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50 properties on UNESCO’s world heritage tentative list50 Iranian historical sites and monuments are included in the UNESCO’s world heritage tentative list, Deputy minister of cultural heritage said, visiting historical and cultural monuments in Bastam City, Shahroud, Semnan. Referring to the value of ancient historical sites and monuments, Mohammad Hassan Talebian said on Tuesday: “They are th ...
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Iran seeking to attract millions of Chinese travelers, ex-envoy says
Tehran’s ex-ambassador to Beijing has said Iran is seeking to become a tourist destination for millions of potential travelers from China as the two c ...
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Mesr Village: A shining diamond in heart of Iran’s deserts
Mesr is a small rural area surrounded by an ocean of sand at the heart of Iran’s Great Salt Desert (Dasht-e Kavir), Isfahan Province, which attracts t ...
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The Great Wall of Gorgan: longest ancient barrier between Central Europe and China
Stretched for almost 200 kilometers along northern Iran, the ancient Great Wall of Gorgan was constructed from 420s CE to 530s as a northern frontier ...
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Iran Records 41% Increase in Foreign Tourist Arrivals
A total of 2,030,523 tourists visited Iran during the first quarter of the current fiscal year (March 21-June 21) to register a 41% growth compared wi ...
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Summer festival to highlight rural heritage in Gilan
Gilan province is to hold a summer festival, which turns the spotlight on rural heritage, traditions, arts and architecture in the northern province. ...
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Tabriz Bazaar world’s largest roofed traditional market
By Arghavan Shamsara : The Grand Bazaar of Tabriz in the northwestern Iranian city of Tabriz is known as the largest roofed Bazaar in the world and th ...
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Ardebil, a getaway from the scorching hot days
Maryam Qarehgozlou: The summer has set in for a few days now and the blazing, baking sun seems to be always shining in the cloudless sky and you could ...
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Sandstorm unearths ancient site in southeastern Iran
A wave of recent tremendous sandstorms has uncovered vestiges of an ancient city on the outskirts of Fahraj in Kerman Province, southeastern Iran. ...
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`Shiraz’ historical citiy of Iran
Shiraz was one of the most important cities in the medieval Islamic world and was the Iranian capital during the Zand dynasty (1747-79), when many of ...