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Polo registered as Iran’s intangible cultural heritages in UNESCO

Polo registered as Iran’s intangible cultural heritages in UNESCO

The team sport of polo, which is played on horseback, together with the Iranian bowed string instrument of Kamancheh are set to be added to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists by the end of the current year. Farhad Nazari, head of the Registration Department at Iran Cultural…

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Yazd inscribed as UNESCO heritage site

Yazd inscribed as UNESCO heritage site

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has added the historical texture of Yazd in central Iran to its list of world heritage sites. The site was inscribed on the world heritage list during the 41st session of UNSCO’s World Heritage Committee in Krakow, Poland, on Sunday, July 9, ifpnews.com wrote. The historical structure…

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Photo: Tabriz carpet bazar

Photo: Tabriz carpet bazar

The largest bazaar in the Middle East. The world’s largest covered market. A UNESCO World Heritage site. That’s the Tabriz bazaar. Iranian carpets are renowned for their quality and style around the world. They truly are works of art, and also of great labor, many of them taking years at the hands of the nimble…

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Photo: Beautiful autumn in Arasbaran forest

Photo: Beautiful autumn in Arasbaran forest

Arasbaran Protected is the 9th Biosphere Reserved in Iran (East Azerbaijan Province) which covers an area of 78560 hectares with a circumference of 134 km. The altitude varies from ca. 256 m in the northern part to 2896 m which is the highest elevation in southern part of the area. Due to the importance of…

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