Cultural Heritage
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Iran’s Mehregan Ceremony inscribed on UNESCO Heritage list
TEHRAN, Dec. 06 (MNA) – The ceremony of Mehregan, a festival in commemoration of friendship and love, has been inscribed by UNESCO on the Intangible Heritage list, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman announced.
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League of Historical Cities admits Iran’s Mashhad as member
TEHRAN, Dec. 01 (MNA) – The League of Historical Cities has accepted Iran’s second-largest city of Mashhad as its new member.
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UNESCO’s ‘enhanced protection’ for 34 Lebanon heritage sites
TEHRAN, Nov. 18 (MNA) – Dozens of heritage sites in Lebanon have been granted “provisional enhanced protection” by UNESCO, which offers a higher level of legal shielding as fighting continues between Israeli aggressor and Hezbollah resistance.
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Iran’s exports of handicrafts up 53% in Q1: Official
TEHRAN, Aug. 17 (MNA) – The Iran’s export of handicrafts in the first three months of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21, 2024) showed a 53 percent growth compared to the same period last year.
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Iran, Burkina Faso emphasize strengthening ties in handicraft
TEHRAN, Aug. 13 (MNA) – Officials from Iran and Burkina Faso stressed the need to bolster bilateral ties in the field of handicrafts.
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Iran-Armenia handicraft, tourism, culinary festival kicks off
TEHRAN, Aug. 10 (MNA) – The third edition of NAVASARD Festival started between Iran and Armenia themed “Culture, Tourism, Culinary, and Handicrafts”.
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Iran to host UNESCO 2025 intangible cultural heritage meeting
TEHRAN, Jun. 15 (MNA) – Iran will host the next session of UNESCO’s international centers for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2025.
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Shanghai to host Glory of Ancient Persia exhibition
TEHRAN, Jan. 21 (MNA) – Deputy Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts Ali Darabi has said that China's Shanghai is the next destination to host 'The Glory of Ancient Persia' exhibition.
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UN inscribes 2 Iranian rituals, 1 artistic technique
TEHRAN, Dec. 06 (MNA) – The United Nations cultural agency UNESCO has inscribed two Iranian rituals and one decorative art on its list of world’s intangible heritage.
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FAO acknowledges new agricultural heritage sites in Iran
TEHRAN, Nov. 12 (MNA) – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has formally designated two agricultural systems in Iran as Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS).
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By: Mansoureh Ghelichi
Iran; Land of caravanserais
TEHRAN, Sep. 27 (MNA) – At the 45th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 54 historical caravanserais situated in 24 provinces across Iran were inscribed on its world heritage list.
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Al-Khalil city named capital of Islamic culture for 2026
TEHRAN, Sep. 27 (MNA) – The Council of Ministers of Culture of the Islamic World, at its meeting held in Doha today, chose the Palestinian city of Al-Khalil as the capital of Islamic culture for the year 2026.
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Iran to reclaim 17,000 more Achaemenid tablets from US
TEHRAN, Sep. 26 (MNA) – Iran's Minister of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Ezzatollah Zarghami says that 17,000 more Achaemenid tablets will be returned to the country from the United States.
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Raeisi announces;
Iran reclaimed 3,506 Achaemenid tablets from US after 85 yrs
TEHRAN, Sep. 21 (MNA) – Briefing the achievement of the Iranian government in the New York visit, President Raeisi announced that Iran reclaimed 3,506 Achaemenid tablets from the Americans after more than 85 years.
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VIDEO: Iran's Bisotun Caravanserai
TEHRAN, Sep. 19 (MNA) – The UNESCO World Heritage Committee has recently added Iran’s historical caravanserais to its World Heritage List. Bisotun Caravanserai, as part of this collection, is located in Kermanshah Province.
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UNESCO inscribes Iran caravanserais on World Heritage List
TEHRAN, Sep. 17 (MNA) – The UNESCO World Heritage Committee has added Iran’s historical caravanserais to its World Heritage List.
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Two suspects detained for damaging Great Wall of China
TEHRAN, Sep. 06 (MNA) – Chinese authorities detained two individuals on suspicion of damaging the Great Wall of China with an excavator, having been accused of irreparably damaging the treasured symbol in order to create a shortcut for passage.
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Iran, China stress expanding cultural, tourism cooperation
TEHRAN, Apr. 25 (MNA) – Iranian and Chinese cultural officials in a meeting stressed the expansion of Tehran-Beijing cooperation in the field of tourism and cultural heritage.
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Iran to cancel visas for 5 groups from different countries
TEHRAN, Jan. 25 (MNA) – Iran’s Minister of Cultural Heritage says Iran is planning a visa waiver program for 5 groups from different countries in a unilateral manner.
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By: Ali Hadadi Asl
Supreme Council of Cultural Revolution (SCCR) meeting
TEHRAN, Oct. 09 (MNA) – The Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution (SCCR) held a meeting on Sunday morning chaired by President Ebrahim Raeisi.
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Iran, Italy ink MoU on cultural, scientific cooperation
TEHRAN, Jul. 17 (MNA) – Iran's Pars Higher Education Institute of Art and Architecture and Sapienza University of Rome signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance bilateral cooperation in cultural and scientific fields.
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Iranian cultural heritage figures honored in a ceremony
TEHRAN, Jul. 05 (MNA) – A ceremony was held on Monday to honor figures in the field of Iran's cultural heritage in the presence of Seyed Ezzatullah Zarghami, Iranian Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts.
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By: Mina Noei
Historical monuments of Arasbaran region in NW Iran
TEHRAN, Jun. 16 (MNA) – The beautiful Arasbaran region in the East Azarbaijan province of Iran is full of historical monuments and buildings.
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National Day of Ferdowsi; Father of modern Persian language
TEHRAN, May 15 (MNA) – Ordibehesht 25 in the Persian calendar corresponding with May 15 is the National Commemoration Day of the renowned poet Ferdowsi, the influential Persian poet and author of the Persian epic, Shahnameh.
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Paris-Persepolis Intl. Tourism Tour arrive in Iran
TEHRAN, Apr. 25 (MNA) – A group of motorcyclist tourists under the name of Paris-Persepolis Eco-Rally arrived in Iran on Monday to visit natural, historical and touristic attractions in the ancient country.
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Uzbeks celebrating Persian New Year
TEHRAN, Mar. 26 (MNA) – Nowruz, the Spring Equinox celebrated in Iran and across regional countries including Uzbekistan as the new year, is considered a time of renewal and revival.
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Nowruz celebration in Afghanistan
TEHRAN, Mar. 25 (MNA) – Afghanistan is one of over a dozen countries that celebrate the 3000-year tradition of Nowruz. This is how Afghan people observe the tradition.
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Persian New Year in Tajikistan
TEHRAN, Mar. 24 (MNA) – Nowruz- observed by many countries along Silk Roads, including Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan- is a ceremony dating back to at least the 6th century.
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Nowruz most cheerful, popular holiday in Azerbaijan
TEHRAN, Mar. 23 (MNA) – After Iran, the Republic of Azerbaijan hosts the longest observance and number of public days related to Nowruz, which is considered as one of the most cheerful holidays in this country.
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By: Mohammd Ataei
Mustsee historical Naein in central Iran
TEHRAN, Mar. 08 (MNA) – Naein is a desert city in Isfahan Province, which neighbors Semnan Province in the north, Khorasan Province in the east, Yazd Province in the east and Ardestan and Isfahan cities in the west.