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Hundreds of slabs and stone inscriptions discovered at a Persepolis palace

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Iranian archeologists have discovered hundreds of slabs and stone inscriptions at Persepolis, the ancient capital of the Achaemenian dynasty of Iran.
Art

Marmar Palace, Iran’s Museum of Art

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Marmar Palace, is one of the historical palaces of Tehran and a major tourism attraction, which was built in 1934 on an order by the then Iranian ruler Reza Shah.
Handicrafts

Artifacts returned from France to Iran on display

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A collection of 29 historical objects of the period between five thousand years ago and the Islamic era was recently returned to Iran through the efforts of the Iranian cultural counsellor in France.
Tourism

Magnificent Iran; Khormiz castle in Yazd

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Khormiz is a very beautiful old castle in Mehriz, Yazd, which until a hundred years ago was the residence of the people of that area and protected them against the invaders.
Art

Iran displays historical objects repatriated from France

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Iran has put on display 29 historical objects the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts says were returned to the country from France after a flurry of diplomatic contacts with Paris.
Tourism

Iran tourism: Garmsarm, the Dragon Mountain and the Bermuda Triangle of the desert

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Garmsar, a city in the west of Iran’s Semnan Province, has numerous historical and tourist attractions. it’s a suitable place for a stay to take a rest during Nowurz holidays.
Tourism

Harsin, a tourist destination as old as history in western Iran

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The beautiful and ancient city of Harsin, dubbed by some archaeologists “The oldest city of Iran”, is a perfect tourist destination given that it is home to many historical monuments. However, many people know little about this unique region. Harsin is among the oldest cities of Iran and Asia and is located 44 kilometers east of the provincial capital of Kermanshah Province.
Tourism

Iran tourism: Hamoun, unique beauty and historical significance

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If you want to travel to a city that is unique in terms of natural beauty and is at the same time historical and ancient, then visit the city of Hamun in Iran’s Sistan and Balouchestan Province.
Tourism

Iran tourism: Larestan, a bond between history, nature and tourism

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The mixture of all elements of tourism, that is, the existence of multiple historical monuments, markets, shopping centers and gorgeous natural scenery, the production of scrumptious souvenirs and beautiful handicrafts, the cooking of unique food all have made Larestan a good tourist destination for Nowruz.
Tourism

Iran tourism: Qeshm Island, a jewel in Persian Gulf

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Qeshm is a beautiful Iranian island in the Strait of Hormuz, which separates the Persian Gulf from the Oman Sea. Shaped like a dolphin, it is the largest Persian Gulf island and of the biggest of its kind in the world.
Tourism

Nowruz mood in Isfahan’s historical Naqsh-e Jahan Square

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Naqsh-e Jahan Square is one of the main tourist attractions of Iran’s central city of Isfahan.
Custom

‘Carnival of Joy’ marks Nowruz across Iran’s Semnan Province

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A festive carnival, called the Carnival of Joy, has been travelling across Iran’s north-central province of Semnan, as Iranians are celebrating the start of spring and the Persian New Year.
Tourism

Iran tourism: Barim Bridge, a relic of Iran civilization glory

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Along the road connecting the city of Shiraz in Fars Province to Gachsaran, a city in the southwestern province of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad, there is an ancient bridge built over the Tang-e Shiv River, which, according to historical studies, dates back to the Sassanid or Zoroastrian eras in the pre-Islamic period.
Tourism

Kashan’s Fin Garden among top Nowruz holidays travel destinations

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The governor of the central Iranian city of Kashan says more than 15,000 people have visited the city’s iconic Fin Garden over the past two days, as the Nowruz travel season gets underway.
Cultural Heritage

Smuggled Iranian antiquities return home, displayed at Iran Natl. Museum

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Ancient pottery originally unearthed in the western Iranian region of Bookan, has been put on show at the National Museum of Iran in Tehran, after being returned home from Switzerland.
Custom

The rituals of Chaharshanbe Suri

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They say old timers believed that the ashes from Chaharshanbe Suri were ominous. Also, families whose loved ones were ill or who had a wish made a vow and cooked āsh.
Iran in Pictures

Chaharshanbe Suri and spoon-banging-Hamedan

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Chaharshanbe Suri is one of the most ancient and beautiful traditional festivals of Iran. This festival has been celebrated on the eve of the last Wednesday of the year since ancient times up until now. Chaharshanbe Suri is very popular among Iranians and is marked across the country.
Iran in Pictures

Tehran holds ceremony celebrating Nowruz

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The Iranian capital Tehran has held a ceremony featuring traditional music and arts to celebrate Nowruz, a festival that marks the Persian New Year.
Iran in Pictures

Nowruz traditions: Goldfish, guests at Haft Seen tables

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Nowruz is one of the most beautiful and lasting traditions of Iranians and ethnic Iranians, which is marked across the world. Nowruz rituals ranging from Haji Firuz, Chaharshanbe Suri and New Year house-cleaning to Haft Seen and visits to relatives’ houses and Sizdah Bedar have evolved over a span of thousands of years and are observed with slight differences at each corner of the Iranian lands.
Iran in Pictures

Nowruz Khani, a tradition marking arrival of spring in Guilan

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One of the traditional customs and rituals in Guilan Province is Nowruz Khani – or singing to mark Persian New Year, Nowruz.
Tourism

Sa’adat, a historical school in Iran’s Bushehr

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The National Day of Bushehr coincides with the anniversary of the founding of Sa’adat School in the southern Iranian port city.
Iran in Pictures

Tabriz hosts giant colored eggs festival

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A park in the Iranian city of Tabriz is hosting a festival of large colored Nowruz eggs.
Cultural Heritage

Get to know Iran’s historical ‘Burnt City’ museum

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Across from the ruins of Shahr-e Sukhteh (the Burnt City) near Iran’s southeastern city of Zahehdan, there is a museum that puts on display archeological finds uncovered in excavations of the ancient site such as clay and stone artifacts, statuettes, beads and reconstructed graves with skeletons.
Cultural Heritage

5,000-year-old relic discovered in southeast Iran

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An antiquity dating back to the 3rd millennium BC has been dug out in southeastern Iran.
Cultural Heritage

Iran cultural heritage: 200-year-old Marvi Alley in Tehran

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Kouche Marvi – Marvi Alley – is one of the oldest passageways in the Iranian capital Tehran. It is a historical alley in Nasser Khosrow street, in southern Tehran, that goes back 200 year ago.
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