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2025-09-15 16:33
Yazd historic mansion under restoration to house new heritage museum
TEHRAN – Work has begun on the construction of the Grand Museum of Yazd, a cultural project planned inside a historic mansion in the UNESCO-listed city of Yazd, officials said on Sunday.
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2025-02-14 15:17
National birdwatching secretariat launched in Khuzestan
TEHRAN – The Department of Environment in cooperation with the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts has established a national birdwatching secretariat in Khuzestan province.
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2025-01-24 18:09
Three tourism projects inaugurated during minister’s visit to Khuzestan
TEHRAN - Three tourism-related projects were inaugurated in Khuzestan during a visit by the Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts Seyyed Reza Salehi Amiri to the southwestern province.
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2024-12-14 18:24
Tchogha Zanbil’s landscape architecture examined by urban students
TEHRAN – UNESCO-listed Tchogha Zanbil has recently hosted an on-site workshop dedicated to landscape architecture and phenomenological interpretation of the magnificent ziggurat, which is located in Khuzestan province, southwest Iran.
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2024-12-11 18:07
Khuzestan village hosts saffron harvest festival
TEHRAN – An annual saffron harvest festival was held on Friday in the picturesque tourism village of Haji-Kamal, situated north of Khuzestan province.
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2024-10-26 09:23
Iranian air defense 'intercepts, counters' Israeli attack
TEHRAN - Iran’s air defense force has confirmed Israeli attacks targeting positions in Tehran, Khuzestan and Ilam provinces, saying the aggression was successfully thwarted.
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2024-09-25 17:49
Archaeological survey begins on Ahvaz plain of Khuzestan province
TEHRAN - An archaeological survey has commenced on the Ahvaz plain in Khuzestan province, southwest Iran, focusing on a natural mount located in the Asiye-Abad region.
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2024-08-05 18:00
Sassanid bridge undergoes restoration
TEHRAN - An ancient arch bridge dating back to roughly 1,700 years ago in Dezful, has undergone restoration, said a local official.
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2024-04-05 17:27
Khuzestan’s tourism flourishes with 3m overnight says, 20m visits to attractions
TEHRAN – As the Nowruz holidays came officially to an end, Khuzestan’s travel services chief has announced that about 20 million visits to the province’s attractions have been registered along with three million overnight stays.
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2024-03-05 17:17
Sacred Defense: Khuzestan top destination for war tourism
TEHRAN – Khuzestan province is a top destination for war tourism. It is home to 41 national-registered sites and elements concerning the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war (known in the Islamic Republic as Sacred Defense).
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2024-01-12 17:20
Belarusian ambassador visits UNESCO sites in southwest Iran
TEHRAN - Dmitry Koltsov, the ambassador of the Republic of Belarus to Iran, embarked on a visit to the southwestern province of Khuzestan, where he explored the UNESCO-designated sites of Tchogha Zanbil and Susa.
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2024-01-05 17:34
Police recover coins dating back to Seleucid, Parthian eras
TEHRAN – On Saturday, the tourism chief of Hamedan province announced the retrieval and seizure of 92 ancient coins dating back to the Seleucid-Parthian periods.
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2023-12-18 11:53
Persian yellow deer in Khuzestan
Persian yellow deer is one of the most important species in the world, living in a limited number in "Dez" National Park, southwestern Khuzestan province.
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2023-11-19 17:50
Shushtar Hydraulic System: official reassures about restoration standards, safety concerns
TEHRAN – On Saturday, the director of the Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System explained details about an ongoing restoration work aimed at reinforcing a massive wall inside the UNESCO-designated site in southwest Iran.
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2023-11-13 16:32
Iranian nomads launch major tourism festival
TEHRAN – َOn Monday, tens of nomads from various Iranian provinces launched a major festival to highlight their cultural heritage and tourism magnetism.
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2023-11-08 17:53
Ancient DNA extracted from urn-like tombs unearthed in southwest Iran
TEHRAN – A team of experts has extracted DNA samples from the remains of ancient humans buried in urn-like clay tombs, which were unearthed accidentally earlier this year in southwest Iran.
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2023-10-31 17:58
200 villages up for rural tourism in Khuzestan
TEHRAN – More than 200 villages in Khuzestan have been selected for rural tourism development across the southwestern Iranian province, the provincial tourism chief said on Monday.
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2023-10-09 17:47
Susa to develop tourist infrastructure
TEHRAN—Susa, a treasured ancient Iranian city occupying the whole southern flank of modern Shush, is set to develop tourist infrastructure as a prerequisite for a tourism boom.
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2023-08-29 18:22
Khuzestan arranges special tour dedicated to the visually impaired
TEHRAN – Khuzestan province, which is home to three World Heritage sites, is to organize a special tour for people with visual impairments.
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2023-08-14 18:22
Kermanshah to showcase handicrafts for Arbaeen pilgrims
TEHRAN – Kermanshah tourism directorate plans to set up handicraft stalls on the path of Arbaeen pilgrims across the border city.
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2023-08-14 18:21
Archaeologists start new dig at site previously yielded urn-like tombs in southwest Iran
TEHRAN—An archaeological team has resumed work on a site in which urn-like tombs were accidentally discovered last year in an oil drilling project off the river Karun, near the city of Ahvaz, southwest Iran.
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2023-07-21 17:19
Discover diversity of bird species in Khuzestan
TEHRAN – The southwestern province of Khuzestan is the most diverse region in terms of different bird species, its unique and pleasant climate, as well as rich natural habitats, have turned this province into a paradise for rare and endangered species of birds.
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2023-07-04 16:33
Grape harvest underway in Khuzestan
Grape harvest started about ten days ago in Karun County, southwestern Khuzestan province.
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2023-06-12 18:26
Intl. conference to highlight Jundi Shapur as Iran’s ancient university
TEHRAN ––Jundi Shapur, which is an ancient Iranian university in Dezful, will host an international conference to discuss the history of education and science in the southwestern city.
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2023-05-28 16:39
The art of mat weaving in Iran
A woman in a village in the southwestern Khuzestan province uses dried leaves of palm trees for mat weaving, which is known as Hasir Bafi in the country.
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2023-03-13 19:09
Stunning sculptures shape city of ice
Sculptor refines a snow lion he created during an annual snow festival held in Kuhrang county of Chaharmahal-Bakhtiari province, southwest Iran, March 12, 2023.
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2023-03-11 21:30
Ancient city launches research base
TEHRAN –The tourism authorities of the ancient city of Masjed Soleiman, in southwestern Khuzestan province, has launched a research base in the historical core of the city, a local official has said.
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2023-02-25 22:56
Visual distortion: building to be flattened near Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System
TEHRAN – Iranian tourism ministry will demolish a building situated near the Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System after it has purchased the property in a bid to restore the visual layout of the UNESCO-registered site.
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2023-01-16 19:33
Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System: project helps ease concerns over fate of UNESCO site
TEHRAN - Workers have commenced a restoration project to strengthen some fortifications of the Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System, helping alleviate concerns about the fate of the allegedly unstable situation of that wonder of the ancient world.
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2022-12-31 18:20
By Mehdi Garshasbi
Khuzestan ports in full swing
AHVAZ – With around 1,186 kilometers of shoreline, 300 kilometers of the sea border, 746 kilometers of maritime waterways, and 34 kilometers length of commercial and fishing docks, the southwestern Khuzestan province is full of capacity for increasing the country’s share of regional and global trade.