TEHRAN-The historical oasis city of Yazd is scheduled to host an astronomy tour on Saturday to mark the 5th registration anniversary of the city on the UNESCO World Heritage list, a local tourism chief has said.

The two-day tour will be held in the heart of the historical structure of the Iranian city and will be free for astronomy enthusiasts,

TEHRAN-The Jameh Mosque of Shahrud in the north-central province of Semnan has undergone some rehabilitation works, Shahrud’s tourism chief has said.

The project involves lightening the rooftop and strengthening the walls, CHTN quoted Morteza Nazari as saying on Friday.

The historical structure has been inscribed on the national heritage list.

The

TEHRAN-A selection of seven new cultural elements, traditionally practiced in Hormozgan province, have been registered on the national intangible cultural heritage list.

The Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts on Thursday announced the inscriptions in separate letters to the governor-general of the southern province, CHTN

TEHRAN- Iranian industry, mining and trade minister said, “We have 10,000 mines in the country, but in terms of reserves and capacity, 28 percent of this number is inactive, which are mainly mines of constructional materials and stones.”

“Our priority is to complete the appropriate supply and distribution chains in the geographical areas and a