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2023-10-09 17:43
Kish Island, a premier destination for domestic travelers, seeks more overseas arrivals
TEHRAN—Kish Free Zone Organization CEO Rahim Sarhangi has said the southern Iranian island seeks to attract more international visitors.
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2023-10-08 18:32
First boutique hotel in Sistan-Baluchestan to make debut
TEHRAN—The first boutique hotel in Sistan-Baluchestan is getting ready to be inaugurated in the southeastern Iranian province.
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2023-10-08 18:30
Yakhchal, where ancient Iranians stored ice before freezers, under restoration
TEHRAN—Restoration work has commenced on Yakhchal-e Moayedi, one of the domed mud-brick structures where ancient Iranians stored ice before the age of freezers and refrigerators.
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2023-10-07 18:33
Kordestan starts new campaign for medical tourism
TEHRAN—Iran’s Kordestan is launching a new tourism campaign aimed at attracting international patients primarily from neighboring countries.
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2023-10-07 18:29
Archaeological dig uncovers ruins of Sassanid temple in northern Iranian village
TEHRAN—A team of archaeologists in northern Iran has unearthed parts of a previously discovered fire temple, estimated to date from the Sassanid era (224 CE–651).
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2023-10-07 18:24
Qalishuyan, a UNESCO-designated ancient ritual, observed in central Iran
TEHRAN - On Friday, hundreds of the locals performed one of their religious routines; Qalishuyan.
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2023-10-07 18:18
Iran considers renewing tourism ties with Egypt after four-decade rift
TEHRAN - Iran's Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts Ezzatollah Zarghami has said that the Islamic Republic is considering restoring tourism ties with Egypt.
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2023-10-06 20:58
Mazandaran’s first medical tourism center inaugurated
TEHRAN - On Thursday, a host of local officials, healthcare professionals, and travel insiders inaugurated a center dedicated to medical tourism in Nowshahr of Mazandaran province, northern Iran.
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2023-10-06 17:36
Iranian, Russian restorers to share expertise at Tehran conference
TEHRAN—Several restorers and cultural heritage experts from Iran and Russia have been invited to bring together in-house expertise at a binational conference to be held in downtown Tehran.
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2023-10-06 17:32
Archaeologists hail find of 10-million-year-old fossil site in northwest Iran
TEHRAN—A team of archaeologists in northwest Iran has discovered a significant fossil site estimated to date from ten million years ago.
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2023-10-06 17:29
Iranian minister proposes visa-free travels among ECO member states
TEHRAN—The Iranian tourism minister has proposed a visa cancellation program to be established among member states of the Economic Cooperation Organization.
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2023-10-04 18:17
Hearing-impaired offered sightseeing tours in Mashhad
TEHRAN—Mashhad’s tourism directorate has conducted guided city tours for the hearing-impaired people.
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2023-10-04 18:13
Khosro Mosque restoration ends
TEHRAN—A project to restore the interior spaces of the 18th-century Khosro Mosque of Ardestan in central Iran to its former glory is nearing completion.
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2023-10-04 18:09
Archaeologists shed new light on massive cave in northern Iran
TEHRAN—An archaeological team in northern Iran has collected survey samples from the Sepahbod-Khorshid Cave, whose arched entrance is one of the largest of its kind in the world.
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2023-10-04 18:06
Huge underground shelter exposed near previously discovered one in central Iran
TEHRAN—A massive underground ‘city’ has recently been discovered kilometers away from another ancient one that once sheltered locals from foreign invaders in Tiran-Karvan county of Isfahan province, central Iran.
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2023-10-03 18:00
Troglodyte underground ‘city’ to reopen to sightseers after restoration ends
TEHRAN—The ancient underground ‘city’ of Samen, which is now under restoration, will reopen to visitors before Nowruz, which marks Iranian New Year, Hamedan’s tourism chief said on Monday.
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2023-10-03 17:52
Mazandaran targets two million overseas tourists by 2025
TEHRAN—Mazandaran’s governor general has said the northern province is set to attract two million foreign travelers per annum by the end of President Ebrahim Raisi’s administration in 2025.
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2023-10-03 17:48
Waiting time for Iran’s tourist visas shortened to one week, deputy minister says
TEHRAN—Iran’s deputy tourism minister has said the waiting time for the issuance of tourist visas has reduced to one week.
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2023-10-03 17:42
Majestic Naqsh-e Rostam under threat from climate change
TEHRAN - The hot summer, unauthorized deep-water drilling, and other challenges associated with the changing climate are threatening to destroy invaluable cultural landmarks including Naqsh-e Rostam, which is a majestic rock-hewn necropolis in southern Iran.
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2023-10-01 18:28
Mir Emad's rarely seen calligraphic work on show in Tehran
TEHRAN—A rarely seen calligraphic work created by Mir Emad, who is one of the most celebrated Persian calligraphers of all time, has been put on show at the UNESCO-designed Golestan Palace in downtown Tehran.
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2023-10-01 18:24
East Azarbaijan eyes hosting more foreign travelers
TEHRAN—East Azarbaijan seeks to attract more foreign travelers, its deputy governor-general has said.
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2023-10-01 18:19
Clues about people lived 6,000 years ago puzzle archaeologists in eastern Iran
TEHRAN—An archaeological team in eastern Iran has resumed works on a puzzling site, which previously yielded clues about people who lived 6,000 years ago.
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2023-10-01 18:15
Al-e Ahmad’s paternal house: a must-go, as soon as restoration ends
TEHRAN—The paternal house of Jalal Al-e Ahmad, who was a prominent Iranian novelist, short-story writer, translator, and philosopher of the 20th century, has undergone restoration, promising a new cultural center for Tehran is on the horizon.
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2023-09-30 18:34
Jameh Mosque of Ardestan, famed as museum of architectural styles, undergoes restoration
TEHRAN—A new restoration work has commenced on Jameh Mosque of Ardestan, an ancient place of worship in central Iran, which is famed as a museum of architectural styles.
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2023-09-30 18:31
Technical committee formed to formulate Ganjnameh protection
TEHRAN—Iran’s tourism ministry has established a technical committee tasked to formulate scientific ways to further protect Ganjnameh from natural and human-made threats.
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2023-09-30 18:30
Ardabil to host ECO ministerial meeting on tourism
TEHRAN—Iran’s Ardabil, which is the 2023 Tourism Capital for the Economic Cooperation Organization, will be hosting a meeting of tourism ministers and experts from the member states in the near future.
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2023-09-30 18:15
By Afshin Majlesi
Awe-inspiring Lut Desert: a photographer’s paradise
TEHRAN - With its endless stretches of golden dunes, rugged landscapes, and mesmerizing geological formations, the Lut Desert stands as a testament to the raw beauty of our planet.
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2023-09-29 23:10
Hearing-impaired groups visit gas station museum in downtown Tehran
TEHRAN—On Friday, two groups of hearing-impaired people paid visits to a gas station museum which is located in downtown Tehran.
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2023-09-29 23:04
South Khorasan hopes to draw more foreign travelers
TEHRAN - South Khorasan, a lesser-known Iranian province when it comes to tourism, hopes to attract more visitors from across the globe.
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2023-09-29 22:34
Iran, Saudi Arabia officials explore ways to boost tourism
TEHRAN—Deputy tourism ministers from Iran and Saudi Arabia have exchanged views on possible ways to re-establish and deepen tourism ties between the two neighbors after more than seven years of diplomatic estrangement.