Ancient Persia
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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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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A centuries-old shipwreck has recently been discovered off Iran’s coast in the Caspian Sea. “The remnants of a ship, which based on initial estimations date back to a time between the late Safavid era and early Qajar era, has been discovered off the coast of the Caspian Sea in Gilan province,” the deputy provincial tourism
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A team of Iranian and Italian archaeologists has recently unearthed some glazed bricks, which bear bull and dragon motifs. The discovery was made near the ruins of a majestic gateway, which is situated adjacent to the UNESCO-registered Persepolis in southern Iran. The glazed bricks bear motifs of bulls and mushhushshu-dragons, the latter is a mythical
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A team of Iranian, Italian, and Serbian archaeologists has unearthed arrays of animal and human figurines from the UNESCO-registered Burnt City in southwest Iran. “Like previous [archaeological] seasons, we have unearthed a significant number of figurines,” ILNA quoted Iranian archaeologist Hossein Moradi as saying on Thursday. Called “Shahr-e Sukhteh” in Persian, Burnt City is associated
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A restoration project has been commenced on the Ilkhanid era (1256 to 1335) Qanbarabad Mosque in Masouleh, a historical village in northern Iran, a local tourism official has announced. Due to the fact that Qanbarabad mosque is one of the oldest monuments in the area, the restoration is being carried out under the supervision of
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A team of Iranian, Italian, and Serbian archeologists has unearthed an Elamite clay tablet inside the Burnt City, a rare discovery that gives subtle clues about the interaction between the eastern and western sides of the Iranian plateau during prehistorical times. The discovery of such [clay] tablets is not bizarre in the western regions of
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