Windmill

2024-11-04 17:15

Nashtifan’s Nowruz festival registered in Iran’s national tourism calendar

TEHRAN – Nowruzgah of Nashtifan, a special annual festival held on the occasion of Nowruz, the Persian New Year, has been officially registered in Iran’s national tourism calendar.

2024-10-16 17:15

Iran moves closer to UNESCO recognition of windmills

TEHRAN - Iran is making strides toward securing a possible UNESCO recognition for its centuries-old Asbads, traditional vertical-axis windmills used for grain grinding, as it works to complete a dossier for their inclusion on the World Heritage list.

2024-08-16 17:27

Centuries-old watermill discovered following landslide

TEHRAN – The mudbrick structure of a centuries-old traditional watermill has been accidentally unearthed in the village of Qaleh Now, located in Torbat-e Heydarieh county of Khorasan Razavi province, northern Iran.

2024-07-05 17:41

Khaf attracts visitors from Canada, China, and the U.S.

TEHRAN – The lesser-known Khaf county, which is home to many sites of historical significance, has played host to a number of foreign tourists on a one-day tour.

2024-06-28 17:14

Centuries-old windmills undergo renovation

TEHRAN – Some restoration projects, aimed at breathing new lives into five Asbads (ancient vertical windmills) within Khaf region have been started.

2023-12-30 08:42

Centuries-old windmills added to Iran's national list of cultural heritage

Tehran – Several centuries-old windmills (locally called Asbads) located in the ancient town of Sangan, northeast Iran, have been inscribed on the country's national list of cultural heritage.

2023-11-11 17:12

Iran’s priorities for UNESCO listings unveiled

TEHRAN – Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts Minister has implicitly unveiled the country’s top four candidates for possible UNESCO registrations.

2023-08-08 18:21

Shahdad: work starts on long-awaited watermill restoration

TEHRAN - Work has started on a long-awaited restoration of a quack-hit watermill, which is located in the touristic region of Shahdad on the margins of the UNESCO-registered Lut Desert in southern Iran.

2023-03-13 19:31

Khaf, one of pioneers in the use of clean energy, seeks to safeguard ancient heritage

TEHRAN – The historical region of Khaf, which is home to numerous ancient windmills, is set to protect that cultural heritage for future generations.

2022-10-16 18:06

Khaf, home to ancient windmills, is emerging destination for intl. travelers

TEHRAN—The ancient city of Khaf, which is home to numerous ancient windmills, is seen as an emerging destination for international sightseers.

2022-10-10 22:00

Efforts underway to bring ancient windmill back to life

TEHRAN—A team of cultural heritage experts has begun work to fully restore the ruins of an ancient windmill located in the Hamun region of Sistan-Baluchestan province, southeast Iran.