Tourism

Iran’s culture minister calls for accelerated excavations at ancient city of Istakhr

TEHRAN – Iran’s minister of cultural heritage, tourism and handicrafts has urged faster archaeological excavations at the ancient city of Istakhr in southern Iran, citing the site’s historical importance and the need for stronger protection against illegal digging.
Sasanian ossuary inscription discovered at Naqsh-e Rostam

TEHRAN – Archaeologists have uncovered a funerary inscription linked to an ossuary from the late Sasanian period at the Naqsh-e Rostam archaeological site in Marvdasht, southern Iran.
Nain's traditional cloak on its way to global registration

TEHRAN – A traditional type of cloak which is produced in Na’in, Isfahan province, is undergoing the process of possible global registration at the initiative of Na’in Cultural Heritage Department, Na’in Municipality, and Isfahan Chamber of Commerce.

Agritourism complexes inaugurated in Minab

TEHRAN— Caretaker of Hormozgan province’s Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Department pointed to the inauguration of two agritourism complexes and added that these two complexes were inaugurated to promote agritourism and create proper spaces for the visit of tourists from farms and gardens and direct supply of agricultural products.
500,000-year-old stone tools discovered in South Khorasan

TEHRAN—Manager of South Khorasan Cultural Heritage Department Ahmad Barabadi announced the identification of the first samples of Acheulean industry, including hand axes dating back about half a million years, at the ancient site of Dagh Island in Aysak city in Sarayan, South Khorasan province. A discovery that could open a new window to understanding the history of human settlement in the eastern Iranian plateau, he added.
Nain's traditional cloak on its way to global registration

TEHRAN – A traditional type of cloak which is produced in Na’in, Isfahan province, is undergoing the process of possible global registration at the initiative of Na’in Cultural Heritage Department, Na’in Municipality, and Isfahan Chamber of Commerce.
Sasanian ossuary inscription discovered at Naqsh-e Rostam

TEHRAN – Archaeologists have uncovered a funerary inscription linked to an ossuary from the late Sasanian period at the Naqsh-e Rostam archaeological site in Marvdasht, southern Iran.
Iran’s culture minister calls for accelerated excavations at ancient city of Istakhr

TEHRAN – Iran’s minister of cultural heritage, tourism and handicrafts has urged faster archaeological excavations at the ancient city of Istakhr in southern Iran, citing the site’s historical importance and the need for stronger protection against illegal digging.
China’s Nanjing Museum hosting ‘Land of Kindness’ exhibition

TEHRAN – The loan exhibition of ‘Land of Kindness’, which showcases artifacts from several Tehran museums, including the Reza Abbasi Museum, Moqaddam Museum of the University of Tehran, Abgineh Museum, and the Carpet Museum of Iran, has reached the Nanjing Museum in eastern China. It will be running in Nanjing city until the end of the Iranian month of Aban.
Restoration of Musa Khani edifice, important for promoting Kerman’s Shahr-e Babak tourism

TEHRAN--The fundamental restoration and change of the use of the historic Musa Khani building in Shahr-e Babak, Kerman province, in order to develop tourism and economic prosperity in the region is one of the priorities of the Kerman Cultural Heritage Department, said the caretaker of Kerman Cultural Heritage Department.
Pasargadae is a rich source of pride, tourism minister underlines

TEHRAN—Pasargadae is a rich source of pride, the unparalleled origin of Iranian culture and civilization, said Minister of Cultural Heritage Reza Salehi-Amiri during his field visit to Pasargadae in Fars province and in the presence of media members on Monday.
Royal Ilkhanid cemetery unearthed near UNESCO-listed Soltaniyeh Dome

TEHRAN – Archaeologists have uncovered parts of a royal Ilkhanid cemetery adjacent to the UNESCO-listed Soltaniyeh Dome in west-central Iran, the head of the excavation team said on Sunday.
Damghan offers journey through centuries of culture

TEHRAN – Damghan, in Iran’s Semnan province, is rich in history and home to notable architectural sites, making it a key destination for cultural travelers and history enthusiasts.