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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.
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2021-07-25 19:47
Paleolithic hand ax discovered by archaeologists in northwest Iran
TEHRAN – Archaeologists have unearthed a hand ax during a demarcation project held in northwest Iran. The object is estimated to date from the Paleolithic era.
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2021-07-21 12:00
Exports from West Azarbaijan increases 35% in a quarter on year
TEHRAN- As announced by a provincial official, the value of exports from Iran’s northwestern West Azarbaijan province, rose 35 percent in the first quarter of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-June 21), as compared to the first quarter of the previous year.
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2021-07-19 18:13
Christian worshippers make pilgrimage to St. Thaddeus
TEHRAN – A limited number of Christian worshippers have assembled for observing their annual ritual and pilgrimage at St. Thaddeus in West Azarbaijan province.
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2021-07-09 17:48
Museum dedicated to Sardasht chemical attack victims to be established
TEHRAN – A cultural heritage museum, dedicated to the victims of the chemical attack by Saddam Hussein’s regime on Iran’s Sardasht in 1987, is planned to be constructed in the northwestern city in West Azarbaijan province, the provincial tourism chief has announced.
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2021-07-05 19:30
UNESCO-designated monastery offers 360° virtual tours
TEHRAN - The Monastery of Saint Thaddeus, a UNESCO-registered property in West Azarbaijan province, has launched a series of 360° virtual tours, the provincial tourism chief has announced.
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2021-07-03 17:30
Centuries-old public bathhouse gains former glory
TEHRAN –Mohammad Beig, a Zand era (1750–1794) public bathhouse in Khoy, the northwestern province of West Azarbaijan, has been restored, the provincial tourism chief has said.
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2021-06-30 19:34
First hydrotherapy center to make debut in Urmia
TEHRAN - An agreement in principle has recently been reached to launch a hydrotherapy center for the first time in the city of Urmia, which is the capital of the northwestern West Azarbaijan province.
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2021-06-12 18:46
Rosewater festival held in northwestern Iran
TEHRAN – A rosewater distillation festival, commonly known as “Golab-giri”, was held in Khoy, the northwestern province of West Azarbaijan on Thursday.
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2021-05-21 18:06
Museum unveils Urartian inscription lately excavated in northwest Iran
TEHRAN – On Thursday, an Urartian inscription, which is estimated to date 3,000 years, was unveiled for a public show at Urmia Museum in northwest Iran.
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2021-05-17 22:59
Legal boundaries defined for ancient sites in West Azarbaijan
TEHRAN - A total of nine historical sites across the northwestern West Azarbaijan province were demarcated during the past Iranian calendar year 1399 (March 20, 2020-March 21, 2021), CHTN reported.
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2021-04-25 17:05
New round of restoration starts on old caravanserai in northwest Iran
TEHRAN –The second round of a restoration project has been commenced on the historical Oil Company Caravanserai in the city of Urmia, northwestern province of West Azarbaijan, CHTN reported.
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2021-04-18 11:04
Annual exports from West Azarbaijan rise 62%
TEHRAN- The value of exports from West Azarbaijan province, in the northwest of Iran, increased 62 percent during the past Iranian calendar year (ended on March 20), according to an official with the customs department of the province.
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2021-04-17 20:00
Tourism projects create over 1,700 jobs in West Azarbaijan
TEHRAN – In the past Iranian year (ended March 19), 1,767 jobs were created by investing in tourism-related projects in the northwestern West Azarbaijan province.
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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.
