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2021-05-02 18:08
Traditional Lenj boat to emerge as three-star hotel in southern Iran
TEHRAN – A traditional Iranian Lenj vessel is set to be turned into a three-star hotel in the port city of Kong, southern Iran.
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2021-04-28 21:35
Iran eyes UNESCO status for five intangible elements
TEHRAN – Iran seeks to register five intangible elements on UNESCO’s list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in near future, Mehr reported on Tuesday.
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2021-04-21 18:35
Caravanserais, Asbads in South Khorasan eye World Heritage status
TEHRAN – The process of preparing four caravanserais and Asbads (ancient vertical-axis windmills) in South Khorasan province is being carried out and the UNESCO assessors are projected to visit the sites by mid-May to register them in the World Heritage list.
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2021-04-20 18:35
UNESCO to assess Iran’s “land of caravanserais” for world heritage
TEHRAN - Caravanserais in the city of Miami, which is known as the “land of caravanserais” in Iran, are being prepared to be assessed by UNESCO for inclusion in the World Heritage list.
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2021-04-14 10:37
Archaeological museum to open near mighty Bam citadel
TEHRAN – An archaeological museum is to be established near the adobe Bam citadel, which is a mighty UNESCO-registered site in southeast Iran.
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2021-04-11 20:04
Glimpses of traditional skills of carpet weaving in Fars
TEHRAN – Admired for their intricate designs, lavish colors, and peerless craftsmanship, Persian carpets have not only found their way into households, but also onto workplaces and art galleries to name a few.
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2021-04-04 19:37
Vali-e Asr St., longest in West Asia, being prepared for possible UNESCO registration
TEHRAN – Over the past years, Tehran’s Vali-e Asr Street, famed as the longest in West Asia, has undergone countless maintenance works as a prerequisite for a possible UNESCO registration.
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2021-03-17 20:02
By Afshin Majlesi
How Iranians celebrate new year in COVID times
It is for the second consecutive year that the novel coronavirus keeps families apart on eve of the Iranian New Year.
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2021-03-14 22:32
Restoration works aim to prepare Sassanid sites for UNESCO tag
TEHRAN – The cultural heritage directorate of Kermanshah has ratified restoration projects for five Sassanid-era sites located in the western Iranian province.
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2021-03-14 22:30
New tourism destination to emerge near Persepolis
TEHRAN – Tall-e Ajori, which has recently yielded the ruins of a majestic historical gateway, would be turned into a tourism destination. The archaeological site is situated near the UNESCO-registered Persepolis in southern Iran.
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2021-03-08 19:49
UNESCO celebrates 1,750th anniversary of Iran university
TEHRAN – UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azulay has expressed delight over the 1,750th anniversary of the University of Gundi-Shapur, which has long been a major forum for science.
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2021-03-08 19:27
Iran to allocate some $240,000 for Great Wall of Gorgan restoration
TEHRAN – Iran will set aside ten billion rials (some $240,000 at the official exchange rate of 42,000 rials per dollar) for the restoration of the Great Wall of Gorgan, Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Minister Ali-Asghar Mounesan said on Sunday.
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2021-03-06 22:38
Photo exhibit features ancient Iranian windmills
TEHRAN – A photo exhibition, featuring arrays of ancient Iranian windmills, is currently underway at Khorasan Great Museum, which is located in the holy city of Mashhad, northeast of the country.
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2021-03-06 22:38
Iran seeking UNESCO tag for exquisite mountain lake
TEHRAN – Iran is preparing a comprehensive dossier for Lake Gahar to be submitted to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in near future, ISNA reported Saturday.
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2021-03-03 20:30
Iran’s 1000th museum to open to public within year
TEHRAN - Iran’s 1000th cultural heritage museum will be inaugurated in the next Iranian calendar year, which begins on March 21, the director of museums and historical properties at the tourism ministry announced on Wednesday.
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2021-02-26 18:13
Iran submits UNESCO dossier on collective caravanserais
TEHRAN- Iran has recently submitted an inclusive dossier on its caravanserais to the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization.
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2021-02-21 21:04
Efforts underway to revive horse-riding game in Fereidan
TEHRAN – A working group has been formed to revive Chogan in Friedan country, which was once one of Iran’s popular venues for the ancient horse-riding game.
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2021-02-21 17:06
By Mehdi Garshasbi
Mother tongue is the soul of life
TEHRAN - International Mother Language Day is celebrated each year on February 21. It is a source of inspiration to build multicultural and inclusive societies where people of all races, faiths, languages, and cultures get respect and can live with dignity.
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2021-02-17 21:12
Ecosystem of Marvdasht, once seat of power for Achaemenid Empire, souled be safeguarded: official
TEHRAN – The biome and ecosystem of Marvdasht plain, which is home to the UNESCO-registered sites of Persepolis and Pasargadae as well as tens of other magnificent structures, souled be safeguarded properly, the director of Persepolis site underlined on Wednesday.
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2021-02-16 21:00
Crafts marketspace opens in troglodyte cliff dwellings of Kandovan
TEHRAN – A permanent handicrafts exhibit and marketplace has been constructed on the premises of Kandovan’s troglodyte cliff dwellings in northwest Iran.
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2021-02-16 19:55
Ancient petroglyphs discovered in western Iran
TEHRAN – Another cluster of ancient petroglyphs has recently been discovered in a barren plain in Lorestan province, western Iran.
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2021-02-16 19:50
UNESCO World Heritage: restoration work continues at Tabriz bazaar complex
TEHRAN – A total of 200 shops have been restored in the UNESCO-designated bazaar of Tabriz during the current Iranian year (started March 2020), months after a blaze swept through the ancient site.
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2021-02-13 20:20
Take a trip back in time with a visit to vintage radio museum in Tabriz
TEHRAN – Hundreds of vacuum tube radios, rare oil radios, classic radios, vintage radios, and solid-state pocket radios, are placed all under one roof at the Sound & Music Museum in the historical city of Tabriz, northwest Iran.
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2021-02-12 23:40
UNESCO-designated Tchogha Zanbil equipped with electronic protection devices
TEHRAN – Sets of electronic protection devices and surveillance cameras have recently been installed across the UNESCO-registered Tchogha Zanbil, which is a ruined prehistoric ziggurat and a top tourist destination in southwest Iran.