TEHRAN - Some 2,300 nomadic Kurdish households from North Khorasan and Razavi Khorasan provinces have begun their seasonal migration to winter pastures in northeastern Iran’s Golestan province, where they will stay until mid-May.
TEHRAN – The building housing the documents center, library and presidential museum of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani in Rafsanjan, Kerman province, has been inscribed on Iran’s national heritage list, the provincial tourism chief has announced.
TEHRAN – Mount Damavand, Iran’s highest peak and a prominent volcanic landmark in the Alborz Mountains, has been included in the International Union of Geological Sciences’ (IUGS) list of the world’s 100 top geological heritage sites.
TEHRAN – An Italian-made facsimile of a rare and exceptionally complete copy of Ferdowsi’s Shahnameh has been presented to Iran’s Cultural Heritage Ministry following a joint project involving Italian specialists and Iranian authorities.
TEHRAN – Traditional Iranian knowledge of water management, from historic water-sharing systems to rainwater harvesting and community-maintained reservoirs, could offer valuable lessons for addressing contemporary water challenges, Atousa Momeni, head of the Tehran-based regional research center for safeguarding intangible cultural heritage in West and Central Asia, has said.
TEHRAN – Iran and South Korea have explored ways to expand cooperation in community-based tourism and sustainable ecotourism, with officials proposing a joint initiative involving around 20 accommodation facilities in the two countries.
TEHRAN – The Indian Embassy in Tehran celebrated Diwali, the Festival of Lights, on Friday evening with an outdoor gathering at the ambassador’s residence, bringing together guests from different countries to mark one of India’s most cherished festivals.
TEHRAN – Tucked between oak-covered mountains and the scenic Seymareh River in western Iran, the village of Cham-Jangal offers a glimpse of a landscape where rugged mountains, lush woodlands and traditional rural life come together.
TEHRAN - Autumn is one of the most inviting times to travel across Iran. As summer heat gives way to cooler days, the country’s landscapes begin to change, from the forests of the Caspian region to the deserts of the central plateau and the warm shores of the Persian Gulf.
TEHRAN – Iran has received 151 historical artifacts that had been loaned to China for a series of exhibitions, with all items returned in good condition after nearly two years, Tehran province’s cultural heritage chief said on Tuesday.
