TEHRAN –A selection of 12 moveable properties in Khuzestan province has recently been inscribed on the national heritage list. The Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts announced the inscriptions on Sunday in a letter to the governor-general of the southwestern province, CHTN reported. Inscriptions, petroglyphs, statues, traditional costumes, and stone seals were among the […]

Tehran – An open-air museum will be established on the premises of the ca. 7,000-year-old Qoli Darvish Hill, which is situated in the north-central Qom province. “The first phase of the project involves building an access road and installing metal grating fences along the route of visitors to the Iron Age site,” deputy provincial tourism […]

TEHRAN –A total of 13 historical moveable properties in Zanjan province have recently been inscribed on the national heritage list. The Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts announced the inscriptions on Saturday in a letter to the governor-general of the northwestern province, CHTN reported. Historical coins, gravestones, work tools, and wooden shrines were among […]

TEHRAN – The ancient hill of the historical, cultural, and recreational site of Cheshmeh-Ali, which is situated south of the Iranian capital, is planned to be preserved and reorganized, Tehran’s deputy tourism chief has announced. A budget of two billion rials (about $47,000 at the official exchange rate of 42,000 rials per dollar) has been […]

TEHRAN – Remnants of a rocky structure, which is thought to probably be carved by ancient troglodytes, have been discovered in northern Iran. The structure was accidentally unearthed during a grading and site preparation in Rudbar county of Gilan province, deputy provincial tourism chief Vali Jahani announced on Wednesday, CHTN reported. “The finding, according to […]

TEHRAN –A restoration project has recently been completed on the UNESCO-registered Gonbad-e Qabus in the northern province of Golestan, the director of the World Heritage site has said. As a part of the project, pieces of wood flooring were installed inside the building to safeguard the interior from damage caused by visitors, CHTN quoted Abdolhamid […]

TEHRAN – Haj Ali Mohammad Ab-Anbar, which is a traditional mudbrick cistern in the oasis city of Meybod, will be hosting a permanent handicrafts hub, Meybod’s tourism chief has said. Restoration work has been commenced on the Pahlavi era (1925-1979) cistern to have it prepared to host a permanent handicrafts market and workshop when the […]

TEHRAN – Efforts are underway to turn the gigantic Anguran mine into a travel destination in Zanjan province, the provincial tourism chief has announced. “Based on a development plan, the lead and zink mine is being prepared to host visitors in a nearby accommodation center in near future,” Amir Arjmand said on Tuesday. A team […]

TEHRAN –A total of 216 historical sites, natural sights, and cultural elements in Semnan province have been inscribed on the national heritage list, the provincial tourism chief has said. “91 immovable properties, 36 moveable properties, 66 intangible items, and 23 natural sites, were added to the national heritage list over the past eight years,” Hamidreza […]

TEHRAN – Iranian tourism minister Ali-Asghar Mounesan on Monday inaugurated 28 cultural heritage-and-tourism-related projects in Fars during his visit to the southern Iranian province. The projects worth 7.3 trillion rials (about $173 million at the official rate of 42000 rials) include hotels, apartment hotels, traditional restaurants, agritourism unites, museums, eco-lodge units, and rural guesthouses, and […]

TEHRAN – Ebrahim Hassanbeigi, the Iranian writer whose novel “Muhammad” about the Prophet of Islam (S) has been translated into several languages, has fictionalized the life story of Mohsen Hojaji, an Iranian soldier who was martyred by ISIS forces in Syria. Khate Moqaddam is scheduled to publish the novel entitled “Morning of the Fateful Day”, […]

TEHRAN –A restoration work has been commenced on the Ilkhanid era (1256–1353) mausoleum of Chalabi Oghlou, which stands tall in Soltaniyeh, northwestern Zanjan province, the provincial tourism chief has announced. The restoration project involves strengthening the building’s rooftop and dome as well as moisture insulation, Amir Arjmand said on Wednesday. A budget of 400 million […]