Tehran Times - What is the state of Iran's tourism? Fortunately, Iran took an early hit with Coronavirus. Officials took immediate measures to lighten the strain on society. The mandatory quarantine in Iran was helpful in hindering the outbreak. In March 2020, WHO and a couple of international institutes made a visit to Iran in order to conduct a technical ...

IRNA Foreign tourists who visited Isfahan over the past seven years made seven-fold growth compared to the preceding periods, the head of provincial department of Iran Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Isfahan said on Wednesday. ICHHTO Director General of Isfahan Province Fereydoon Allayari said that the the number of tourists ...

MNA The Muharram mourning ceremonies in commemoration of Imam Hussein (PBUH) have become a tourist attraction across the central province of Iran, Yazd. Being the first month of the Islamic New Year, Muharram holds great importance in Islam. The Battle of Karbala took place on Muharram 10th (AD 680/AH 61), when the forces of the second Umayyad ...

ISNA | Mohammad Qajar: Farmers of Golidagh District, located in Maraveh Tappeh County of Golestan Province, use hundreds of hectares of their farmlands to grow sunflowers. Sunflowers are annual plants that grow to a height of three meters. Golidagh is a mountainous region in which sunflowers grow very well due to ideal conditions. As a result, most ...

ISNA | Sare Tajalli: Lalehzar City, located 120 kilometers of Kerman Province, boasts glorious weather and is one of the tourist destinations of Kerman. This city is at an elevation of nearly 3 000 meters, the highest elevation among different cities of Iran, with its mountains covered with snow. Lalehzar is home to the best type of damask rose in ...

MNA | Mehdi Bakhshi: With an area of 12,000 square metres, the Grand Mosque of Qom is one of the largest religious, historical buildings in Iran. The Grand Mosque of Qom has been built beside the holy shrine of Fatimah al-Masumah (AS) upon the order of Grand Ayatollah Alavi Boroujerdi, the late Iranian religious authority. As an excellent example of ...

Tasnim | Gholamreza Ahmadi: The beautiful lagoon of Qadikola is an important wetland in Mazandaran province, northern Iran. Qadikola Lagoon is located in the south of Qadikola-bozorg, centre of Alidari rural district, in the vicinity of a forest where the farms and citrus gardens end. In the lagoon you see stout, tall trees whose roots and part of ...

MNA | Pantea Nikzad: Located in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Ardal and Mashayekh is a temperate mountainous region with magnificent sceneries. Ardal, the land of roaring waters and stunning mountains, is a summer residence of Bakhtiari tribe. The main vegetation of this area is oak forests.    ...

MNA | Pantea Nikzad: Khoda-Afarin mountain pass is one of the most dangerous ones crossed by Iranian nomads in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province in the countrys south-west. Khoda-Afarin means Created by God in Persian. Its a dangerous, hard-to-pass route navigated by nomads in Gazestan region. Khoda-Afarin is in fact a bridge, a natural passage made ...

MNA | Mohammad Dashti: With its temperate climate and unique nature, Zomorrod waterfall in Gilan province, northern Iran, has the potential to become a top tourist attraction. Zomorrod waterfall is located 45 km north of Talesh, and nine km from the Bazaar of Hawiq town, Gilan province. It welcomes tourists and climbers from all over Iran in all seasons....

MNA The Director General of Tourism Planning and Development Affairs said that United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is ready to boost tourism cooperation with the Islamic Republic of Iran. Speaking in an interview with IRNA on Monday, Alireza Rahimi pointed to the details of this plan and reiterated, in order ...

Tehran Picture Agency | Hamid Reza Darajati: Dating back to the 19th century, the House of Imam Jomeh the Imam of Friday prayers is a gem in the heart of Tehran. The House of Imam Jomeh is located in Nasser Khosrow Street, near Imam Khomeini Square of Tehran in Oudlajan, an aristocratic neighbourhood of distant past. An exquisite building of Qajar ...

Bloomberg | Pico Iyer: Reading and writing about Iran could not prepare Pico Iyer for the warm, modern society that greeted him. Our burly driver in the baseball cap kept his eyes on the roadas my unfailingly suave guide, Ali, chatted away. Wed barely left the holy metropolis of Mashhad, in northeastern Iran,...

KARNAVAL.IR: Located in central Iran, Fin Garden is well-known not only for its beautiful architecture, but also an important historical event. Fin Garden, located in Kashan, Isfahan Province, is a historical Persian garden containing Kashans Fin Bath, where Amir Kabir, the Qajar chancellor, was murdered by an assassin sent by King Nasereddin Shah ...

ISNA | Farzad Khabooshani: The Iranian tourism department has unveiled a first capsule hotel in the country as authorities seek to expand tourism amenities for budget-conscious travelers. Irans minister of tourism Ali Asghar Mounessan unveiled a first sample of the new capsule hotel in the ministrys headquarters in downtown Tehran on Saturday.  ...

Iran Front Page - The Iranian tourism department has unveiled a first capsule hotel in the country as authorities seek to expand tourism amenities for budget-conscious travelers. Irans minister of tourism Ali Asghar Mounessan unveiled a first sample of the new capsule hotel in the ministrys headquarters in downtownTehran on Saturday. A report ...

IRNA | Reza Zare: A full-glass suspension bridge has become operational in northwestern Iran. The bridge which is part of a tourist resort in the city of Hir, Ardabil province, is built on a river and comes as a major attraction to visitors. The tourist spot has been established to boost and develop tourism in the area.     ...

YJC | Faezeh Kaboli: Mother Nature certainly appreciates the opportunity provided by the coronavirus pandemic in this beautiful spring season, as weeks of lockdown protected it from human damages. The travel bans and home quarantine orders amidst the coronavirus pandemic significantly reduced air pollution; as the carbon monoxide levels, produced mainly ...

IRNA Visit to Iran's Soltaniyeh Dome, the world's biggest brick dome in northwest of Iranian capital- is available for tourists as of today. The tourists should follow health protocols and social distancing rules to take visits, head of the World Heritage of Soltaniyeh Mir-Mousa Aniran told IRNA on Saturday. The official said that the 735-year-...

Tasnim | Morteza Salehi: The city of Isfahan in central Iran is amazingly beautiful during spring, when a combination of its nature and architecture creates a special grace. Due to the coronavirus outbreak, the historical citys tourist spots arent as crowded as ever this year. However, that does not diminish the beauty of Isfahan.   ...