TEHRAN - Iran has taken a significant step in promoting its rich heritage to a Greek audience by launching a new section dedicated to religious tourism on the “Iran Culture” website.

The new section, which features a selection of the top 100 religious destinations in Iran, aims to showcase the country’s rich religious and cultural heritage on global stage, ISNA reported on Thursday.

The newly-launched section provides comprehensive information about various religious sites, including holy shrines, mosques, churches, synagogues, fire temples, and other sacred places, each with its own historical and spiritual importance, according to the report.

Visitors to the website can access detailed information about each location, including its history, religious significance, architectural features, and accompanying images.

This initiative not only aims to familiarize international tourists with Iran’s tourist capacities but also seeks to promote the religious and cultural diversity present in the country.

Among the highlighted sites are the Imam Reza Holy Shrine in Mashhad, the Fatima Masoumeh Holy Shrine in Qom, the Imam Khomeini Shrine, the Jameh Mosque of Isfahan, the Vank Cathedral in Isfahan, the Yousef Abad Synagogue in Tehran, the Chak Chak Zoroastrian in Yazd, and the Shah Cheragh Shrine in Shiraz.

The portal covers religious sites significant to Islam as well as those important to Christianity, Judaism, and other faiths.

Religious tourism, which marks one of the oldest forms of traveling, is strongly motivated by spiritual reasons. Historical places of worship around the world tend to appear on the bucket lists of many travelers and Iran with its vast array of inspiring centers of worship, draws devotees from all around the world.

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