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2024-05-17 17:22
Gold Bowl of Hasanlu to go on view at Urmia Museum
TEHRAN - The millennia-old Gold Bowl of Hasanlu, a significant archaeological find named after the location where it was excavated some 66 years ago, will be showcased at the Urmia Museum of Archaeology in celebration of Cultural Heritage Week.
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2024-04-06 17:47
West Azarbaijan’s Nowruz tourism peaks at Takht-e Soleyman
TEHRAN – On Thursday evening, West Azarbaijan’s director-general of tourism announced that Takht-e Soleyman, a UNESCO-listed site, has hosted the highest number of visitors in the province in the course of the Nowruz holidays.
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2024-02-11 20:00
Improving border terminals crucial for tourism in West Azarbaijan province
TEHRAN – Morteza Safari, the Director-General of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts, and Tourism in West Azarbaijan, has underscored the pivotal role of organized border terminals in boosting tourism and ensuring visitor satisfaction at historical and tourist sites of the province.
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2024-01-23 18:14
West Azarbaijan invests $130 million in tourism projects
TEHRAN – In a bid to boost tourism infrastructure, Iran’s West Azarbaijan province has allocated an investment of 65 trillion rials (some $130 million) for the execution of 50 tourism projects, the provincial tourism chief said on Tuesday.
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2024-01-13 17:51
Handicraft exports from West Azarbaijan reach $10 million in nine months
TEHRAN – The deputy of handicrafts at West Azarbaijan’s tourism directorate announced that handicraft exports from the province have reached $10 million during the current year's nine months.
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2023-12-20 17:48
Turkish travel insiders visit Iran on fam tour
TEHRAN – On Wednesday, a group of Turkish travel insiders started a familiarization tour of attractions in Iran’s West Azarbaijan province.
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2023-12-01 17:29
‘Throne of Solomon’: UNESCO-listed temple to hire guides fluent in foreign languages
TEHRAN – The UNESCO-designated Takht-e Soleyman, which was once a prime fire temple of the Zoroastrian faith in ancient Persia, intends to hire several multilingual tour guides to help enrich visits made by foreign nationals.
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2023-11-25 18:29
West Azarbaijan enjoys elements for well-off agritourism
TEHRAN - West Azerbaijan has high potential for the development of agritourism, the provincial tourism chief said on Saturday.
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2023-10-29 17:29
Salvage dig unearthes rare Sassanid graves in northwest Iran
TEHRAN – A salvage dig in northwest Iran has unearthed arrays of rare funerary tomb chambers estimated to date from the Sassanid era.
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2023-10-22 14:06
Export from West Azarbaijan province increases by 63%
TEHRAN- The value of exports from West Azarbaijan province, in the northwest of Iran, rose by 63 percent during the first six months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21, September 22), as compared to the same period of time in the past year, according to a provincial official.
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2023-09-29 12:48
Export from West Azarbaijan province increases 10% in 5 months on year
TEHRAN- The value of export from West Azarbaijan province, in the northwest of Iran, increased by 10 percent during the first five months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-August 22), as compared to the same period of time in the previous year, a provincial official announced.
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2023-09-22 18:01
Sanandaj to host regional exhibit of handicrafts
TEHRAN—Sanandaj, which is a UNESCO-designated Creative City of Music, is set to host a regional exhibit on handicrafts in the near future.
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2023-07-19 18:29
Archaeologists investigate Jameh Mosque of Urmia
TEHRAN – Little archaeological work has been carried out at the Jameh Mosque of Urmia, as experts believe the mosque in northwest Iran bears cultural heritage from various eras.
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2023-07-15 21:00
Christian worshippers observe Badarak ritual in St. Thaddeus
TEHRAN – Hundreds of Christian worshippers and pilgrims have come together at St. Thaddeus, a UNESCO-designated church in northwest Iran, to observe their annual ritual of Badarak.
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2023-07-02 13:16
Over 12,000 tons of honey produced in Khoy county per year
TEHRAN- With more than 390,000 beehives and production of more than 12,000 tons of honey per year, Khoy county stands at first place in honey production in West Azarbaijan province, in the northwest of Iran, according to a provincial official.
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2023-06-30 15:15
Annual honey production in West Azarbaijan expected to exceed 32,000 tons
TEHRAN- As announced by a provincial official, it is expected that annual honey production will reach over 32,000 tons in West Azarbaijan province, in the northwest of Iran, in the current Iranian calendar year, which ends on March 20, 2024.
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2023-06-24 11:35
30,000 tons of honey produced in West Azarbaijan in a year
TEHRAN- As announced by a provincial official, 30,000 tons of honey was produced in West Azarbaijan province, in the northwest of Iran, during the past Iranian calendar year 1401 (ended on March 20).
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2023-06-23 14:10
Transport minister inaugurate several projects in West Azarbaijan Province
TEHRAN– Transport and Urban Development Minister Mehrdad Bazrpash inaugurated several infrastructure and development projects in West Azarbaijan Province on Thursday, the portal of the ministry reported.
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2023-05-31 12:34
West Azarbaijan exports $14.29 million of handicrafts in year
TEHRAN - Handicrafts exports from West Azarbaijan province reached $14.29 million during the past Iranian calendar year 1401, which came to an end on March 20.
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2023-05-24 17:36
Over 2000 beds to be added to hospitality sector of West Azarbaijan
TEHRAN –Over 2,000 beds are expected to be added to the accommodation capacity of West Azarbaijan province, northwest Iran, the provincial tourism chief has said.
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2023-05-12 18:29
Tourism minister visits UNESCO-designated temple, calls for more investment
TEHRAN – On Thursday, the Iranian tourism minister paid a visit to Takht-e Soleyman, which was once a principal fire temple of the Zoroastrian faith in ancient Persia.
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2023-05-09 18:50
Jameh Mosque of Urmia undergoes landscaping project
TEHRAN – The historical Jameh Mosque of Urmia has undergone a landscaping project in the course of an extensive restoration work that commenced in 2014.
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2023-05-05 21:00
Safavid-era public bathhouse undergoes restoration
TEHRAN –A Safavid-era (1501-1736) public bathhouse in the village of Laj, West Azarbaijan province, northwest Iran, has undergone some rehabilitation works, a local tourism official has said.
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2023-04-18 21:51
Maku to develop tourism investment
TEHRAN – The tourism directorate of the northwestern Iranian city of Maku in West Azarbaijan province plans to cultivate tourism investment, a local official has said.
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2023-04-10 22:00
Piranshahr steps up efforts to revive traditional textiles
TEHRAN – The ancient city of Piranshahr has launched a special center for traditional textiles hoping to help safeguard skills passed down from generation to generation.
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2023-03-12 21:00
Flood damages centuries-old bridge in West Azarbaijan
TEHRAN –A Safavid era (1501-1736) arch bridge in Takab county of West Azarbaijan province has been damaged due to heavy rain and flash flood, the deputy provincial tourism chief has said.
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2023-02-25 22:57
Maku to develop sports tourism
TEHRAN –The northwestern Iranian city of Maku in West Azarbaijan province considers ways to boost sports tourism, a local official has said.
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2023-02-24 20:00
Azarbaijan’s ethnic diversity ideal opportunity for ecotourism
TEHRAN –Ethnic diversity in northwestern West Azarbaijan province is an ideal basis for ecotourism development, a tourism expert has said.
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2023-02-21 21:00
Major winter festival held in Maku
TEHRAN –A huge winter festival was held in the northwestern Iranian city of Maku in West Azarbaijan province last week, IRNA reported on Tuesday.
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2023-02-18 18:08
West Azarbaijan to increase eco-lodge units by threefold
TEHRAN – The number of eco-lodge units across the West Azarbaijan province, northwestern Iran, is planned to increase by threefold within a year, the provincial tourism chief has said.