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Gonabad Where ancient water engineering shaped eastern Iran

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Gonabad: Where ancient water engineering shaped eastern Iran​

TEHRAN - Gonabad, a historic city in Khorasan Razavi province in eastern Iran, offers visitors far more than the landscapes of a desert settlement. Its strategic location, ancient water-management systems and references in Iran’s epic and geographical literature have made it an important destination for those interested in the country’s history and cultural heritage.

Gonabad: Where ancient water engineering shaped eastern Iran

Tehran municipality official highlights restoration of wardamaged heritage sites

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Tehran municipality official highlights restoration of war-damaged heritage sites​

TEHRAN – Ali Shamsipour, head of the Urban Research and Planning Center of Tehran Municipality, has highlighted plans and ongoing efforts to restore heritage sites damaged during the recent war involving the United States and the Israeli regime.

Tehran municipality official highlights restoration of war-damaged heritage sites

Echoes of the past Goldenlustre ceramic bowl

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Echoes of the past: Golden-lustre ceramic bowl​

The pictured golden-lustre ceramic bowl, which dates from the 7th century AH (13th–14th century CE), is made of a stone-paste (glass-paste) body. It is deep-bodied, with a flat rim, an elongated profile, and a tall, rounded, concave base. Decorative inscriptions adorn both its interior and exterior surfaces.

Echoes of the past: Golden-lustre ceramic bowl

Four Iranian historic water structures selected for global irrigation heritage recognition

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Four Iranian historic water structures selected for global irrigation heritage recognition​

TEHRAN - Four historic Iranian water and irrigation structures -- Si-o-se-pol in Isfahan, Band-e Amir in Fars, the Shadorvan Grand Weir in Khuzestan and the historic hydraulic structures of Siraf in Bushehr -- have been selected for recognition under the World Heritage Irrigation Structures (WHIS) program of the International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID).

Four Iranian historic water structures selected for global irrigation heritage recognition

Ancient Iranian wind towers inspire Italian designer for overheated cities

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Ancient Iranian wind towers inspire Italian designer for overheated cities​

TEHRAN - An Italian designer is developing a concept for mobile wind towers inspired by Iran’s centuries-old wind catchers, locally named a Badgir, aiming to reduce urban heat by directing natural air flows into streets and public spaces affected by rising temperatures.

Ancient Iranian wind towers inspire Italian designer for overheated cities

New reference work on Linear Elamite inscriptions published by international research team

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New reference work on Linear Elamite inscriptions published by international research team​

TEHRAN – A comprehensive scholarly volume on Linear Elamite inscriptions and related cuneiform texts has recently been published, offering a detailed corpus and analysis of ancient Iranian writings from Susa and shedding new light on one of the earliest writing systems of the Iranian Plateau.

New reference work on Linear Elamite inscriptions published by international research team

University of Tehran archaeologist warns against repeat of Jiroft civilization looting

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University of Tehran archaeologist warns against repeat of Jiroft civilization looting​

TEHRAN – A University of Tehran archaeologist has warned of a rise in illegal excavations at archaeological sites in Iran’s Jiroft plain, urging authorities to take immediate action to prevent further damage to one of the country’s most significant ancient heritage areas.

University of Tehran archaeologist warns against repeat of Jiroft civilization looting