The ancient city of Hir in the northwestern province of Ardebil has become one of the tourism hubs of the country, the provincial tourism chief has said. With the development of tourism infrastructure and practical measures in the field of cultural heritage, the city has emerged as a major tourist destination, Nader Fallahi announced on […]
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The possible of the ancient Silk Road on the UNESCO World Heritage list will open up a suitable opportunity for Iran to present its cultural, literary, historical and scientific achievements to the world, the secretary general of the Iranian National Commission for UNESCO has said. “Although the mainstream view of the Silk Road is economic,
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Thousands of historical documents of the UNESCO-tagged site of Persepolis, dating back from the 1930s to the present day, are being classified and digitized. Also known as Takht-e Jamshid, Persepolis in southern Fars province, was the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire (550-330 BC). The documents include administrative correspondence, maps, photos, slides, reports, and videos
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Restoration work has begun on a selection of eight ancient windmills, which are located in Darmian county of South Khorasan province in eastern Iran. “Eight Asbads (vertical windmills) have undergone restoration in Darmian county. And a budget of two billion rials (about $47,000 at the official exchange rate of 42,000 rials per dollar) has been
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Soaked in history and culture, the western Iranian province of Lorestan is one of the lesser-known travel destinations in Iran, which mainly acts as a gateway to the sweltering plains below in adjoining Khuzestan province. Most travelers just pass through on their way to the UNESCO sites of Susa, Tchogha Zanbil, and Shushtar Historical Hydraulic
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Despite Isfahan’s widespread fame and its millenary historical sites, there are still parts of the city that are lesser-known to tourists. One of the less-visited places in the city is the mausoleum of Baba Rokneddin, which is not as well known. One of the most famous mystics in the eighth century was Baba Rokneddin, whose
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New studies suggest that modern humans have inherited susceptibility to COVID-19 infections from Neanderthals, according to Iranian archaeologist Hamed Vahdatinasab. “Modern humans have inherited resistance against catching a cold, and susceptibility to COVID-19 infections from Neanderthals,” ILNA quoted Vahdatinasab as saying on November 2. Moreover, based on discoveries Neanderthals were not primitive and savage, and
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Some 32 percent of the projected water right for Lake Urmia has been provided over the past water year (September 2020 – September 2021), an inflow of 1.1 billion cubic meters of water. There is currently 2.5 billion cubic meters of water in the lake, Mehran Nazari, head of West Azarbaijan province’s department of environment,
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A historical castle and a traditional Yakhchal (mudbrick ice storage) in the city of Ahmadabad-e Mostofi, Tehran province, have undergone some rehabilitation works, a local tourism official has announced. A budget of four billion rials ($14,000) has been allocated to the projects, which are being carried out under the supervision of cultural heritage experts, CHTN
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A new round of restoration work has been commenced on the Safavid era (1501-1736) Shah Abbasi caravanserai in the north-central province of Semnan, the provincial tourism chief has announced. The project involves replacing worn-out materials, cleaning the brick walls, and removing the layers of paint and grease from the stone and brick surfaces as well as
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