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There are 24 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Iran: 22 cultural sites and 2 natural.
Bam Cultural Landscapes (2004) Inscribed in 2004, this entry into the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Iran features the world’s largest adobe building. This building serves as an enormous citadel near the ancient Silk Road route. According to historians, the history of this building can be traced back to the time of th ...
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Unesco’s World Heritage listed Iranian Site `Persepolis’
For years in the course of the Achaemenid Period, Persepolis used to function as the administrative capital of Iranian Em ...
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Iranian gardens, imaginative symbols of paradise on earth ( Video )
Iranian gardens have for nearly 6,000 years combined the beauty of nature with the aesthetic qualities of art and architecture to create a symbolic re ...
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Study shows traveler safety in Iran matches Europe
A new report on global security has portrayed Iran as safe as much of western Europe for travelers in what could be an evidence that the country’s tou ...
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Tappe Sialk in central Iran, assumed birthplace of oldest civilization
Arghavan Shamsara : With a history of nearly over 8,000 years, Tappe Sialk prehistoric site in Iran’s central city of Kashan in Esfahan Province is b ...
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Old Caravansary Near Tehran Reopens to Public
As an ignored but high-potential province in terms of tourism, Alborz is gradually receiving officials’ attention in keeping with a drive to develop t ...
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Tabriz Inaugurated as 2018 Islamic Tourism Capital
Tabriz 2018 was informally initiated on Thursday but the official ceremony is to be held on March 23 in the presence of the President Hassan Rouhani a ...
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120k Tulip-Covered Sidewalk
For the fourth year in a row, a street in Tehran’s northwestern district of Shahrak-e-Qods has its sidewalk covered with 120,000 tulips in tens of col ...
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Land of affection – Esfahan
Esfahan is Iran’s top tourist destination for good reason. Its profusion of tree-lined boulevards, Persian gardens and important Islamic buildings giv ...
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In focus: Jameh Mosque of Ardestan
The Jameh Mosque of Ardestan, in central Iran, is of high historical importance as it incorporates successive architectural styles of the Sassanids, B ...