Hafezieh

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  • shiraz 2025-10-22 17:53

    Kazan Kremlin hosting photo exhibit of Shiraz attractions

    TEHRAN--The UNESCO-registered Kazan Kremlin, a historical citadel in the city of Kazan, Russia’s Republic of Tatarstan, is playing host to a photography exhibition of Shiraz historical, cultural and religious attractions.

  • Hafez 2025-07-22 16:55

    Restoration of Hafez mausoleum starts

    TEHRAN—Head of Fars Cultural Heritage Department Mohsen Ziaei gave news of beginning of organizing and restoring Hafez mausoleum, a historical and cultural site where the 14th-century Persian poet is laid to rest. Better known as Hafezieh, the monument is considered one of the most important attractions of Shiraz, Fars province and Iran, he pointed out.

  • Standardization project for lighting and landscaping begins at Hafez mausoleum 2024-10-20 17:42

    Standardization project for lighting and landscaping begins at Hafez mausoleum

    TEHRAN – Fars province’s tourism chief has announced the launch of a project aimed at standardizing the landscaping, lighting, and visitor signage at Hafez mausoleum, a historical and cultural site where the 14th-century Persian poet is laid to rest.

  • Concerns raised over subway construction near Hafez’s tomb in Shiraz 2024-10-14 17:07

    Concerns raised over subway construction near Hafez’s tomb in Shiraz

    TEHRAN - Recent reports of a subway tunnel being constructed near the tomb of Persian poet Hafez in Shiraz have sparked concern among cultural heritage enthusiasts and experts, who fear the project could pose a threat to the historical site.

  • Fars province sets priorities for pilgrimage, cultural tourism development 2024-01-02 17:38

    Fars province sets priorities for pilgrimage, cultural tourism development

    TEHRAN – The tourism chief of Fars has outlined his directorate’s priorities for bolstering pilgrimage and cultural tourism in the southern Iranian province.

  • Hafezieh 2023-10-13 18:04

    By Samaneh Aboutalebi

    Enduring legacy of Hafez and his universal impact

    TEHRAN – In the realm of Persian poetry, Hafez is a luminous star that has cast its glow across cultures and generations. Born as Khajeh Shams al-Din Muhammad Hafez-e Shirazi in the 14th century, this Iranian poet has left an indelible mark on the world of literature, transcending borders and resonating with readers worldwide.

  • Foreign visits to Fars attractions soar 72 percent year on year 2023-09-26 17:58

    Foreign visits to Fars attractions soar 72 percent year on year

    TEHRAN—Foreign travelers conducted over 63,000 visits to tourist attractions across Fars province in southern Iran during the first five months of the current Iranian calendar year, which shows 72 percent growth compared to the same period last year.

  • Over 10,000 foreign visits to Fars historical sites registered in month 2023-07-11 18:51

    Over 10,000 foreign visits to Fars historical sites registered in month

    TEHRAN – Fars province, which is home to countless cultural, historical, and archeological sites in southern Iran, has registered more than 10,000 visits to those attractions within a month.

  • Qadr night observed at Hafezieh 2023-04-14 12:36

    Photo: Amin Berenjkar

    Qadr night observed at Hafezieh

    People from all walks of life observe Qadr night (the 23rd of the fasting month of Ramadan) at Hafezieh, the mausoleum of the Persian poet Hafez in the city of Shiraz, on April 13. The Holy Quran was revealed to Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) on Qadr night, which is observed on the 19th and the 21st of Ramadan as well. The occasion also marks the martyrdom of Imam Ali (AS), the first Shia Imam.

  • Noruz holidays: Shiraz tours to take travelers to ancient neighborhoods 2023-03-04 18:38

    Noruz holidays: Shiraz tours to take travelers to ancient neighborhoods

    TEHRAN – Shiraz is set to hold special tours of historical neighborhoods of the ancient Iranian city during the two-week Noruz holiday, which officially commences on March 21.

  • Fitur 2023: Persepolis, Hafezieh main themes reflected by Iran pavilion 2023-01-23 19:30

    Fitur 2023: Persepolis, Hafezieh main themes reflected by Iran pavilion

    TEHRAN – Iran's pavilion at Fitur 2023 installed mockups of the UNESCO-registered Persepolis and Hafezieh, where illustrious Persian poet Hafez is laid to rest, as its main themes during the five-day event that came to an end on January 22 in Madrid.

  • Hafezieh 2022-07-30 20:25

    Bust of Hungarian poet unveiled at Hafez mausoleum

    TEHRAN—On Friday, a bust of Hungarian poet Mihály Csokonai Vitéz (1773-1805) was unveiled during a special ceremony at Hafezieh in Shiraz, where the illustrious Persian poet Hafez is laid to rest.