nowruz

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.

2024-07-19 17:19

Discover spiritual serenity of Bibi Hakimeh mausoleum

TEHRAN - Nestled deep within the rugged Zagros Mountains, the mausoleum of Imamzadeh Bibi Hakimeh, attracts domestic visitors and pilgrims from countries like Kuwait, Bahrain, the UAE, Qatar, Lebanon, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and Syria.

2024-07-05 17:39

Proposal for joint cultural heritage committee between Tehran and Astana

TEHRAN – On Wednesday, Iran’s deputy minister of cultural heritage, during a meeting with the Kazakh ambassador to Iran, proposed the formation of a joint cultural heritage committee between the two countries.

2024-04-17 14:16

Kordestan emerges as hotspot for domestic travelers

TEHRAN - Kordestan province emerged as a hotspot for domestic travelers during the recent Persian New Year holidays and days beyond, attracting over three million travelers.

2024-04-15 18:20

Chaharmahal-Bakhtiari: Nowruz draws tens of thousands of travelers

TEHRAN – As the three-day Eid al-Fitr holidays officially came to an end following the two-week Nowruz holidays, statistics bring to light that Iran’s Chaharmahal-Bakhtiari lodged approximately 75,000 travelers in 30 days.

2024-04-14 17:33

Eid-al-Fitr boost: 11k visits to Sassanid fort recorded in three days

TEHRAN – As one of the most sought-after historical places of interest across Iran, the Falak-ol-Aflak fortress drew in more than 11 thousand visitors in the course of the three-day Eid-al-Fitr holidays.

2024-04-12 17:49

Bam, home to UNESCO-listed citadel, draws 266k visitors

TEHRAN - Bam county welcomed more than 266,000 visitors, who explored its historical and natural gems during the two-week Nowruz holidays, which officially came to an end on April 1.

2024-04-12 17:40

Record-breaking visits made to Isfahan sites in Eid-al-Fitr holidays

TEHRAN – Isfahan province, renowned for its rich historical and cultural heritage, witnessed an unprecedented surge in tourist footfall during the Eid-al-Fitr holidays.

2024-04-08 17:33

Khorasan Razavi welcomes 11m travelers in month

TEHRAN - As one of the most sought-after destinations in Iran, Khorasan Razavi province saw the arrival of more than 11 million pilgrims and tourists in one month including spring holidays.

2024-04-07 17:28

Hamedan’s attractions draw in 900,000 visitors

TEHRAN – Dating historical roots back to the time of Medes, Hamedan’s attractions have received approximately 900,000 visits from domestic travelers along with hundreds of inbound tourists throughout the Nowruz holidays.

People visit the UNESCO-registered Golestan Palace in downtown Tehran.

2024-04-07 17:27

Tehran attractions welcomed by 3 million visitors

TEHRAN - Ahmad Alavi, head of the Cultural Heritage Committee of Tehran City Council, has announced that over three million people visited Tehran’s tourist attractions during the Nowruz holidays.

2024-04-06 17:47

West Azarbaijan’s Nowruz tourism peaks at Takht-e Soleyman

TEHRAN – On Thursday evening, West Azarbaijan’s director-general of tourism announced that Takht-e Soleyman, a UNESCO-listed site, has hosted the highest number of visitors in the province in the course of the Nowruz holidays.

2024-04-05 17:28

Anar county welcomes double its population for Nowruz

TEHRAN – Situated in the northern part of Kerman province, Anar county has accommodated 74,276 travelers which is twice Its population in the course of the Nowruz holidays.

2024-04-05 17:27

Khorasan Razavi historical sites receive 220,000 New Year visits

TEHRAN - More than 220,000 people visited the historical and cultural attractions of Khorasan Razavi during the two-week Nowruz holidays, the deputy provincial tourism chief has said.

2024-04-03 17:08

Nowruz boost: Iran’s carpet museum reports 40% surge in visitors

TEHRAN – As one of the most popular cultural destinations in Tehran in the spring holidays, the Carpet Museum of Iran has faced a 40% upsurge in the total number of visitors.

2024-04-03 17:07

Mazandaran’s nature embraces 13m visitors during Nowruz holidays

TEHRAN – As the Nowruz holidays [celebration of the Persian New Year] are officially over, Mazandaran’s tourism chief announced that the northern province has hosted more than 13 million travelers throughout the spring holidays.

2024-04-02 16:54

Over 5 million sea trips made for Nowruz holidays

TEHRAN – More than five million sea travels have been recorded for the Nowruz holidays, which officially started on March 20.

2024-04-02 16:54

6m museum tickets sold during Nowruz holidays

TEHRAN – Various historical sites and museums across Iran witnessed more than 6m visitors in the course of the Persian New Year’s holidays, according to the statistics revealed by the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts.

2024-04-01 17:00

Nowruz travels: 10m use public transport, 1.5m favor rail

TEHRAN – Some 10 million passengers used public transportation from March 14 to 31 [Persian New Year’s holidays], of whom, 1.44 million utilized rail transport, the deputy transport minister has said.

2024-04-01 17:00

Domestic airports handle 20k flights, 2.5m passengers for Nowruz travels

TEHRAN – More than 2.5 million passengers have been transported by 20,000 flights in the course of the Persian New Year’s holidays which started on March 14, according to the deputy transport minister.

2024-04-01 17:00

4 million visits to Isfahan’s cultural sites recorded

TEHRAN – Isfahan province has registered over four million visits to its cultural sites such as museums and historical structures in 17 days starting before the Iranian New Year.

Iranian families to mark Sizdeh Bedar differently amid Ramadan observance

2024-03-31 07:48

By Afshin Majlesi

Iranian families to mark Sizdeh Bedar differently amid Ramadan observance

As the joyous spring festival of Nowruz nears its culmination with the traditional celebration of Sizdeh Bedar, many Iranian families are preparing to observe the occasion in an exclusive manner this year, due to its overlap with the holy month of Ramadan.