Tabriz Carpet Museum complete by 70 percentTabriz Carpet Museum complete by 70 percent

TEHRAN – Construction of a carpet museum in Tabriz, East Azarbaijan province, northwest Iran is complete by 70 percent, the provincial tourism chief has said.

The museum is estimated to be inaugurated by the Iranian calendar year 1404 (started on March 21, 2025), Ahmad Hamzehzadeh explained on Sunday.

A budget of 500 billion rials ($1.2 million) has

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Maku to host winter tourism festivalMaku to host winter tourism festival

TEHRAN – The northwestern Iranian city of Maku in West Azarbaijan province will be hosting a winter tourism festival, a local tourism official has announced.

A winter tourism festival is planned to be held in the border city during the eleventh Iranian calendar month of Bahman (January 21-February 19), Behnam Amirian explained on Sunday.

Tourism

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More than 80,000 Israelis protest against Bibi government More than 80,000 Israelis protest against Bibi government 

More than 80,000 Israeli protesters have rallied in Tel Aviv against plans by the new right-wing coalition government to overhaul the judiciary.

The reforms would make it easier for parliament to overturn Supreme Court rulings, among other things.

Protesters described Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's proposed changes as an attack on democratic

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Hir glass-bottomed bridge, a successful tourism investment, governor-general saysHir glass-bottomed bridge, a successful tourism investment, governor-general says

TEHRAN – The suspension bridge of Hir in the northwestern Ardabil province is a successful example of investment in the field of tourism, the province’s governor-general has said.

The curved glass-bottomed bridge, which is considered an advantage of Ardabil tourism, has caused reverse migration in the region as well as tourism prosperity, CHTN

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Ancient relics restored to closest original states in ZanjanAncient relics restored to closest original states in Zanjan

TEHRAN – A total of 17 historical relics have been restored in Zanjan province over the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20-December 20, 2022), the deputy provincial tourism chief has said.

The restoration projects aimed at preventing the relics from being forgotten and wasted, Mohammadreza Mohammadpur explained on

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Bojnurd holds culinary festival of Persian AshBojnurd holds culinary festival of Persian Ash

TEHRAN – Bojnurd has held a culinary festival dedicated to Ash, a thick Persian vegetable soup cooked in a wide variety of styles.

The festival was held on Friday in a bid to promote beard-winner women, family-oriented tourism, and employment, a local tourism official said.

The traditional slow-cooked soup is typically made with a variety of

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