Mazandaran

2025-04-01 12:51

Minister underlines job creation at opening of 5-star hotel in northern Iran

TEHRAN – Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts Minister Seyed Reza Salehi-Amiri, has announced that a private sector investment of $150 million in a newly built five-star hotel in Nowshahr has led to the creation of 900 jobs in Mazandaran province, northern Iran.

2025-03-17 16:36

Eye-catching safflower farms in Mazandaran

Safflower farms in the northern Mazandaran province create a beautiful and eye-catching spectacle and are a symbol of spring.

Mazandaran, Istanbul sci-tech parks beef up ties

2025-02-18 15:45

Mazandaran, Istanbul sci-tech parks to beef up ties

TEHRAN –Mazandaran’s science and technology park, and Istanbul’s Biruni Teknopark, have discussed ways to broaden their technological and scientific interactions.

2025-02-02 08:56

Conference to highlight tourism investment opportunities in Mazandaran province

TEHRAN – The Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Seyyed Reza Salehi-Amiri has announced plans to organize a conference dedicated to tourism investment opportunities across Mazandaran province.

2025-01-28 18:07

Qasemabad: a village woven with tradition and color

TEHRAN – Situated in the rural district of Rudsar county in Gilan province, south of the Caspian Sea, Qasemabad is a village synonymous with lush nature and craftsmanship. For centuries, it has been celebrated for its unique tradition of weaving Chador Shab, a vibrant, geometrically patterned fabric that represents both artistic heritage and daily life in northern Iran.

2024-12-14 16:41

Farmers picking oranges in Savadkuh

With autumn nearing the end, farmers are busy picking oranges in Savadkuh, northern Mazandaran province.

2024-11-19 17:33

Archaeologists uncover prehistoric relics in northern Iran

TEHRAN – A team of archaeologists has recently unearthed significant artifacts and architectural remains from prehistoric times in the Chahardangeh district of Sari, located in eastern part of Mazandaran province, northern Iran.

2024-11-13 18:04

Artifacts dating back 4,000 years discovered in Sari

TEHRAN - Local police have uncovered four ancient clay artifacts estimated to be around 4,000 years old in Sari, the capital of Mazandaran province in northern Iran.

2024-11-03 17:38

Mazandaran’s water tourism infrastructure draws three million visitors in seven months

TEHRAN - Mazandaran province has attracted nearly three million visitors to its tourism facilities in the past seven months, thanks to recent investments in water-based tourism infrastructure.

2024-10-19 18:06

Prehistorical cave discovered in northern Iran

TEHRAN – A prehistorical cave has recently been discovered in the Siahkalrud rural district of Rudsar county, which is situated in Gilan province, northern Iran.

2024-10-15 17:35

Handicrafts still untapped potential in western Mazandaran

TEHRAN - Western Mazandaran, known for its rich diversity of handicrafts, has the potential to secure national and international recognition for its artisans’ creations.

2024-10-12 18:06

Iranian artist wins A’ Design Award for her ‘Role of Imagination’

TEHRAN - Iranian artist Shahrbanoo Arabian-Larimi has won the prestigious A’ Design Award in the Fine Arts and Art Installation Design category for her remarkable decorative plate titled “The Role of Imagination”.

2024-09-15 17:42

Iran to boost tourism investment, minister says

TEHRAN – Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Reza Salehi Amiri has underlined Iran’s commitment to boost tourism investment that includes construction of 500 hotels.

2024-09-10 18:04

Tourism festival to honor lotuses bloom in northern Iran

TEHRAN – Mazandaran province is set to host Otiti (which means blossoms in water in local dialect) tourism festival, a celebration inspired by the enchanting bloom of the Babol’s rare lotuses.

2024-09-09 18:18

Archaeologists to shed new light on hand-carved caves in northern Iran

TEHRAN – An archaeological team has commenced work on Kafer Keli hand-carved caves, a unique site in the Haraz Valley of Mazandaran province.

2024-09-07 16:04

Villagers get together for hiking

Families in a village in Savadkuh County, northern Mazandaran Province, went hiking on Friday morning to commemorate some 14,500 martyrs of the province.

2024-09-06 19:25

Mazandaran sets new tourist record with 3.1 million overnight stays

TEHRAN - Mazandaran has experienced an unprecedented influx of visitors this summer, with 3.1 million overnight stays recorded in less than ten days, according to a local tourism official.

2024-08-30 16:53

Export from Mazandaran province rises 18% in 4 months on year

TEHRAN- The value of non-oil export from Mazandaran province, in the north of Iran, rose 18 percent during the first four months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20-July 21), as compared to the same period of time in the past year, a provincial official announced.

2024-08-27 18:40

Archaeological survey sheds new light on historical cave in northern Iran

TEHRAN - Recent archaeological excavations at Espahbod Khorshid, a historical cave in northern Iran, have revealed a significant Sassanian-era weapons workshop, along with evidence of metalworking and a seal bearing inscriptions in the ancient Pahlavi script, to name a few.