TEHRAN (FNA)- Some 6 million foreign tourists have visited Iran in the first 3 quarters of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-Decemeber 21), Deputy Head of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Organization Mohammad Khayyatian said, adding that the country intends to pay more attention to tourism.

Addressing inauguration ceremony of the new director general of Kermanshah Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Department, Mohammad"...

National Festival of Heritage and Culture, Janadria in its 33rd Edition, organized by the Ministry of National Guard, ended on January 9th, which was launched under the patronage of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, on Thursday 20th December 2018.

The festival, which carries the slogan ‘Faithfulness and Loyalty’ has been a great success for the past 21 days, with an integrated"...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Not a long time ago, Korsi was found in nearly all Iranian houses during cold seasons. With the change of lifestyle, Korsi is not a houseware anymore these days.

In modern houses, television set is a counterfeit replacement for this lovely piece of furniture as they both gather people around.

However, there is a distinct difference between Korsi, which"...

There is a temple in southern part of Arak, on the way to Kashan, with two Greek columns still standing strong…’ this is what Louis Vanden Berghe, Belgian archeologist, has written in his book: Archeology of Iran.

The columns he was talking about are made from quality Travertine stone, locally mined in Mahallat, the holder of large deposits of this mineral stone in Iran.

Seventy"...

The National Festival of Heritage and Culture in Janadria is a valuable opportunity to highlight the elements of the tangible and intangible cultural heritage of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on an international level, especially with hundreds of local, Arab and international media racing to cover the various rich events of the festival.

The 33rd Edition of Janadria turned into a major regional and international event that attracts the attention of news"...

A bout 5.2 million tourists travelled to Iran during the first eight months of the current Iranian year (March 21-Nov. 21) to register a 57% growth compared with last year's corresponding period, the head of Iran's Cultural Heritage, Handcrafts and Tourism Organization said.

'The development of tourism infrastructure, considerable investments in tourism sector, issuance of electronic visa and visa waiver for target countries could be"...

Makhmalkuh is one of the mountains in Iran’s Lorestan province with a height of over 2900 metres in the northeast of capital Khorramabad.

As part of the historical valley of Khayedalou, the city of Khorramabad is partially located in at the foot of this mountain.

This mountain has a sedimentary surface and is mostly covered with moss and lichen, and for this reason"...

• Hundreds of thousands of visitors take part in the event, which added to the pride of the nation and promotes Ras Al Khaimah as a tourism destination
• Guinness World Record for ‘Longest chain of fireworks’ achieved just before countdown to the New Year was a tribute to the Year of Zayed with the total length of fireworks chain at 4.6 km and using 11,284 devices
• Record for ‘Longest straight line of fireworks’ was achieved with colourful canopy of fireworks spanning an area of 13 km along Al Marjan Island
• Aerial shells, 600 mm in diameter,...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Abbasabad complex inspired its name from the name of Shah Abbas (1571-1629 AD), is one of the special Persian gardens inscribed on UNESCO world heritage list due to its perfect architecture.

The king ordered to build the garden by cutting the hill to make 3 stair-plates in order to build the mansion and several pools on the stair plates.

You can see the"...

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud received at the Al Yamamah Palace in Riyadh yesterday guests of the National Festival of Heritage and Culture ‘Janadria 33’ who are intellectuals and writers.

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques delivered the following speech during the reception,

“Dear guests, Dear brothers, Peace, mercy"...