UNESCO
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Persian miniature recognized as intangible cultural heritage
The multinational nomination case “Miniature Art” submitted with the Islamic Republic of Iran, Azerbaijan, Turkey and Uzbekistan, has been inscribed…
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World Cities Day;
Value communities, today and for the future
The United Nations General Assembly has designated the 31st of October as World Cities Day, by its resolution 68/239. The Day is expected to…
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Iran's Isfahan getting UNESCO's World Handicrafts Club
The fabulous city of Isfahan is recognized as world craft city for centuries-long production of sui generis handicrafts. The city's specific…
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Isfahan, Afghanistan to further cooperation
Expressing his satisfaction with Isfahan joining the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC), he called it a great success and said "The…
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Isfahan joined UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities
Isfahan has been recognized as an excellent example of how lifelong learning can turn into a reality at local level. Learning cities like Isfahan…
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Rasht maintaining brand of UNESCO's city of gastronomy
Director of UNESCO programs in the creative city of Rasht announced the brand consolidation and preservation of Rasht as the Creative City…
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A peek into cemetery tourism in Iran
Tourism is one of the fastest-growing phenomena in our modern world. It always makes new changes to have unforgettable experiences, to create…
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Inaugurating Clothing, Technology and Fashion Town in Isfahan
“The clothing, technology and fashion town of Isfahan city is being set up,” a member of the Islamic City Council of Isfahan said.
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Isfahan; Pre-eminent Creative City of Crafts
Isfahan as the birthplace of 197 types of handicrafts is recognized globally as a point of reference among all creative cities of crafts.
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Iranian activists urged UNESCO to take stance on US sanctions
In a letter to the Director General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, a group of Iranian College student…
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UNESCO's stance on Trump's threatening tweet
"The current president of the United States, Donald John Trump, threatened attacks on Iran's cultural heritage sites on a galling and indelicate…
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Hyrcanian broadleaf forest
The Hyrcanian broadleaf forest is a montane ecoregion covering about 55 thousand square kilometers near the southern coasts of the Khazar Sea…
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“Rona, Azim’s Mother” wins UNESCO Cultural Diversity Award at APSA
“Rona, Azim’s Mother”, a co-production between Afghanistan and Iran by Tehran-based Afghan brothers Jamshid and Navid Mahmudi, won the Cultural…
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Persepolis under Restoration by Archaeologists Without Borders
A team of international archaeologists and restorers who are affiliated with the Archaeology Without Borders foundation has commenced the second…