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2020-01-13 20:08
Cloudburst closes UNESCO-tagged geopark in Iran’s Qeshm
TEHRAN – Severe rainstorms over the past few days have led to the temporarily closure of Qeshm Geopark in the Persian Gulf, aiming to safeguard eco-travelers and visitors to the UNESCO-registered site.
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2020-01-11 19:29
Maymand: A very old village of troglodytes
TEHRAN - The term “cave dwellers” conjures up prehistoric images in your mind when caves served as one of the earliest dwellings for human beings. Here we want to take a look at Maymand, an exemplar manmade-cave dwelling in southeast Iran, where people made a living about five or six millennia ago.
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2020-01-10 19:21
Paternal house of martyr Soleimani to be turned into museum
TEHRAN – Paternal house of Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani, who was assassinated in a U.S. terrorist attack on January 3, will be turned into a museum.
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2020-01-07 15:24
Over 50 died, 200 injured in overcrowded funeral of Gen. Soleimani
TEHRAN - More than 50 people have died and 213 others injured in a stampede as huge crowds turned out for the funeral procession of Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani in his hometown of Kerman on Tuesday.
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2020-01-07 12:09
Mourners bid farewell to General Soleimani in his hometown
KERMAN — Millions of mourners took to the streets in Iran’s southeastern city of Kerman, the hometown of Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani, to attend the top general’s burial ceremony.
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2020-01-06 20:59
Farewell, Commander
TEHRAN - Spectacular scenes were witnessed in the packed streets of Tehran on Monday as millions came out to bid a tearful adieu to their beloved commander, Lt. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, and his comrades.
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2019-12-18 18:53
Swiss traveler astonished by charms of Kerman province
TEHRAN – Swiss globetrotter Lola Bernardoni, who has recently toured Kerman, says she was astounded to find such top tourist attractions across the southeastern Iranian province.
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2019-11-24 20:42
Kerman’s H1 foreign arrivals up 16% y/y
TEHRAN - International tourist arrivals in Iran’s southeastern Kerman province rose 16 percent in the first half of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21) from a year earlier.
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2019-11-22 17:59
Experience wild nature at its best at Rageh canyon
TEHRAN – Rageh canyon is a top destination for nature lovers, hikers, rock climbers and even ordinary sightseers who will be amazed to see scenic views of nature formed by wind and water erosion over thousands of years.
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2019-11-01 19:56
Discover incredible rock formations in southern Iranian island
TEHRAN – You can find one of the world’s most eye-catching nature’s creativities at its finest on Qeshm Island, southern Iran, where stunning rock formations are a sign of perpetual thumping of the waves, storms and raging winds.
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2019-10-13 18:04
Golden Eagle passengers on tour across Iran
TEHRAN - A number of international rail travelers arrived in Isfahan early on Sunday on an excursion across Iran.
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2019-10-01 18:23
Conference to discuss tourism growth in eastern Iran
TEHRAN – Six eastern Iranian provinces are scheduled to discuss ways to expand tourism in a conference which will be held in the city of Mashhad on October 10, CHTN reported.
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2019-08-06 20:56
UNESCO-tagged Lut Desert draws 5,000 foreign visitors a year
TEHRAN – Over 5,000 foreign sightseers visited the UNESCO-registered Lut Desert in the barren heartland of Iran during the past Iranian calendar year (ended March 20, 2019).
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2019-08-06 20:23
Archaeologists shed light on early settlement eras of Iran’s Manujan
TEHRAN – A team of Iranian archaeologists has found ancient relics and evidence that could shed new light on early settlement eras of Manujan county in southeastern Kerman province.
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2019-04-14 23:04
Flood blocks roads linking 73 villages in southeastern Iran
TEHRAN – Flood has reached southeastern parts of the country, blocking linking roads of 73 villages in Kerman province, crisis management director at provincial governor office announced.
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2019-04-13 21:58
Japanese tour operators weighing Iran’s Kerman as a new destination
TEHRAN – A number of Japanese tour operators and ecotourism associates have recently visited natural attractions in Iran’s Kerman province, mulling over it to become a new destination.
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2019-03-16 10:56
Precipitations to hit normal, above-normal levels in spring
TEHRAN — Iran’s Climatological research Institute announced that the country will receive normal and above-normal levels of precipitations in the first two months of spring.
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2019-03-09 23:20
67 villages hit hard by sand and dust storms
TEHRAN — Some 67 villages in Rigan, the southeastern province of Kerman, are severely hit by sand and dust storms causing a great deal of discomfort for the residents, Rigan governor has said.
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2019-02-23 22:18
Iran to become dead offensive should enemy attack: general
TEHRAN – Brigadier General Hossein Salami, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps second-in-command, on Saturday highlighted Iran’s preparedness to counter foreign threats, saying should the enemy dare to attack the Islamic Republic, Iran will become offensive to the core.
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2019-02-19 09:38
Iranian-German team to start archaeological survey in Kerman
TEHRAN – A joint team of Iranian and German experts is about to start an archaeological exploration across southern regions of Kerman province, southeastern Iran.
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2019-02-17 09:36
Precipitation triples last year’s mean in Iran
TEHRAN — As per the data released on Friday by the National Drought Warning and Monitoring Center affiliated to the Meteorological Organization, precipitation amounts in the current water year (starting on September 23, 2018) have jumped three-folds compared to the same period a year earlier.
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2019-02-17 09:20
Crafters promoting skills at Kerman exhibit
TEHRAN – Craftspeople from all 31 provinces of the country are attending a specialized handicrafts exhibition, which will be running through February 18 in the southeastern city of Kerman.
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2019-02-15 21:28
Plans on agenda to address sand and dust storms in 4 provinces
TEHRAN — Studies to combat sand and dust storms are almost completed and next year (starting on March 21) plans will be implemented in four provinces of Khuzestan, Sistan-Baluchestan, Kerman and Hormozgan, director of the national headquarters for combatting sand and dust storms has said.
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2019-01-22 20:45
Industrial, energy projects worth $700m inaugurated
TEHRAN- In his two-day visit to the southeastern province of Kerman, First Vice-President Es’haq Jahangiri, accompanied by some cabinet members, inaugurated several major infrastructure projects worth $690.2 million on Monday and Tuesday, IRNA reported.
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2019-01-19 20:53
Archaeologists, restorers resume work on Manujan fort
TEHRAN – Teams of archaeologists and restorers have commenced a new round of work on the ancient Manujan fort in the southeastern Kerman province.
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2019-01-14 22:34
Discover Rayen on the margins of Iranian desert
TEHRAN - Under the glare of blazing sun and on the margins of a harsh desert lies the ancient city of Rayen.
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2018-12-15 21:50
Europeans topmost travelers to Shahdad desert
TEHRAN – Europeans have constituted the highest number of arrivals in Iran’s Shahdad desert since the beginning of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21), ISNA reported.
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2018-12-05 23:43
Seminar discusses geometric patterns in Islamic art
TEHRAN – The Islamic Azad University, Kerman branch, turned the spotlight on geometric patterns and designs in Islamic art during a two-day seminar held on December 4 and 5.
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2018-11-26 21:11
Intl. tour operators visit Yazd on fam tour
TEHRAN – The UNESCO-registered city of Yazd hosted travel marketers from 13 countries in a one-day familiarization tour on Sunday.
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2018-11-26 12:23
Volunteer dentists offer services in underprivileged region
TEHRAN — Some 36 volunteer dentists have offered free of charge dental care services in underprivileged villages of Rigan county, southeastern province of Kerman, IRNA reported on Saturday.
