Chabahar to host first cultural-tourism festival of coastal provincesChabahar to host first cultural-tourism festival of coastal provinces

TEHRAN – The first cultural-tourism festival of coastal provinces will be held in Chabahar port, the southeastern Sistan-Baluchestan province, the provincial tourism chief has said.

The festival will open on January 18 with the participation of cultural and tourism activists from seven coastal provinces of the country, IRNA quoted Alireza Jalalzai

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Mazandaran holds potential to develop water tourismMazandaran holds potential to develop water tourism

TEHRAN –Rivers in the west of the northern province of Mazandaran hold the potential to develop water tourism in this area, the deputy provincial tourism chief has said.

Over 120 rivers cross the province, 30 of which are located in the west and have water all year round, Mehran Hassani explained on Sunday, IRNA reported.

In addition to providing an

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Sassanid landscape one step closer to UNESCO statusSassanid landscape one step closer to UNESCO status

TEHRAN – Iran is completing an all-inclusive dossier for a Sassanid archeological landscape in the western province of Kermanshah, to have it registered on the UNESCO World Heritage list, the provincial tourism chief has said.

With a high concentration on Taq-e Bostan, which embraces a magnificent series of large bas-relief carvings in Kermanshah,

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Croatian writer&s novel &On the Roads of Persia& launched at Sisak Islamic center Croatian writer’s novel “On the Roads of Persia” launched at Sisak Islamic center 

TEHRAN – “On the Roads of Persia” (“Putevima Perzije”), a novel inspired by its Croatian writer Yasmin Dar’s visit to Iran, has recently been launched at the Islamic Cultural Center in Sisak, Croatia.

Dar, who is also known as Yasmina Mehic, Sisak’s main imam Alem Crnkic and a group of Croatian cultural figures attended the book launch, the Persian

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Julian Barnes novel &Love, Etc.& published in Persian Julian Barnes novel “Love, Etc.” published in Persian 

TEHRAN – “Love, Etc.” by Julian Barnes has recently been published in Persian by Saless.

Soheil Sommi is the translator of the novel originally published in 1992.

Twice shortlisted for the Booker Prize, Barnes continues to reinvigorate the novel with his pyrotechnic verbal skill and playful manipulation of plot and character. 

In “Love, Etc.”, he use

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Doc tracing Gen. Soleimani&s childhood years to hit Iranian theaters   Doc tracing Gen. Soleimani’s childhood years to hit Iranian theaters   

TEHRAN – A documentary recalling episodes from General Qassem Soleimani’s childhood years will hit the silver screens across Iran today.

Directed by Sasan Fallahfar, “A Trace of a Man” was produced at the School of Hajji Qassem Foundation and the theater will offer free tickets for all to commemorate the third anniversary of his assassination.    

In

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