West Azarbaijan Province

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

This photo shows a portrait of the Persian poet Rumi and the calligraphy of one of his verses.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.