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Warnings raised over threats to UNESCOlisted Sassanid landscape in southern Iran

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Warnings raised over threats to UNESCO-listed Sassanid landscape in southern Iran​

TEHRAN - Iranian cultural heritage authorities have issued a warning over a series of escalating threats facing the UNESCO-listed Sassanid Archaeological Landscape of Fars Region, citing structural decay, incomplete excavations, and ongoing legal and management challenges that risk undermining one of the country’s most significant historical ensembles.

Warnings raised over threats to UNESCO-listed Sassanid landscape in southern Iran

UNESCOlisted Golestan Palace undertakes preservation project for historic textiles

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UNESCO-listed Golestan Palace undertakes preservation project for historic textiles​

TEHRAN - A comprehensive project to organize, document and conserve a collection of historic textiles housed in the ethnography museum of Golestan Palace has been completed, the site’s director said, as authorities step up efforts to protect material cultural heritage.

UNESCO-listed Golestan Palace undertakes preservation project for historic textiles

Crowds gather at Persepolis to mark anniversary of Leaders visit to Fars province

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Crowds gather at Persepolis to mark anniversary of Leader’s visit to Fars province​

TEHRAN – Large crowds gathered on Friday at the ancient sites of Persepolis and Naqsh-e Rostam to commemorate the anniversary of a visit by the martyred Leader of the Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, to Fars province.

Crowds gather at Persepolis to mark anniversary of Leader’s visit to Fars province

A closer look at Sadabad Palace complex after nearby USIsraeli bunkerbuster strikes

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A closer look at Sa’dabad Palace complex after nearby US-Israeli bunker-buster strikes​

TEHRAN – Tehran’s Sa’adabad Palace complex sustained widespread structural and decorative damage following two rounds of airstrikes using bunker-buster bombs, though the historic site remained standing and has since entered an emergency stabilization and restoration phase, officials said.

A closer look at Sa’dabad Palace complex after nearby US-Israeli bunker-buster strikes