Desertification control plan on agendaDesertification control plan on agenda

TEHRAN – The desertification control program is on the agenda to maintain the biological security of the country along with food security, Abbas-Ali Nobakht, head of the Forests, Rangelands, and Watershed Management Organization (FRWMO), has said.

Increasing vegetation cover is one of the vital programs, and in this regard, the capacity of the

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Iran ranks 4th in science production of traditional medicineIran ranks 4th in science production of traditional medicine

TEHRAN – Iran ranks fourth worldwide in the production of science in the field of traditional medicine, and the remarkable achievement will improve in the coming years, Nafiseh Hosseini Yekta, the director of the health ministry’s Persian medicine office, has announced.

Over 17,000 books have so far been published about Persian traditional

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 Summer paradise: Chalkandi of Dezful Summer paradise: Chalkandi of Dezful

Locals and travelers splash water in a river sandwiched between rocky hills in Chalkandi of Dezful, southwestern Iran, September 21, 2020.

The semi-canyon is situated in an intact zone of the slow-moving Dez River. With its great depth and high walls on both sides, Chalkandi radiates cool air in summer and provides a relaxing and pleasant

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Iranian province ready to host Iraqi health touristsIranian province ready to host Iraqi health tourists

TEHRAN—The western province of Kermanshah is prepared to host Iraqi tourists seeking medical care, the provincial tourism chief has said.

In the field of medical tourism, Kermanshah has excellent capabilities, and the newly established Hakim and Mad Hospitals can serve Iraqi patients, Mohammadreza Soheili explained on Tuesday.

He made the remarks

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TEHRAN—Teams of cultural heritage restores are busy restoring arrays of abandoned pigeon towers, now deemed as emerging tourist destinations in Falavarjan county of Isfahan province.

On Monday, several local authorities paid a visit to the centuries-old mud-brick towers to personally inspect the restoration process, CHTN reported.

The physical

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4,000-year-old bas-reliefs in western Iran undergo restoration4,000-year-old bas-reliefs in western Iran undergo restoration

TEHRAN—A fresh round of restoration work has commenced on Anubanini bas-relief carvings, which are estimated to date some 4,000 years.

The reliefs that are associated with the Lullubi civilization are due to depicting Lullubian kings as conquerors. They can be found on the northeastern edge of the modern Sarpol-e Zahab in Kermanshah province, about

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