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Obsolete crafts to be revived using the old-hand expertise: official
TEHRAN – The tourism and cultural heritage directorate of Zanjan is aimed at reviving handicrafts that are no longer produced across the west-central Iranian province.
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2021-05-10 20:30
Coins of Parthian, Abbasid, and Safavid eras restored in Zanjan museum
TEHRAN – A total of 25 coins, which date from the Parthian, Abbasid, and Safavid eras, have recently been restored in a museum laboratory in Zanjan.
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2021-05-02 20:30
Gang of excavators arrested in northwestern Iran
TEHRAN –Iranian police have recently arrested a gang of illegal diggers in Khodabandeh county, northwestern Zanjan province.
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2021-04-28 08:07
Iranian handicrafts: Zanjan filigree
TEHRAN - Filigree is one the most important applied arts of Iran's Zanjan province. It is a kind of metalwork, and researchers have traced it back to 550 to 330 BC.
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2021-04-27 17:24
Zolfaqari Archaeological Museum undergoes restoration
TEHRAN – Zolfaqari Archaeological Museum, which is famed for showcasing some ancient salt men and their belongings, has undergone some rehabilitation works.
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2021-04-27 17:18
Restoration begins on UNESCO-tagged Soltaniyeh Dome
TEHRAN - Three restoration workshops have been set up at the UNESCO-tagged Soltaniyeh Dome in northwestern Zanjan province, the provincial tourism chief has said.
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2021-04-19 21:30
Export of handicrafts from Zanjan surpasses $1.3m
TEHRAN - Handicraft products worth more than $1.3 million were exported from Zanjan province in the previous Iranian calendar year (ended March 19).
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2021-04-17 20:31
Some $4.2m paid to corona-affected tourism, handicraft units in Zanjan
TEHRAN - More than 180 billion rials (about $4.2 million at the official rate of 42,000 rials) in loans has been paid to tourism and handicraft businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic in Zanjan province.
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2021-04-16 15:31
177 industrial units start activity in Zanjan province in a year
TEHRAN- As announced by a provincial official, 177 new industrial units started activity in Zanjan province during the past Iranian calendar year (ended on March 20).
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2021-04-09 13:51
Funeral held for environmental defenders
TEHRAN – A funeral ceremony was held in the city of Zanjan on Wednesday for two environmental defenders who were martyred on Monday. Mikaeel Hashemi, 42, and Mehdi Mojallal, 34, were martyred by illegal hunters while protecting the environment.
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2021-04-07 14:30
Commodities worth over $270m exported from Zanjan in a year
TEHRAN- As announced by a provincial official, commodities valued at over $270 million were exported from Zanjan province, in the northwest of Iran, during the past Iranian calendar year (ended on March 20).
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2021-04-02 17:57
Historical monuments in Zanjan gain former glory 15
TEHRAN –Some 15 historical buildings and aging structures in northwestern Zanjan province were restored during the previous Iranian calendar year 1399 (ended March 19).
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2021-03-13 18:47
Volunteers prepare UNESCO-registered Soltaniyeh, surroundings for Noruz
TEHRAN –The UNESCO-tagged Soltaniyeh Dome and its surroundings in northwestern Zanjan province have been cleaned by some locals and history buffs in preparation for the Iranian New Year, which begins on March 21.
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2021-02-13 20:30
Fam tour expected to put mine on tourist map
TEHRAN- A recent familiarization tour, dedicated to journalists and photographers, is expected to put Anguran, which is a massive lead and zinc mine, on the tourist map in the northwestern Iranian province of Zanjan.
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2021-02-09 15:16
HAMRAHE AVAL, MCI, Shines in Zanjan Province: ICT Minister
The operation ceremony of national information network projects of Zanjan Province was held at the venue of Administrative Council of this province on Monday Feb. 8 in the presence of Minister of Communications and Information technology (ICT), governor general and Friday prayers leader of Zanjan province, representatives of this province in Parliament as well as some local officials.
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2021-01-29 19:40
Photo contest to spotlight UNESCO-tagged Soltaniyeh, nearby monuments
TEHRAN – The cultural heritage and tourism directorate of Iran’s Zanjan province is set to launch a photography contest on the UNESCO-registered Dome of Soltaniyeh and its surrounding historical and touristic sites.
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2021-01-29 17:23
Cleaning, documenting project completes on salt mummy
TEHRAN –A documenting and cleaning project has come to an end on an ancient salt man and his belongings being kept at an archaeology museum in Iran’s Zanjan province, the head of the project has said.
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2021-01-27 17:40
Knifemaking, almost-forgotten ancient handicraft in Zanjan
TEHRAN – Knifemaking is one of the oldest handicrafts practiced for centuries in several Iranian cities, of which the northwestern city of Zanajn is the most famous.
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2021-01-26 20:46
Iran, Germany to arrange exhibit on salt mummies
TEHRAN – Iran and Germany are set to arrange a joint exhibition on ancient salt mummies and their belongings, which have been gradually discovered in Iran’s Chehrabad Salt Mine decades ago.
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2021-01-24 14:25
32 idle mines revived in Zanjan Province
TEHRAN- According to a provincial official, 32 idle mines have been revived in Zanjan Province during the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20-December 20, 2020).
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2021-01-13 19:48
Enigmatic collection of salt men being documented, reorganized
TEHRAN- A project for documenting and reorganizing ancient salt men and their belongings, found in Iran’s Chehrabad Salt Mine, have been commenced in Zolfaghari Museum in the northwestern city of Zanjan.
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2021-01-08 19:30
Inverted tulips, juniper trees added to Iran’s national heritage list
TEHRAN – Inverted tulips in the city of Mahneshan as well as two juniper trees in Tarom, northwestern Zanjan province have recently been inscribed on the national heritage list, IRNA reported on Thursday.
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2021-01-08 16:55
Webinar discusses ways to boost smart tourism
TEHRAN – Tens of Iranian tourism insiders and officials discussed ways to promote smart and responsible traveling during the coronavirus era.
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2020-12-29 18:28
Over 1,300 jobs created for crafters in Zanjan province
TEHRAN – Some 1,333 job opportunities have so far been created in the handicrafts sector of Zanjan province in the current Iranian calendar year 1399 (started March 20).
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2020-12-27 19:45
COVID-19 in Iran: government’s support brings travel insiders back to work
TEHRAN – Tens of travel insiders and employees have returned to offices in Iran’s Zanjan province under a government’s support to lessen the impact of the coronavirus crisis on tourism businesses.
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2020-12-27 18:30
20th-century hospital undergoes urgent restoration in Zanjan
TEHRAN- Shahid Beheshti Hospital, the first modern health center built in the northwestern Zanjan province, has undergone some urgent rehabilitation works, provincial tourism chief has announced.
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2020-12-22 17:09
Iranian province seeks to export daggers, swords, filigrees to Oman
TEHRAN – Zanjan province, which has long been a hectic hub of handicrafts in west-central Iran, seeks to export more handicrafts including daggers, swords, and filigrees to Oman.
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2020-12-14 20:26
Saffron plantation expected to augment agritourism in Zanjan
TEHRAN – Saffron farming has been amplified in the tourist areas of the northwestern Zanjan province to develop agritourism in the region.
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2020-11-27 22:05
Restoration comes to end on Zanjan mosque
TEHRAN – The second phase of a new restoration project has been completed on Zanjan’s Chehel Sotoun Mosque, provincial tourism chief has said.
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2020-11-22 20:21
Enigmatic salt men to receive extra purification, restoration
TEHRAN –A project for purifying, cleansing, and restoring three ancient salt men, found in Iran’s Chehrabad Salt Mine, will be commenced in the near future, Zanjan’s provincial tourism chief has announced.
