Ministry declares criteria to safeguard ancient GorganMinistry declares criteria to safeguard ancient Gorgan

TEHRAN – Iran’s Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts has established a range of criteria to step up efforts to safeguard Gorgan, which is most famous for a defensive wall from almost 1,500 years earlier.

On Saturday, the tourism ministry submitted a letter to Golestan province’s Governor-General Ali-Mohammad Zanganeh in which it d

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Caravansary getting prepared for modern trekkersCaravansary getting prepared for modern trekkers

TEHRAN – A fresh round of restoration work has begun on a centuries-old caravansary in Mayamey, northcentral Iran, in a bid to make the mudbrick structure prepared to host modern travelers this time.

“This well-preserved Shah-Abbasi caravansary enjoys the four-iwan (portico) pattern of Persian architecture,” Mayamey’s tourism chief said on Saturday.

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Ferdows inmates to gain new skills as crafters Ferdows inmates to gain new skills as crafters 

TEHRAN –Training courses in the fields of pottery and ceramics are currently being offered in prisons in the city of Ferdows, South Khorasan province, eastern Iran, the city’s tourism chief has said. 

The courses aim to allow inmates to gain employment after their release as well as generate income while they are still in prison, Ruhollah Sedaqat

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50 historical monuments in South Khorasan restored50 historical monuments in South Khorasan restored

TEHRAN –A total of 50 historical buildings and aging structures throughout South Khorasan province, underwent restoration during the past Iranian calendar year 1400 (ended on March 20), the provincial tourism chief has said.

A budget of 120 billion rials ($400,000) was allocated to the restoration projects across the eastern province, Hadi

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Iranian Elamitologist honored by UNESCOIranian Elamitologist honored by UNESCO

TEHRAN –On Friday, the Iranian National Commission for UNESCO held a ceremony at the National Museum of Iran in downtown Tehran to commemorate veteran researcher and Elamitologist Abdolmajid Arfaei. 

Entitled “Faces to the Sun”, the event was organized to honor Arfaei for his lifetime achievement in translating ancient languages, ISNA reported on Sa

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Emerging technologies to evolve restorations in Iran, expert saysEmerging technologies to evolve restorations in Iran, expert says

TEHRAN – In recent years, Iran has sought to improve methods of restoring historical sites by using new technologies, an official with the Research Institute for Cultural Heritage and Tourism has said. 

Iran, however, lags behind other nations when it comes to using modern restoration methods, whereas these methods are used all around the world for

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