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Iranian Mehregan Festival Inscribed in UNESCO's Heritage List

Friday, 06 December 2024 17:18
Tehran (IP) - Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Esmaeil Baghaei announced that the Mehregan festival has been recognized in UNESCO's cultural heritage, stressing the importance of reviving and honoring the cultural, civilizational, and human commonalities of regional nations.

Iran's Yazd to Set-up Garden for Golden Ager

Tuesday, 27 August 2024 10:28
Yazd (IP) - Yazd in central Iran, a UNESCO World Heritage site and historical city is trying to increase the elderly's hope of life by building a special Garden for senior citizens.

Iran Seeks UNESCO World Heritage Label for 34 Mosques

Sunday, 18 August 2024 20:19
Tehran (IP) - Iran has moved closer to potentially registering its historic mosques as a collective property on the UNESCO World Heritage list.

UNESCO Names Hegmataneh a World Heritage Site

Saturday, 27 July 2024 20:05
Iran's deputy tourism minister says that the Hegmataneh ancient site was inscribed as the 28th Iranian heritage in the UNESCO World Heritage List.

June 9, the world handicrafts day

Saturday, 08 June 2024 14:36
June 9 marks the World Handicrafts Day and celebrates the skill of artists and the glamour of handicrafts all around the world. The World Handicrafts Council was established by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

Visual arts expo "54 Iran's Caravanserai" kicks off

Thursday, 11 January 2024 16:50
Tehran (IP) - On the occasion of registering Iran's caravanserais at UNESCO World Heritage, a group exhibition of visual arts "54 World Iranian Caravanserais" was opened in the Niavaran Historical-Cultural Complex on Jan. 11, 2025.

Ancient Sadeh Festival in world's intangible cultural heritage

Wednesday, 06 December 2023 17:52
Tehran (IP) - The ancient festival of Sadeh is one of Iran's oldest cultural ceremonies, dating back to the Achaemenid Empire dating back to (550-330 B.C.) added to UNESCO's list of intangible cultural heritage.

UNESCO registers Iftar as world's intangible heritage

Wednesday, 06 December 2023 16:05
IP - 'Iftar and relevant sociocultural traditions' case was registered as the world's intangible heritage of Iran, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, and Türkiye.

Iran's Minister of Tourism calls for an end to Gaza war to protect cultural heritage

Tuesday, 07 November 2023 12:57
Tehran (IP) - In a letter to the Director General of The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts of Iran called the immediate action of the body to protect the works, monuments and cultural heritage of the occupied territories, especially Gaza.

World Tourism Day; Iran among top 10 countries on World Heritage List

Wednesday, 27 September 2023 10:50
Tabriz (IP) - The 27th of September has been named World Tourism Day, with a total of 27 cultural heritage monuments inscribed on UNESCO, Iran has turned into one of the leading countries with most sites inscribed on the World Heritage List.