Tourists
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Visit of foreign tourists to Iran up by more than 50%: Minister
Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts, Ezatollah Zarghami, has announced a 50.8% increase in the number of foreign tourists visiting the country in the past Iranian calendar year ending on March 19, compared with the previous year.
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Iran condemns terrorist attack on Afghanistan's Bamiyan
Tehran, IRNA – The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman has condemned the Friday terrorist attack on Bamiyan, center of Afghanistan, which killed civilians and foreign tourists.
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Photo: Mohammad Attaei
Puppet farm
Khadijeh Abbasi and his husband live in a village near Ardakan in Iran’s central province of Yazd. Her job is to make puppets that are incredibly innovative and unique. Abbasi uses waste materials to make puppets and has turned her farm into an attraction for domestic and foreign tourists.
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Photo:Marzieh Mousavi
The 17th edition of Iran International Tourism and Related Industries
Exhibition is held in the capital Tehran on February 12-15. Representatives from 11 countries are taking part in the exhibition which takes place at the Tehran International Permanent Fairground. Foreign participants are from eleven countries, including Russia, Turkiye, Indonesia, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Tajikistan, Zimbabwe, Tanzania and Sri Lanka.
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Sassanid landscape one step closer to UNESCO list
Kermanshah, IRNA – Iran and Iraq will cooperate to inscribe the Sassanid cultural heritage shared between the two nations on the UNESCO World Heritage list, Iran's provincial official has said.
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Greek Ship in Iran's Kish Island sinking deeper
Nestled in the southern island of Iran, in the Persian Gulf, the Greek Ship of Kish Island has become a captivating tourist attraction. Recently, it has begun to sink deeper, adding a touch of melancholy to its allure. This ship is a notable landmark of the Hormozgan province. (IRNA photos/Mahmoud Khakbaz)
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Exhibition of travels of Iranian tourists
An exhibition showing by music a travelogue of two Iranian tourists- Issa and Abdollah Ommidvar, who are among the first Iranian tourists- is held at Saadabad cultural complex. The two brother tourists are also researchers and documentarians, north Tehran, Iran, September 29, 2022. IRNA/Mohammad Babaei
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Pottery production centers in Safavid Period
Tehran, IRNA – Earth is the medium from which Adam was formed. Pottery was a particularly suitable metaphor for the human condition, with its potential for great beauty but with the omnipresent threat of mortality.
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Ancient underground city of Tafresh: A tourist magnet
Tehran, IRNA - Tafresh is a city located in the mountainous area of the central province of Markazi. The city has numerous cultural and historical heritage sites.
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Achaemenid parasol: Symbol of authority
Tehran, IRNA – The earliest appearance of the parasol in the ancient Near East is on a fragmentary stele of the Akkadian Period (2334-2154 BCE) that had been brought to Susa as booty in the 12th century BCE. On it, Sargon of Akkad leads his army; behind him an attendant holds a parasol upright but not directly above the king’s head; like the modern parasol or umbrella, the profile of the canopy or shade resembles the inverted hemisphere of a modern parasol or umbrella.
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Neyshabur, shining gem in Iranian tourism
Mashhad, IRNA - Neyshabur, as a cradle of science and poetry in Iran's ancient time, has turned into the symbol of Iranian culture and history; so, the city in Khorasan Razavi province is one of the most attractive destinations for Iranian and foreign tourists.
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International Museum Day
Today, International Museum Day, marks an annual celebration for heritage lovers worldwide. The photos depict the museum of Sanandaj, Kordestan Province, western Iran. May 18, 2021. IRNA/Mosleh Pirkhezranian.
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Iran can be tourist attraction for Russians
Tehran, May 17, IRNA – Iran can be an attractive tourist attraction for Russian tourists as they are interested in ecotourism, culture and traditions of Iran, said a cultural official on Monday.
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Saadi mausoleum in Iran's Shiraz city during Nowruz vacations
Abu-Mohammad Muslih al-Din Shirazi, known by his pen-name as Saadi, is one of the most prominent and greatest poets of the medieval period. He is not only famous in the Persian-speaking countries but in the western world. He is one of the most-often quoted literary figures in western sources. Saadi is recognized for the quality of his writings and for the depth of his social and moral thoughts. He was born in 1210 A.D. and died in 1291 or 1292 in Shiraz. Photos depict Saadi mausoleum reopen to visitors during Nowruz (Iranian New Year) vacations after closure due to the outbreak of coronavirus. Shiraz, Iran. March 27, 2021. IRNA/Reza Ghaderi.
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Seven thousand tourists visit Chabahar, southern Iran, over past six 6 days
Chabahar, March 25, IRNA – An official in charge of providing services for tourists has said that seven thousand of tourists visited southern Iranian free zone of Chabahar in six days.
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Foreign tourists to visit Iran observing health protocols: Official
Tehran, Feb 2, IRNA – Foreign tourists will soon visit Iran observing the health protocol in limited and controlled numbers, Deputy Head of Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization (ICHTO) , Vali Teymouri said on Tuesday.