Ancient Sites
The latest archeological excavations at the historical site of the 9,000-year-old Amida Mound in southeastern Turkey’s Diyarbakır province have revealed new findings that shed light on the history of the region. This year’s excavations at the site were recently completed, with archaeologists unearthing several 800-year-old marble pieces adorning the Artuqid Palace, the seat of the Diyarbakır branch […]
Archaeologists have uncovered a vast Roman trading town on Britain’s HS2 high-speed rail route. The findings, including coins, workshops, kilns and glass, in the area, reveal the Romanization of an Iron Age village. Evidence found during a dig of the site near the village of Chipping Warden in has shown how the settlement, believed
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Kerman is set to facilitate travels from its main gateway to the UNESCO-registered Lut Desert, which is encircled by three Iranian provinces. Tourism authorities of the southern province aim to facilitate travels to the Shahad desert, which is inside Lut, and a gateway to the UNESCO-designated desert. “We want to provide better conditions for the
The 23rd round of archaeological season has recently commenced at the ancient Hegmataneh Hill in the west-central Iranian province of Hamedan, the director of the historical site has announced. This round of excavation aims at exploring and preserving the remains of the towers and ramparts of the hill, Hassan Soltani said on Sunday. The project
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Even though Iran is better known for foreign tourists by magnificent mosques, labyrinthine bazaars, madrasas, wind-catchers, ancient cities like Persepolis, which was once the ceremonial capital of the Persian Empire, the nation does have a large number of rather forgotten historical heritages like tens of ruined castles. Built around 2000 BC, Zahhak Castle is one
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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Thousands of historical documents of the UNESCO-tagged site of Persepolis, dating back from the 1930s to the present day, are being classified and digitized.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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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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