorical twin site situated in the fertile Marvdasht plain of Fars province, near the UNESCO-designated Persepolis, the Achaemenid ceremonial capital.
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2021-09-01 19:26
Iran seeks UNESCO status for Mehregan festival
TEHRAN - Iran’s Research Institute of Cultural Heritage & Tourism is developing a dossier for the possible inscription of Mehregan on the UNESCO World Heritage list. The Persian festival marks friendship, affection, and love.
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2021-08-28 18:03
Shah Abbasi caravanserai undergoes restoration
TEHRAN – One of the once-thriving Shah-Abbasi caravanserais, which is located in the ancient town of Meybod in Yazd province, has undergone some rehabilitation works, Meybod tourism chief announced on Saturday.
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2021-08-27 15:53
UNESCO assessors to examine centuries-old Iranian caravanserai
TEHRAN – A team of UNESCO assessors and cultural heritage experts will be examining the centuries-old Taj-Abad Caravanserai, which is located in Iran’s Hamedan province.
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2021-08-04 18:58
Once highly-prosperous caravanserai undergoes restoration
TEHRAN – One of the once highly prosperous Shah-Abbasi caravanserais, which is located in Mayamey town of Semnan province, has undergone some rehabilitation works, a local tourism official announced on Wednesday.
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2021-07-30 18:27
ICOMOS assessors to visit caravansaries in Iran
TEHRAN – Assessors and experts affiliated with the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) are scheduled to visit several caravansaries in Iran.
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2021-06-12 20:48
Dream vacations: 12 most unique travel destinations in Iran
TEHRAN – Embracing 24 UNESCO World Heritage sites, Iran is an amazingly underrated country with an immense history, sociable people, and magnificent architecture.
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2021-03-09 18:11
Abbas Abad caravanserai on shortlist for collective UNESCO status
TEHRAN – A historical caravanserai in Taybad, northeastern Khorasan Razavi province has recently received preliminary approval to join the shortlist of historical Iranian caravanserais being prepared for a possible inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage list.
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2021-02-07 20:55
Shah-Abbasi caravanserai in Ardebil joins shortlist for collective UNESCO tag
TEHRAN- A Safavid era (1501-1736) caravanserai in Saein village, northwestern Ardebil province, has recently received cultural heritage experts’ preliminary approval to join the shortlist of historical Iranian caravanserais being prepared for a possible inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage list.
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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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2021-01-23 17:30
East Azarbaijan caravanserais made shortlist for collective UNESCO tag
TEHRAN –Four caravanserais, scattered across the northwestern East Azarbaijan province have recently received cultural heritage experts’ preliminary approval to join the shortlist of historical Iranian caravanserais being prepared for a possible inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage list.
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2021-01-18 18:19
Bushehr wants UNESCO status for its historical texture
TEHRAN – The historical texture of southwestern Bushehr province holds the potential to be inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list, the provincial tourism chief has announced.
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2020-12-16 21:00
Yazd caravansaries weighed for collective UNESCO tag
TEHRAN- A select of nine caravanserais, scattered across Yazd province, have been assessed to be a part of a shortlist of Iranian historical caravanserais being prepared for a possible inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage list.
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2020-11-12 00:38
Iran seeking UNESCO tag for Ramsar landscape
TEHRAN - Iran is preparing a comprehensive dossier for its northern Ramsar landscape to be submitted to UNESCO in the near future.
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2020-09-16 19:17
World Heritage tag for Uraman, key to tourism development in region: MP
TEHRAN- The possible inscription of the Uraman cultural landscape on the UNESCO World Heritage list can play a key role in the tourism development of the region, a member of parliament has said.
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2020-09-05 20:30
Makran coast holds potential to gain UNESCO tag
TEHRAN – The natural and historical attractions of the Makran coastal strip in southern Iran hold the potential to be registered on the UNESCO World Heritage list.
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2020-09-02 20:00
Center to preserve historical water structures established in Pasargadae
TEHRAN – A center for preserving and monitoring the historical water structures of the UNESCO-tagged Pasargadae has been established near the ancient Bostankhani Dam in Fars province, southern Iran.
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2020-08-05 19:30
St. Thaddeus Monastery hosting painting exhibit to mark UNESCO-listing anniversary
TEHRAN – A painting exhibition is currently underway at the St. Thaddeus Monastery, in the northwestern West Azarbaijan province, on the occasion of the 12th anniversary of the monastery’s inscription on UNESCO World Heritage list.
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2020-07-19 21:00
Birjand hosting Lut Desert photo exhibit to mark UNESCO-listing anniversary
TEHRAN- A photo exhibition of Lut Desert is currently underway in Master Esmaeli Gallery in the northeastern city of Birjand on the occasion of the 4th anniversary of the desert’s inscription on UNESCO World Heritage list.
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2020-06-27 18:46
Golestan Forest: Iran’s oldest national park shares spectacular landscape
TEHRAN – Golestan National Park or Golestan Forest, located in the northeastern province of Golestan, is the oldest national park registered in Iran and a unique refuge for wildlife, which offers a wide spectrum of flora and fauna.
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2020-06-09 22:00
By Samaneh Aboutalebi
Historical sites losing heritage status; who’s to blame?
Every year, a number of historical monuments in Iran lose their place on the National Heritage list. Some are also at risk of losing their prestigious UNESCO status.
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2020-05-26 21:30
Longest in West Asia: Tehran’s Vali-e Asr Street eyes World Heritage tag
TEHRAN – Iran is following up on possible inscription of the historical Vali-e Asr Street in Tehran on the UNESCO World Heritage list.
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2020-05-02 21:41
UNESCO puts off visit to Uraman due to coronavirus
TEHRAN – A pre-arranged visit by UNESCO experts to Uraman cultural landscape in western Kermanshah province to assess its possible inclusion in the World Heritage list, has been postponed over coronavirus outbreak in the country.
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2018-10-23 18:31
Photo exhibit promotes Hyrcanian Forest
TEHRAN – “Hyrcanians, Eternally Green”, an exhibition of photos of the Hyrcanian Forest in northern Iran, opened at Tehran’s Niavaran Cultural Historical Complex on Monday.
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2018-09-23 00:07
Iran seeking UNESCO inscription for Hyrcanian Forest
TEHRAN — Iran is seeking to inscribe Hyrcanian Forest (also known as Caspian Forest), in northern parts of the country, on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
