TEHRAN – The ritual marking the anniversary of the arrival of Fatima Masumeh (S.A.), sister of the eighth Shia Imam, Imam Reza (A.S.), in the Iranian city of Qom has been inscribed on the national list of Iran’s intangible cultural heritage, a senior cultural heritage official said.
TEHRAN – The English-language edition of Gilgamesh, an Iranian quarterly magazine focusing on heritage and tourism, has resumed publication after a five-year hiatus, with its 10th issue dedicated primarily to the restoration of historic buildings.
TEHRAN – Mining operations at a sand and gravel quarry near the UNESCO-listed Persepolis have been halted following efforts by the World Heritage Site’s office and an order from the prosecutor of Marvdasht county, the head of the site has said.
TEHRAN – Karaftou Cave, nestled in the rugged limestone cliffs of Iran’s Kordestan province some 53 kilometers east of Saqqez and 46 kilometers northwest of Divandarreh, stands as one of the country’s most enigmatic and historically significant archaeological sites.
TEHRAN – Tourism Group of the Social Security Organization (HEGTA) and the Iranian Tour Operators Association have agreed to expand cooperation in domestic and international tourism markets, develop new tourism products and make greater use of HEGTA’s accommodation and rail transport capacities.
TEHRAN - Traveling with a group of fellow journalists from Tehran to Bandar-e Anzali recently offered us more than a two-day tour of tourism projects under development. The journey was designed to show how railway travel, coastal destinations, accommodation, recreation and wellness services could be brought together to form a single tourism experience.
TEHRAN – A series of new conservation and infrastructure projects are underway at the UNESCO-registered Persepolis in southern Iran, including fencing of some 70 hectares of surrounding land, the director of World Heritage site has said.
TEHRAN – Rising from the historic fabric of Urmia in northwestern Iran, the Se Gonbad Tomb Tower is one of the city’s most distinctive surviving monuments from the Seljuk period.
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.
TEHRAN – Iran is seeking to increase tourist exchanges with neighboring Iraq to five million visitors in each direction within a year, Iran’s tourism minister said, calling for the goal to be turned into a detailed and measurable roadmap.
