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2023-02-04 18:13
Pir-e Shaliar: Iranian Kurds celebrate folk winter festival
TEHRAN – Iranian Kurds in Uraman-Takht and its surrounding districts have celebrated Pir-e Shaliar, a folk winter festival that marks abundance and good fortune.
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2023-01-28 20:30
Crafters from twelve provinces gather for exhibit
TEHRAN – On Saturday, crafters from twelve Iranian provinces came together in Gilanegharb to start a ten-day sales exhibition in the western city.
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2023-01-25 19:18
$11m funding to boost tourism facilities in UNESCO-designated Bisotun
TEHRAN – Nearly $11m will be invested by the private sector to boost tourism facilities across the UNESCO-designated Bisotun, which embraces magnificent masterpieces of Achaemenid Persians.
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2023-01-24 21:30
Relics dating to 2nd millennium BC recovered by police
TEHRAN– Iranian authorities have recently recovered relics estimated to date from the second millennium BC.
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2023-01-07 18:57
Taq-e Bostan marks 91 years on national heritage list
TEHRAN – On Thursday, Taq-e Bostan, a magnificent Sassanid site in western Iran that embraces extraordinary bas-relief carvings, marked the 91st anniversary of its registration on the national list for cultural heritage.
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2022-11-22 20:00
Eco-lodges pillar of rural tourism in Kermanshah province
TEHRAN - Eco-lodges, as wallet-friendly accommodations, are rapidly gaining popularity for sightseers in Kermanshah province, western Iran.
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2022-11-16 18:31
House of Hercules! Karaftoo cave on World Heritage Tentative List
TEHRAN –Kordestan province’s tourism chief on Tuesday said he was delighted that the natural-historical complex of Karaftoo cave had been shortlisted by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
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2022-10-28 20:00
Sanandaj to improve facilities for religious sites
TEHRAN—Kordestan seeks to improve tourism facilities for its religious sites that are scattered across Sanandaj, the provincial capital.
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2022-09-13 18:19
Baneh meeting explores ways to boost urban tourism
TEHRAN—On Sunday, a meeting in Baneh discussed ways to develop urban tourism in the western city.
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2022-09-05 21:30
Restoration completed on Safavid-era synagogue
TEHRAN–An urgent restoration project on a Safavid-era (1501-1736) synagogue in Sanandaj, western Kordestan province, has come to an end, the deputy provincial tourism chief has said.
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2022-08-30 22:00
Handicrafts center inaugurated in Kordestan
TEHRAN–A center dedicated to local handicrafts and traditional arts has recently been inaugurated in Sanandaj, the western province of Kordestan, the provincial tourism chief has said.
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2022-08-30 20:00
Relics dating from Copper and Stone ages discovered in western Iran
TEHRAN–Archaeologists in western Iran have recently unearthed relics estimated to date from the Stone Age and Copper Age.
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2022-08-28 20:30
Kordestan to host local food festival
TEHRAN–The second edition of a food festival dedicated to Kurdish food is planned to be held in Sanandaj, the western province of Kordestan on October 2, the provincial tourism chief has said.
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2022-08-26 18:33
Kordestan welcomes investors in water tourism
TEHRAN–The western province of Kordestan welcomes and supports private sector investors in water tourism, the deputy provincial tourism chief has said.
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2022-08-19 21:30
Kordestan arranged to highlight tourist attractions
TEHRAN –Introducing and promoting Kordestan’s tourist attractions could strengthen the tourism industry and attract foreign travelers to the region, a local tourism official has said.
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2022-07-27 19:04
Photo exhibit marks 1st anniversary of Uramanat's UNESCO registration
TEHRAN – Kermanshah’s provincial government office is hosting a photo exhibition organized to mark the first anniversary of Uramanat's registration on the UNESCO World Heritage list.
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2022-07-23 21:30
Kordestan to develop tourism infrastructure
TEHRAN – Kordestan province seeks to develop its tourism infrastructure by implementing tens of projects, the deputy provincial tourism chief has said.
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2022-07-23 19:06
Festival to put western provinces on culture lovers’ map
TEHRAN – Tehran’s Milad Tower is set to host a festival dedicated to attractions of western Iranian provinces, believed to be quite unknown for many culture lovers.
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2022-06-21 17:58
Swiss envoy visits Kordestan
TEHRAN – On Monday, Switzerland’s chargé d’affaires Kim Sitzler visited some tourist attractions in the western Iranian province of Kordestan.
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2022-05-16 18:48
Photo exhibit explores everyday life in UNESCO-designated Uramanat
TEHRAN – A photo exhibition, featuring everyday life in the UNESCO-designated Uramanat, opened its doors to the public in Sarvabad, western Iran.
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2022-04-26 17:02
Strawberry harvest festival to develop tourism in Kordestan
TEHRAN – The annual strawberry harvest festival has the potential to promote tourism in Kordestan, the provincial tourism chief has said.
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2022-03-11 18:45
Western Iranian provinces claim bigger share of tourist flow
TEHRAN – Despite having vibrant natural landscapes, countless historical sites, and above all, hospitable people, western Iranian provinces are still somehow lesser-known compared to other parts of the ancient land.
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2022-03-02 17:44
$284,000 allocated to tourism projects in Kordestan
TEHRAN –Some 73.5 billion rials ($284,000) has been allocated to five tourism projects across western Kordestan province, the provincial tourism chief has announced.
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2022-02-20 21:30
Old trees, oak forest habitat approved as national heritage
TEHRAN – A selection of seven natural properties across Iran’s Kordestan province have been inscribed on the national heritage list.
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2022-01-17 18:56
Newly restored Quran manuscript unveiled
TEHRAN – A newly restored Holy Quran manuscript has been unveiled in the western province of Kordestan, a local tourism official said on Monday.
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2022-01-08 21:00
Hydro tourism to be developed in western Iran
TEHRAN –The western province of Kordestan plans to boost its hydro tourism, the deputy provincial tourism chief has announced.
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2021-12-27 19:00
Iranian handicrafts: Shawl-bafi of Kordestan
TEHRAN – Shawl-bafi is regarded one of the most important crafts being practiced in the geographic region of Iran. Shawls have been produced since ancient times, just like carpets and silks.
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2021-12-26 21:37
Iranian, German archaeologists commence work in western Iran
TEHRAN – A team of Iranian and German archaeologists has commenced another excavation season on an ancient mount in western Iran, a local official said on Sunday.
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2021-12-25 20:00
National webinar to address history, arts of western Iran
TEHRAN – Tens of historians, archaeologists, as well as cultural heritage and art experts have been invited to discuss western Iranian civilizations in a national webinar on Monday.
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2021-12-22 17:57
Centuries-old Quran manuscript restored
TEHRAN – A historical manuscript of the Holy Quran underwent some rehabilitation work in the western province of Kordestan, the provincial tourism chief has said.
