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2021-04-07 09:32
Iran to unveil Monastery of Saint Thaddeus stamp
TEHRAN – Iran’s Post Company plans to unveil a commemorative postal stamp to pay tribute to the Monastery of Saint Thaddeus, a historical monument in West Azarbaijan province.
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2021-03-07 21:50
Attention devoted to revive archaeological hill in northwest Iran
TEHRAN – A restoration project is scheduled to commence on Tepe Qalaichi to help revive the archaeological hill, which is situated in Bukan, West Azarbaijan province, the provincial tourism chief has said.
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2021-03-03 17:42
Forgotten wood figurines to reappear in Urmia
TEHRAN – The local skill of making hand-carved wood figurines, which is currently obsolete in the city of Urmia, northwestern West Azarbaijan province, is planned to be revived in near future.
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2021-02-21 21:06
Man donates relics to hometown heritage office in northwest Iran
TEHRAN – An Iranian man, who is a native of Salmas in northwest Iran, has recently donated some relics to his hometown’s office for cultural heritage, tourism, and handicrafts.
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2021-02-06 22:22
Exhibit features indigenous Iranian handicrafts, cuisines, and textiles
TEHRAN – An exhibition of local Iranian handicrafts, cuisines, and handwoven textiles has opened to the public in the city of Sardasht, West Azarbaijan province.
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2021-01-20 14:19
138 idle industrial units revived in West Azarbaijan Province
TEHRAN- The head of Industry, Mining and Trade Department of West Azarbaijan Province, in northwest Iran, said that 138 idle industrial units have been revived in the province in the current Iranian calendar year (began on March 20, 2020).
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2021-01-12 21:33
Some $1.3m paid to support tourism businesses in West Azarbaijan
TEHRAN – The Iranian government has paid more than 57 billion rials (over $1.3 million at the official exchange rate of 42,000 rials per dollar) in loans to the tourism businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic in the northwestern province of West Azarbaijan during the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20-December 20, 2020).
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2021-01-04 22:11
90 historical sites demarcated in West Azarbaijan
TEHRAN –Some 90 historical sites and structures across the northwestern West Azarbaijan province have recently been demarcated in a bid to curb illegal constructions within their boundaries.
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2020-12-23 19:39
Tourism projects worth $255m underway in northwestern Iran
TEHRAN - A total of 31 tourism-related projects worth 10.7 trillion rials (about $255 million at the official rate of 42,000 rials) are being implemented across the northwestern West Azarbaijan province, the provincial tourism chief has said.
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2020-12-20 11:22
120 idle, semi-active mines to be revived in West Azarbaijan in a quarter
TEHRAN- According to a provincial official, 120 idle and semi-active mines are planned to be revived in West Azarbaijan Province, in the northwest of Iran, in the last quarter of the current Iranian calendar year (December 21, 2020-March 20, 2021).
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2020-12-07 23:09
Survey reveals prehistorical links between Iran, Anatolia, Caucasus, and Mesopotamia
TEHRAN – A team of Iranian archaeologists have found what they say is an early cultural exchange between a northwestern Iranian site, Anatolia, Caucasus, and Mesopotamia during the Copper, New Stone ages.
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2020-12-02 15:25
IMIDRO to make investment on development of mines in West Azarbaijan
TEHRAN- Based on a memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed between Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO) and the governorate of West Azarbaijan Province, in northwest of Iran, IMIDRO will make investment for development of mines in the province.
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2020-11-25 11:59
West Azarbaijan exports 1,200 tons of honey per year
TEHRAN- West Azarbaijan Province, in the northwest of Iran, exports 1,200 tons of honey per year, according to a provincial official.
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2020-11-14 17:39
Three Iranian border guards martyred in clashes with terrorists
TEHRAN — Three Iranian border guards were martyred and two others were injured on Friday during a clash with terrorists in Iran’s northwest region, according to a report by Iran’s police.
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2020-10-23 09:41
Investment making in West Azarbaijan Province’s mines up 15%
TEHRAN- Investment making in the mines of Iran’s northwestern province of West Azarbaijan has increased 15 percent during the first half of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20-September 21), according to a provincial official.
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2020-10-18 17:49
Centuries-old Saint George Church still open in northwestern Iran
TEHRAN-The Saint George Church in the northwestern West Azarbaijan province is one of the oldest churches of the country which are still in use centuries after being built.
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2020-10-06 10:06
West Azarbaijan Province exports commodities worth $1b in H1
TEHRAN- The value of commodities exported from Iran’s northwestern province of West Azarbaijan stood at $1 billion during the first half of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20-September 21), according to a local customs official.
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2020-09-15 17:33
West Azarbaijan province to boost rural tourism
TEHRAN- The development of rural tourism and eco-lodge units has been on the agenda of West Azarbaijan province’s Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts Department for a long time, provincial tourism chief Jalil Jabbari has said.
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2020-09-14 19:30
Excavations resume on Piranshahr’s historical sites
TEHRAN –New rounds of archeological excavations have been commenced on 10 historical sites around Zab River in the city of Piranshahr in the northwestern province of West Azarbaijan, the provincial tourism chief has said.
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2020-08-30 17:48
Iranian police bust gangs of illegal excavators
TEHRAN – Iranian police have recently busted five gangs of illegal diggers and antique dealers in the past month in the northwestern West Azarbaijan province.
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2020-08-05 22:00
Four archaeological hills being demarcated in Miandoab
TEHRAN – Teams of Iranian archaeologists have commenced separate surveys to demarcate four archaeological hills situated in Miandoab county, northwestern West Azarbaijan province.
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2020-08-04 20:00
Historical churches in West Azarbaijan undergo rehabilitation works
TEHRAN – Three historical churches, dating back to different historical eras in the northwestern West Azarbaijan province, have undergone restoration, a provincial tourism chief has said.
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2020-08-03 20:30
Demarcation projects begin on 21 historical sites in northwest Iran
TEHRAN- A total of 21 historical sites across the northwestern West Azarbaijan province are being demarcated by teams of archaeologists and cultural heritage experts, a provincial tourism chief has said.
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2020-06-29 01:17
Crumbling but still fabulous: UNESCO-registered Takht-e Soleyman
TEHRAN - Photos depict scenes from the UNESCO-registered Takht-e Soleyman (“Solomon’s Throne”), a ruined sanctuary in northwest Iran, which is still a source of charm for avid holidaymakers, history buffs and archaeologists.
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2020-06-28 19:12
Discover Ghadamgah, a millennia-old place of worship embedded beneath rock cliff
TEHRAN – The creation of rock architecture across the Iranian plateau is influenced by the religious, geographical, and political atmosphere of their time.
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2020-06-21 19:30
Clay-jar tombs, holding child corpses, unearthed in northwest Iran
TEHRAN – Two ancient clay-jar tombs, embracing child corpses, have recently been unearthed near Gerd Ashvan village, West Azarbaijan province, northwest Iran.
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2020-06-21 01:15
Millennia-old relics confiscated in northwest Iran
TEHRAN – A batch of prehistorical relics, estimated to date from the time of Mannaeans in the early 1st millennium BC, has recently been seized from an antique dealer near the city of Bukan, West Azarbaijan province, northwest Iran.
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2020-05-05 23:48
Comprehensive tourism plan to be formulated for Lake Urmia
TEHRAN – Iran’s West Azarbaijan province aims to develop a comprehensive tourism plan to boost tourism around Lake Urmia, which was once the largest salt-water lake in West Asia.
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2020-05-05 23:47
First medical tourism center under construction in Urmia
TEHRAN – The first medical tourism center in Urmia, northwestern West Azarbaijan province, is under construction with 30 percent completion so far.
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2020-04-28 20:00
West Azarbaijan tourist sites, museums available online
TEHRAN – Some tourist attractions and museums in the northwestern province of West Azarbaijan can be visited on virtual tours during the coronavirus outbreak in the country, said provincial tourism chief Jalil Jabbari, CHTN reported on Tuesday.
