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  • Mahmoud Vaezi, head of the joint Iran-Azerbaijan Economic Commission met with Azeri Culture and Tourism Minister Abolfazl Qarayev to expand tourism and culture ties between the…

  • Some 35,000 pieces of pottery and earthenware, discovered in Zivieh archaeological site, Kurdistan Province are being sorted, CHTN quoted head of Iran National Museum as saying.  Following a…

  • Ecotourism and ‘ecolodge’ accommodations, have been much debated topics, making headlines since the increase in the number of foreign tourists in the country over the past year. The deputy at Iran…

  • Monica Bern, an American writer, has been constantly traveling the world since 2002, gathering her experiences in books. India, Fiji, Cook Islands, Morocco, Somali, Ethiopia, Italy, Costa Rica,…

  • A senior advisor to the managing director of the Kish Free Zone Organization said developing tourism capacities and diversifying modern facilities in Kish, are the main objectives of the island’s…

  • The city of Kalat in Khorasan Razavi Province has been the center of attention throughout history for its geographical and historical peculiarities.

    Kalat is also called Kalat-Naderi,…

  • During an interview with Biz News (Kasbokar), researcher and second scientific director of Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia Artem Andreyevich expressed his interest to start…

  • Russians are prepared for investment in economic and tourism projects in Golestan Province, Issa Emami, Member of Parliament representing the cities of Gorgan and Agh-Ghala said, IRNA reported.…

  • Compared to the countries of the first world, even to the developing ones, Iran has a very limited railway network.  The Fifth Five-Year Economic Development Plan (2011-2016) has placed…

  • United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) announced the top 50 countries in terms of their tourism attractions. By attracting 4.7 million foreign tourists, Iran ranked 48th in 2013 for…

  • Abyaneh is a very old village seated in the foothills of the Karkas Mountains, 40 km northwest of Natanz in Isfahan Province.

    The village can be considered exceptional in its historical…

  • Iran launched its first touristic submarine in Kish island, Persian Gulf, Fars News reported. The undersea vehicle was made by Iranian experts of Malek-Ashtar University of Technology (MUT) during…

  • In the east of Shiraz, at the end of Lotfali Khan Zand Avenue, lies the resting place of Sheikh Rouzbehan Baghli Fasaee. Embracing the Sheikh’s tomb, the neighborhood is called Sheikh Gate, as…

  • One of the biggest in Iran, the Dowlatabad Garden in Yazd was built during the reign of the Zand dynasty. Iran’s tallest wind-tower is also located within the garden, according to Paygah-e-…

  • Abundant with remnants of the past - caravanserais, castles, towers and ramparts - Damghan can hardly be overlooked by a cultural tourist. It is the capital city of Damghan county, Semnan…

  • Birds have started migrating to the Central Province waterlands, IRNA reported. Every year, with gradual drop in autumn temperatures, the Central Province welcomes more than a hundred species of…

  • Iran is being praised by foreign airlines, the Civil Aviation Organization announced. Currently, there are 33 foreign airlines operating flights in the country, having carried a total of 3 million…

  • Jiroft, a small city in the southeastern Kerman Province, is surrounded by mountains on three sides, rising 4,000 meters high. Geological factors have led to it being overlooked for years by…

  • The head of the Asian Culture Complex Fair has invited Iran to attend its 2015 event.

    Yung Chul Lee, the head of the Artistic Section of Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA) extended the…

  • As Iran takes steps to reintegrate internationally, tourism is emerging as a key driver for improved global relations. The current government has announced concrete plans, policies, and strategies…

  • The caravanserai of Bisotun in Kermanshah Province is awaiting a hand over to the private sector, CHTN reported.

  • Dodging the city traffic, once again we board the Tehran-Sari train which leads us through the ethereal winding routes of the exquisitely verdant Mazandaran.

  • Autopsy unmasks King Tut’s true face, which has been revealed was not the most attractive, Artnet News reported.

    The golden burial mask of King Tutankhamen shows a young man with strong,…

  • Persepolis was once the richest city on earth - the glittering capital of the Achaemenid Empire. At the heart of the city lay the royal palace - a wonder of gold and silver, ivory, and precious…

  • The Thais are famous for their smile, memorable for their ‘wai’, the way they bow and press their hands together to express reverence, gratitude, or apology. Thai welcoming manners may misguide…