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Iran is hoping to gain UNESCO tag for Aras Geopark

Iran is hoping to win a UNESCO tag for Aras Geopark, which has been nominated for new UNESCO Global Geoparks in March, a local official has said. Aras Geopark, which covers an area of about 1670 square kilometers, has been put on a shortlist along with other 18 geoparks from across the world, Mohammad Farzad Mirzai explained on Tuesday. The ...

Sa’d al-Saltaneh jewel of Iran caravanserais, deputy tourism minister says

Iran has nominated 56 caravansaries for a collective inscription on the UNESCO list for World Heritage, deputy tourism minister Ali Darabi said on Sat ...

Isfahan cements public diplomacy to attract more tourists

The touristic city of Isfahan has launched a new campaign to attract more visitors through public diplomacy. “The tourism industry in Isfahan will flo ...

29 Iranian universities in THE World University Rankings 2023

The Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2023 has placed 29 Iranian institutions among the world’s top 1,000 universities, ranking t ...

Iran into 2023 IIHF Ice Hockey Women’s Asia final

Iran defeated Singapore 3-0 on Saturday and advanced to the final match of the 2023 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's Asia and Oceania Championship. Team Mel ...

Iran retains world ranking for scientific publications

According to data released by Scopus, Iran published 78,225 scientific articles in this database in 2022. Accordingly, Iran is ranked 15th in the worl ...

RoboCup IranOpen 2023 held in Tehran

Students from Iran and six other countries took part in the 17th edition of international robotics competitions (RoboCup IranOpen 2023) which was held ...

Qom’s old bazaar turns into tourist destination

A once abandoned bazaar in the central province of Qom has turned into a beautiful tourist destination after being fully restored, the provincial tour ...

Iran’s annual non-oil export to neighbors up 19%

The value of Iran’s non-oil export to its neighbors rose 19 percent in the past Iranian calendar year 1401 (ended on March 20), the spokesman of Trade ...

Iran bags five more medals in World Transplant Games

Iranian badminton players have snatched five medals in the 2023 World Transplant Games underway in Perth, Australia. Iran’s athlete bagged two gold, t ...