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2022-05-18 20:30
1500 beds to be added to accommodation capacity of West Azarbaijan
TEHRAN –Some 1500 beds is expected to be added to the hospitality sector of West Azarbaijan province, the provincial tourism chief has said.
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2022-05-15 20:09
West Azarbaijan to hold tourism festival after two-year halt
TEHRAN – West Azarbaijan is getting prepared to hold a national tourism festival after a two-year pause due to COVID restrictions, the provincial tourism chief has said.
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2022-05-09 21:30
European group visits Takht-e Soleyman
TEHRAN – During a two-day tour of West Azarbaijan province, a group of foreign tourists visited Takht-e Soleyman (“Solomon’s Throne”), a ruined sanctuary in northwest Iran, a local tourism official said on Monday.
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2022-05-07 17:15
Archaeologists to find more about what is called ‘oldest’ settlement in northwest Iran
TEHRAN – A team of archaeologists and cultural heritage experts has carved tens of trenches to find fresh evidence enabling them to find the chronology of life in what is called the “oldest” settlement in northwest Iran.
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2022-05-06 14:20
West Azarbaijan’s annual fishery output stands at over 6,700 tons
TEHRAN- The fishery output of West Azarbaijan province, in the northwest of Iran, stood at 6,700 tons in the past Iranian calendar year 1400 (ended on March 20), a provincial official announced.
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2022-04-30 21:40
Archaeologists probe 9,000-year-old hill in northwestern Iran
TEHRAN – A team of archaeologists has commenced fresh work on Tepe Ahranjan, which according to previous excavations is home to a 9,000-year-old human settlement in Salmas county, West Azarbaijan province, northwestern Iran.
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2022-04-08 18:21
8th Intl. Conference on Rumi and Shams-i Tabrizi set for Sept. 29, 30
TEHRAN – The 8th International Conference on Rumi and Shams-i Tabrizi will be held on September 29 and 30, the organizers announced on Thursday.
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2022-03-16 19:30
Medical tourism center to be inaugurated in northwest Iran
TEHRAN –The first phase of a center dedicated to medical tourism will be inaugurated in the northwestern province of West Azarbaijan on Friday.
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2022-03-13 21:45
Millennia-old rock-cut tombs in northwest Iran to become demarcated
TEHRAN – New boundaries will be defined for millennia-old rock-cut tombs, which are situated near the city of Poldasht in West Azarbaijan, the provincial tourism chief has announced.
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2022-03-11 20:00
Folk Iranian dances made national heritage
TEHRAN – Three traditional dances each being practiced in a certain Iranian province have been registered in the national list for intangible cultural heritage.
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2022-02-23 17:02
$7.7m allocated to unfinished tourism projects in northwest Iran
TEHRAN –Some two trillion rials ($7.7 million) has been allocated to the semi-finished tourism-related projects in the northwestern province of West Azarbaijan, the provincial tourism chief has announced.
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2022-02-16 09:47
West Azarbaijan province’s apple export up 6 folds
TEHRAN- The export of apples from West Azarbaijan province in the northwest of Iran has risen by six folds in the current Iranian calendar year (began on March 21, 2021), as compared to the previous year, a provincial official announced.
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2022-02-06 18:06
19 tourism projects to come on stream in northwest Iran
TEHRAN – A total of 19 tourism-related projects are scheduled to be inaugurated in West Azarbaijan, the provincial tourism chief has announced.
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2022-02-06 14:09
Export from West Azarbaijan up 150% in 10 months on year
TEHRAN – The value of export from West Azarbaijan province, in the northwest of Iran, rose 150 percent in the first 10 months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21, 2021-January 20, 2022), as compared to the same period of time in the past year, a provincial official announced.
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2022-01-14 20:00
Hotel occupancy rate in West Azarbaijan up 41%
TEHRAN – The bed occupancy rate of hotels and accommodation centers across northwestern West Azarbaijan province rose 41 percent during the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-December 21, 2021) compared to the same period of time in the past year.
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2022-01-09 21:00
Police seize Iron Age, Islamic-era jugs from smuggler
TEHRAN – Iranian police have recently confiscated four earthenware jugs from a smuggler in the city of Miandoab, northwestern West Azarbaijan province, a senior police official in charge of protecting cultural heritage has said.
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2022-01-03 16:56
Four Iranian cities join national handicraft hubs
TEHRAN –Four Iranian cities have been designated as national handicraft hubs, the deputy tourism minister has announced.
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2021-12-27 16:58
Handicraft courses to provide jobs for inmates
TEHRAN – Training courses in two fields of handicrafts are currently being offered in prisons in the city of Khoy, the northwestern province of West Azarbaijan, Khoy’s tourism chief has announced.
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2021-12-19 19:45
21 historical coins recovered from smuggler
TEHRAN – Iranian authorities have recovered 21 historical coins among some fake ones from a smuggler who wanted to cross the border northwest of the country.
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2021-11-15 21:00
$142m invested in West Azarbaijan tourism
TEHRAN – Some six trillion rials ($142.8 million at the official exchange rate of 42,000 rials per dollar) has been invested in the tourism sector of West Azarbaijan, the provincial tourism chief has announced.
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2021-11-13 13:16
Investment making in West Azarbaijan industry sector increases 87%
TEHRAN – As announced by a provincial official, over 23.904 trillion rials (about $570 million) of investment has been made in the industry sector of West Azarbaijan province in the northwest of Iran, during the first half of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-September 22), showing 87 percent rise as compared to the first half of the past year.
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2021-11-07 18:04
West Azarbaijan to boost gastronomy tourism
TEHRAN – Gastronomy tourism is planned to be developed in the northwestern province of West Azarbaijan, the provincial tourism chief has announced.
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2021-10-10 21:30
Over 2000 beds to be added to hospitality sector of West Azarbaijan
TEHRAN - A total of 2007 beds is expected to be added to the hospitality sector of West Azarbaijan province, the provincial tourism chief has said.
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2021-09-21 22:30
80 aging monuments being restored in West Azarbaijan
TEHRAN – A total of 80 historical buildings and aging structures, scattered across the northwestern province of West Azarbaijan has undergone some rehabilitation works, the provincial tourism chief has announced.
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2021-09-17 19:31
Millennia-old jars donated to Iranian museum
TEHRAN - An Iranian national has donated two earthen jars, estimated to date back to millennia, to a museum in Bukan, northwest Iran.
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2021-08-24 20:31
Creative center for handicrafts inaugurated in Urmia
TEHRAN – A creative center for handicrafts was officially inaugurated in Urmia on Monday expected to help preserve ancient skills across the northwestern Iranian city and its outskirts.
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2021-08-23 13:51
West Azarbaijan provides 60% of apples exported from Iran
TEHRAN- West Azarbaijan province, in the northwest of Iran, provided 60 percent of the apples exported from the country in the past Iranian calendar year (ended on March 20), a provincial official announced.
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2021-08-22 13:27
207 greenhouses active in West Azarbaijan province
TEHRAN- As announced by a provincial official, 207 greenhouses are active in West Azarbaijan province in northwest of Iran.
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2021-08-10 21:00
New hotels expected to help boost tourism in Maku
TEHRAN – Two hotels are currently under construction in the northwestern Iranian city of Maku and its free zone in West Azarbaijan province.
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2021-07-30 20:30
17 cultural heritage elements added to Iran national list
TEHRAN - A total of 17 cultural elements, which are practiced in West Azarbaijan, have recently been added to the National Intangible Cultural Heritage list.