Ancient Seymareh preparing to win UNESCO statusAncient Seymareh preparing to win UNESCO status

TEHRAN – The tourism chief of Iran’s Ilam province on Tuesday said they are preparing to apply to UNESCO for listing the ancient city of Seymareh on the World Heritage list.

“The process and follow-up work for the (possible) registration of the historical city of Seymareh will commence in the near future,” Farzad Sharifi said.

Seymareh is situated

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New properties in Tehran made national heritageNew properties in Tehran made national heritage

TEHRAN – A total of five historical buildings and aging structures, scattered across the Iranian capital, have recently been inscribed on the national heritage list.

The Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts announced the inscriptions on Tuesday in separate letters to the governor-general of the province, CHTN reported.

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Archaeologist to redraw map of SirjanArchaeologist to redraw map of Sirjan

TEHRAN – A team of archaeologists has commenced a mapping project to redraw the boundaries of ancient Sirjan, which has long been a hub for hand-woven kilim carpets. 

Kerman province occupies a large portion of the southern half of Iran, and yet even though it has some interesting archaeological finds from different periods of Iranian history, this

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Exhibit brings craftspeople, visitors to centuries-old fortressExhibit brings craftspeople, visitors to centuries-old fortress

TEHRAN – In an innovative initiative to promote tourism, tens of craftspeople have held a sales exhibition at a centuries-old fortress in Iranshahr, southeast Iran. 

“Collections of handicrafts and traditional arts, made by the native craftspeople of Iranshahr, were put on show at the southeastern city,” Iranshahr’s tourism chief said on Tuesday.  

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Festival marks customary headscarf of Achaemenid Iran Festival marks customary headscarf of Achaemenid Iran 

TEHRAN – On Monday, the National Museum of Iran held a special festival to mark an ancient customary headscarf, which was popular during the Achaemenid era (c. 550 – 330 BC). 

The festival aimed at promoting and introducing the indigenous handicrafts fields and traditional arts especially the tradition of sporting a customary headscarf called

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Iran FM meets new UAE leaderIran FM meets new UAE leader

TEHRAN- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian, who had visited Abu Dhabi on Monday to pay respect to the deceased UAE president Khalifa bin Zayed, met with the country’s new leader Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed.

After meeting the new president of the United Arab Emirates, the Iranian foreign minister said a new page has opened in relations

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