Iran’s Khoy and Turkey’s Konya sign sister-city agreement

TEHRAN - The Iranian city of Khoy and Turkey’s Konya have signed a sister-city agreement, committing to expand cooperation in spiritual tourism, cultural exchanges, urban management and sustainable infrastructure development, officials said.

West Azarbaijan has high potential to be tourism hub, minister says

TEHRAN – Iran’s cultural heritage minister said on Tuesday that West Azarbaijan province could develop into a major tourism and cultural hub, citing historic sites and its role as home to the tomb of Shams-i Tabrizi in the town of Khoy.

Iran-Turkey co-op help boost tourism around Shams Tabrizi mausoleum, expert says

TEHRAN - Joint tourism cooperation between Iran and Turkey could increase the number of visitors to the northwestern Iranian city of Khoy, a local tourism expert said on Thursday.

By Afshin Majlesi

Shams Tabrizi mausoleum gets major boost with new funding

KHOY, West Azarbaijan province – The Iranian government has allocated 30 trillion rials (approximately $375,000) to advance the long-delayed construction of the mausoleum of Shams Tabrizi, the famed Sufi mystic and spiritual mentor of the celebrated Persian poet Rumi.

Safe housing being provided for vulnerable families in Khoy

TEHRAN – The Ministry of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare, and the State Welfare Organization in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have supported the reconstruction of damaged houses for vulnerable families in the quake-hit city of Khoy.

UNICEF provides educational, healthcare help to quake-hit Khoy

TEHRAN- The United Nations Children’s Fund has installed some fabricated classrooms and distributed hygiene and baby kits among people in the earthquake-affected city of Khoy in collaboration with the ministries of education and health.

Construction underway in quake-hit Khoy

Some 90 percent of houses that were damaged after a 5.4 magnitude struck the northwestern city of Khoy city on October 5, 2022, are being reconstructed.

Magnitude 5.6 earthquake in northwest leaves 80 injured

TEHRAN – An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 hit the northwestern city of Khoy on Friday morning, leaving 80 injured so far.

Quake inflicts $100,000 of damage to historical sites in Khoy

TEHRAN—The historical sites across the ancient city of Khoy have taken some 30 billion rials ($100,000) damages from the last week’s medium-sized earthquake, a local tourism official has said.

Khoy hosts Intl. Conference on Rumi and Shams-i Tabrizi

TEHRAN – The northwestern Iranian town of Khoy hosted the 8th edition of the International Conference on Rumi and Shams-i Tabrizi on Thursday and Friday.