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2025-02-07 21:43
Nowruz 1404: handicraft exhibits to be set up at city entrances, border crossings
TEHRAN - Iran plans to establish handicraft sales exhibitions at railway stations, city entrances, and border crossings across the country during the Nowruz 1404 holidays.
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2025-01-28 17:52
Sadeh: an ancient celebration of fire and light
TEHRAN - Every year on the tenth of Bahman (which this year falls on Jan. 29), Zoroastrians worldwide, along with some Iranians deeply interested in their ancient traditions, gather to celebrate Sadeh, one of the oldest and most captivating traditions from ancient Persia.
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2025-01-28 17:47
Tourism minister tells of Nowruz celebrations with Ramadan observance
TEHRAN - Iran’s Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts, Seyyed Reza Salehi-Amiri, has announced adjustments to the upcoming Nowruz festivities to respect a concurrent observance of the holy month of Ramadan in 2025.
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2024-12-06 16:46
Nowruz UNESCO recognition renewed as Mongolia joins 12 participating nations
TEHRAN - The ancient Nowruz festival has achieved global recognition once again, as Mongolia joins 12 other nations to secure its inscription on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
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2024-12-06 16:35
Multinational ‘Nowruz dossier’ reflects solidarity with Iranian culture, tourism minister says
TEHRAN – Iran’s Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts considers the registration of various countries to the UNESCO-listed Nowruz as a sign of convergence and solidarity with Iranian culture.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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2024-03-27 13:27
Indian ambassador hails Nowruz as celebration of cultural unity
TEHRAN - Indian ambassador to Iran, Rudra Gaurav Shresth, has admired Nowruz, the venerable Persian New Year celebration, as one of the most significant festivities worldwide.
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2024-03-25 22:15
2.7 million visits to Iranian museums recorded in 11 days
TEHRAN - Some 2.7 million visits to Iranian museums, cultural sites, and historical landmarks have been recorded during the past 11 days, Mehr reported on Monday.
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2024-03-20 17:55
Leader Emphasizes 'Surge in Production Through People's Participation'
TEHRAN- The following is the full text of the message issued by the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Khamenei, on the occasion of Nowruz, the start of the Iranian new year, March 20, 2024.