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. 

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.

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.

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. 

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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. 

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).

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. 

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. 

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. 

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.

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.

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. 

Zanjan to develop its first geopark 

TEHRAN – Zanjan, the west-central Iranian province famed for having a variety of historical, natural sites, aims to develop its first geopark. 

Lightning, infrastructure improved at Jurassic-era cave 

TEHRAN –Lightning and necessary infrastructure have been improved at Katale-Khor tourist cave, which is believed to date from the Jurassic times (199.6 million to 145.5 million years ago) in north-central Zanjan province.

Soltaniyeh holds potential for being hub of tourism

TEHRAN –Soltaniyeh, an ancient city in west-central Zanjan province, holds the potential to become a tourism hub in the region, the provincial tourism chief has said.

Webinar to explore bird-watching in Iran

TEHRAN – Know-hows and hands-on experiences on bird-watching in Iran will be discussed during a webinar in the west-central province of Zanjan on November 23.

Issuance of industrial unit establishment permits rises 50% in Zanjan Province

TEHRAN- The head of Industry, Mining and Trade Department of Iran’s northwestern Zanjan Province announced that 665 permits for the establishment of industrial units have been issued in the province during the first half of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20-September 21).

Archaeological survey yields traces of Iron Age settlement, metal-melting kiln in west-central Iran

TEHRAN – The first phase of a demarcation project has recently come to an end on Tepe Kuzechi in west-central Iran, yielding traces of an Iron Age settlement and other findings, including a metal-melting kiln.

Zanjan’s Chehel Sotoun Mosque being restored to former grandeur

TEHRAN- Parts of Chehel Sotoun Mosque in Zanjan, west-central Iran, have undergone some rehabilitation works, the provincial tourism chief has said.

No harm to Zanjan historical sites by quake

TEHRAN – No damage was inflicted on historical sites across the northwestern Zanjan province as a medium-sized 5 magnitude earthquake struck the neighboring province of Qazvin on Saturday, the provincial tourism chief has said.

World Heritage ‘Dome of Soltaniyeh’ rehabilitated

TEHRAN – Worn-out adobe brickworks have been rehabilitated at the rooftops of the Dome of Soltaniyeh, a 14th-century UNESCO site in the northwestern Zanjan province.

Ancient salt mine to become more tourist-friendly

TEHRAN – A historically-rich salt mine in Iran’s northwestern Zanjan province, where several salt men and their personal belongings have been discovered so far, will be equipped with tourist-friendly, safety, and electronic systems such as closed-circuit television cameras.

Jaghoor Baghoor, the delicious taste of lamb’s pluck, made intangible cultural heritage

TEHRAN – The traditions know-how of cooking Jaghoor Baghoor, the delicious taste of lamb’s pluck, has been added to the intangible cultural heritage for local communities in Zanjan province, west central Iran. 

Millennia-old relics recovered in Zanjan

TEHRAN – Iranian police have recently confiscated some historical relics, estimated to date back from 1st millennium BC to the Islamic era, a senior police official in charge of protecting cultural heritage has said.

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A glimpse of Muharram mourning rituals across Iran: Oblation of lambs

One of the other rituals during Muharram is oblation of lambs at Great Hussainiya of Zanjan, which is a famed ritual countrywide when it comes to Muharram mourning ceremonies in Iran.