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2024-08-30 17:32
Moisture threatens rock-hewn tomb of Artaxerxes III in Persepolis
TEHRAN – The rock-carved tomb of Artaxerxes III, located within the UNESCO World Heritage site of Persepolis, is facing a serious threat due to water damage, according to cultural heritage activist Siavash Arya.
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2024-03-05 17:22
37 historical forts in southeast Iran damaged by heavy rainfall
TEHRAN - Heavy rainfall in Iran’s Sistan-Baluchestan province has caused significant damage to 37 historical fortresses and structures, according to a tourism official.
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2024-01-29 17:44
Burial site, estimated to date from Ilkhanid era, unearthed in west-central Iran
TEHRAN – A team of archaeologists and cultural heritage experts has unearthed ancient ruins and remains of what they believe is related to a burial site most probably dating from the Ilkhanid era (1256-1335).
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2022-12-06 20:57
60m Iranians live in flood-prone areas
TEHRAN – Some 60 million people in Iran are residing in flood-prone cities and villages, deputy head of the Natural Resources and Watershed Management Organization, Hooshang Jazi, said.
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2022-08-09 18:49
Relief being provided to over 4,700 flood victims
TEHRAN – Relief and rescue services are being provided to flood victims in 5 provinces across the country, Mehdi Valipour, head of the IRCS Relief and Rescue Organization, has said.
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2022-08-05 18:23
Flood incurs $740,000 damage to Tehran nomadic areas
TEHRAN- Flooding caused a total of 200 billion rials (around $740,000) damage to nomads of Tehran, Director of nomadic affairs of Tehran province has said.
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2022-08-02 18:55
Relief, rescue operations underway in flood-stricken areas
TEHRAN – Aid to flood victims is still going on in 162 cities across the country, Mehdi Valipour, head of the IRCS Relief and Rescue Organization, has said.
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2022-07-30 20:24
Tourism minister promises to help restore flood-hit Yazd
TEHRAN—Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts Minister Ezzatollah Zarghami has pledged to facilitate the restoration of the damaged parts of the historical texture of Yazd in central Iran after the recent flash floods.
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2022-06-24 17:49
5,000-year-old Assyrian city of Ashur at risk of sinking
TEHRAN – A number of Iraqi researchers have warned that the ancient city of Ashur could be slowly sinking into the ground as a result of dam construction.
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2022-05-10 21:15
Archaeologist underlines safeguarding ‘masterpiece’ of water management in southern Iran
TEHRAN – Iranian archaeologist Hamidreza Karami has emphasized the need for the proper protection of what he called a “masterpiece” of water management in southern Iran.
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2022-05-06 17:21
Flooding hits over 70 cities across Iran
TEHRAN – Flood has stricken 73 cities in 17 provinces across the country over the past ten days, the ISNA news agency reported on Friday.
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2022-01-16 19:00
IFRC allocates 500,000 CFH to flood-stricken provinces
TEHRAN – The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has agreed to provide 500,000 Swiss francs in emergency aid to flood-hit southern provinces of Iran.