Travel

Nature has a peculiar way of transforming landscapes. When it is combined with salt, rare formations are often created as outcome. Iran is rich in salt and desert, and so travelers will have no…

Mohammad Fallahi, governor of Marivan, Kurdistan Province asked the provincial Water Company to seal the 160 unauthorized water wells around Lake Zarivar, a major touristic attraction in the…

The first wave of Iranian pilgrims from Mecca, Saudi Arabia, returns to Tehran from Jeddah on October 9, IRNA quoted hajj and pilgrimage organization public relations official.

A four-way Chogan (polo) match is to be held in Isfahan, IRNA reported.

The Chogan competition is scheduled to take place at Arqavanieh Equestrian Club October 9 and 10, on the occasion of…

Air Arabia airline will resume its flights to Khuzestan province after a 36- year lapse since the Islamic revolution, the CEO of the Air Arabia office in Iran, announced.

Flights from this…

The second train belonging to the 1001 Nights tours arrives in Yazd today, October 9.

Tea production is a major industry in the Caspian Sea area and a large part of its economy.

However, this was not the case before 1900, when the British had strict monopoly over tea…

Ecotourism and bird watching are increasingly popular recreational activities around the world and have in recent decades grown into new specialist branches of the tourism industry.  …

A representative office of Foreign Affairs Ministry opens today, October 9 , in Gorgan, capital of Golestan Province, ILNA quoted Abbas Ranjbar , supervising officer for representatives of the…

Semnan Cultural Heritage Organization will lead a photography tour across the desert regions of the province, CHTN quoted the public relations office. The tour is scheduled on Oct 17 to cover…

A 3D planetarium was inaugurated at the Abbasabad recreational complex in Tehran on October 6, said the public relations representative of the Iranian Space Agency,  Dolat News reported.…

A scientific team from Ufa, capital of Bashkortostan Republic, visited Iran to conduct an ethnological research, CHTN reported.

Origins of the Bashkir ethnic group cannot be studied in…

A workshop is due to be held in the Persepolis complex in Fars province, on information drawn from the Persepolis Fortification Tablets. The tables are a large collection of ancient administrative…

Referred to as the ‘Everest of Caves’, Praw is the deepest vertical cave in the world and is considered the most challenging caves. It has claimed the lives of five of cavers so far.

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The International Intangible Cultural Heritage Festival and Conference will be held in Isfahan, from October 9 to 12. The first festival of its kind was held in 2012 in the city of Gangneung,…

Several days after the Iran-Ireland Friendship Group’s trip to Dublin, Shan Bart, head of the Ireland parliament came to Iran, on September 29, to meet his Irish counterpart Majlis Speaker Ali…

An exhibition displaying travel photographs belonging to a female Iranian tour guide, Jaleh Ebrahimi, opened at the Sahebgharaniye Palace, in the Niavaran complex. The exhibition showcases Iran’s…

Three museums in Kerman will be restored this coming winter, CHTN quoted Ali Mohajeri , general manager of the provincial Cultural Heritage Organization.  The city’s three most significant…

The UN Symposium on sustainable tourism, October 14 – 16 will be hosted in Tehran by the Cultural Heritage Organization and UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), under the…

Niavaran Complex, Tehran, hosts an exhibition of old Gravures, IRNA reported.

Gravures are an image produced from etching a plate through an intaglio process and producing a print from it…

On the occasion of the World Children’s Day, observed in Iran on October 8, the local dolls of South Khorasan join the national intangible heritage list, announced the Cultural Heritage,…

Cirio de Nazare, one of the largest Catholic processions in Brazil and in the world will be held on October 14.

Approximately two million faithful Catholics join the Cirio de Nazare to…

A training course on Heritage Impact Assessments will take place October 13 – 14 in Dujiangyan, Sichuan Province, China.

Several years ago, Homaye Sa’adat Rock, or the Rock of Sovereignty was discovered by a desert enthusiast and specialist in Semnan.

Over 100,000 trees will be planted in Tabriz, East Azerbaijan during this fall, ILNA quoted general manager of Tabriz Parks Organization Mohammad-Hossein Hassanzadeh. Water scarcity cannot hinder…