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2025-02-28 18:41
Anthropology museum inaugurated in northern Iran
TEHRAN – On Thursday, an anthropology museum was inaugurated in Rudbar county of Gilan province, in a ceremony attended by the tourism minister Seyyed Reza Salehi-Amiri, and Gilan’s governor-general, Hadi Haqshenas.
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2025-01-04 17:34
Jalal Al-e-Ahmad’s house to become anthropology museum
TEHRAN – The tourism chief of Gilan province has announced plans to transform the house of Jalal Al-e-Ahmad in northern Iran into an anthropology museum.
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2024-11-08 15:56
Asef Vaziri Mansion: a cultural gem of Kurdish heritage
TEHRAN - The Asef Vaziri Mansion, known as the “Kurdish House,” stands as a testament to the rich cultural identity of the Kurdish tribes and is a significant cultural relic in Sanandaj, the capital of Kordestan province in western Iran.
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2024-10-02 17:57
Kazerun Anthropology Museum to undergo restoration
TEHRAN - Kazerun Anthropology Museum, located in the ancient city of Kazerun in Fars province, is set to undergo extensive restoration, according to the provincial heritage chief.
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2024-05-24 17:27
Textile history museum in Kashan: a journey through threads of time
TEHRAN - The textile history museum of Kashan stands as a testament to the rich cultural heritage and enduring legacy of textile craft skills in the ancient city.
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2024-04-16 18:09
Iran heritage sites draw 7m visitors in month
TEHRAN – As per records, more than seven million visitors have explored cultural heritage museums and historical landmarks across Iran, in 30 days covering Nowruz and Eid al-Fitr holidays.
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2023-10-09 17:54
Ganjali Khan museums to undergo restoration
TEHRAN—Kerman’s tourism directorate seeks to restore two museums located within the centuries-old Ganjali Khan complex, a top tourist destination in the southern Iranian province.
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2023-08-26 22:47
Seoul’s envoy tours attractions in northwest Iran
TEHRAN – Seoul’s ambassador to Tehran Yun Kang-hyeon has paid visits to several tourist attractions in Urmia, northwest Iran.
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2023-08-20 18:30
Gilan attractions draw 7 million visitors in 5 months
TEHRAN – Gilan, a lush green touristic province in northern Iran, has recorded more than seven million visits to its attractions in the first five months of the current Iranian calendar year (started on March 21).
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2023-07-16 21:00
Exhibition of Gilani garments opens in Rasht museum
TEHRAN – A collection of nostalgic women’s garments, traditionally worn by the Gilani ladies over the past three decades, is currently on show at the Rasht Museum of Anthropology.
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2023-07-15 18:58
Repair work starts at Kazerun museum of anthropology
TEHRAN – Restoration work has commenced on the anthropology museum of Kazerun, an ancient town in southern Iran, which was once a seat of power for the mighty Sassanid Empire.
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2023-06-06 23:03
Anthropology museum to be set up in tiny southern village
TEHRAN –A museum of anthropology is planned to be launched in the small village of Kuhij, southern Hormozgan province in the near future, a local tourism official has said.
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2023-05-14 21:32
Kish Island preparing to get ancient town on UNESCO list
TEHRAN – An official with Kish Free Zone Organization on Saturday said they were preparing to apply to UNESCO for listing the ancient town of Harireh as a World Heritage.
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2023-05-09 18:49
Iran sets up anthropology museum of Baluchi people in Mombasa
TEHRAN – Iran’s embassy in Kenya has established an anthropology museum in Mombasa aimed to spotlight the cultural heritage and arts of Baluchi people who migrated eastern coasts of the Dark Continent centuries ago.
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2023-02-15 19:00
18 million visits to Iran's cultural heritage museums registered
TEHRAN – Iran’s cultural heritage museums saw over 18 million visitors as of the beginning of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21, 2022), the director of museums and historical properties at the tourism ministry said on Tuesday.
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2023-01-10 23:34
Museum of anthropology to be constructed in Pakdasht
TEHRAN – On Monday, Pakdasht’s tourism chief urged the need for the construction of an anthropology museum to spotlight the diverse heritage of the ancient town.
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2023-01-06 18:14
200 ancient human skeletons under study at anthropology laboratory
TEHRAN – Laboratory research is still underway on some 200 ancient human skeletons, previously discovered from an archaeological site and cemetery in Gilan, the provincial tourism chief said on Tuesday.
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2023-01-03 19:21
After centuries, Isfahan bathhouse is still a hot spot
TEHRAN - Isfahan, a stunning ancient city, is home to the Ali Quli Aqa Hammam, a traditional bath that also doubles as an anthropology museum.
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2022-11-09 22:52
Tourism ministry to catalog local games played across Iran
TEHRAN—Iran’s Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts has formed a working group to study and catalog indigenous games played across the ancient land.
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2022-05-27 19:04
Translation of millennia-old cuneiform tablets unveiled
TEHRAN - The translation of four millennia-old cuneiform tablets has recently been unveiled in a cultural heritage museum located in central Iran.
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2022-04-15 18:31
Museum devoted to Ardabil nomads under construction
TEHRAN - Construction work has commenced in the ancient town of Germi to establish a special anthropological museum dedicated to the rituals, arts, and the everyday life of tribespeople native to Ardabil province.
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2022-01-24 19:55
Centuries-old tombstone unearthed by flash flood
TEHRAN – A centuries-old tombstone, estimated to date from the Safavid era, has recently been unearthed in a southern Iranian village.