Iran's Ministry of Interior has dismissed rumors over the closure of the country's parks on Iranian National Nature Day, locally known as "Sizdah Be-dar".

The historical monument of Takht-e-Jamshid, better known as Perspolis, which dates back to the Achaemenid era, hosting many tourists and vacationers during this year’s Nowruz holidays. The historical monument dates back to the Achaemenid Empire.  In the year 518 B.C., Darius, the Achaemenid king, ordered the construction of a ...

One of the most exciting parts of traveling to Zanjan province, especially during the Nowrouz holidays, is the experience of unique tasting of the nutritious traditional and local foods popular in this province. Although theZanjanprovince is known for its handcrafts such as knives,carpets, traditional sandals, and silver-madehandcraft ...

The Iranian education ministery has said that all the schools in the country will re-open on Sunday after the end of the Nowruz holidays. The Spokesman for the Ministry of Education, Sadegh Sattarifard said on Saturday that all the schools across the country will re-open tomorrow as the Covid-19-related restrictions in Iran have been lifted. The ...

Tasnim |Hamed Jafarnejad: The Iranian Nature's Day or Sizdah Bedar (in Persian) is an ancient tradition that has been observed through the history of the country by spending the thirteenth day of the spring outside. There are various narratives on the day, but it is well-known to Iranians that spending the thirteenth day of Nowruz keeps evil away from ...

IRNA Iranians marked the end of their two-week Nowruz holiday by spending a quality time with their families in the nature. The Iranian Nature's Day or Sizdah Bedar (in Persian) is an ancient tradition that has been observed through the history of the country by spending the thirteenth day of the spring outside. There are various narratives on the ...

Al Monitor - As dramatic videos ofdeadly floodsleaving behind destroyed vehicles and other damage circulate on Iranian social media networks,ordinary Iranians are doing what they can to help the affected citizens, includingtravelers whose Nowruz holidays have been unexpectedly disrupted. A 10-minute flash flood in the city of Shiraz, perhaps the most ...

Tasnim The Chief Executive of Iran Air, the national Iranian carrier, said the airline is going to operate more flights to handle the high-season trips during the new Iranian years holidays. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a ceremony to inaugurate a new Iran Air hangar at Tehrans Imam Khomeini International Airport, Farzaneh Sharafbafi ...

Financial Tribune | Sepehr Arefmanesh: Iran's tourism authorities have recorded 62 million night stays during the Iranian New Year holidays, known as Norouz, which indicates a 21% growth. "The number of visitors to tourism sites during March 15-April 1 also increased by 33% to reach 99 million," said Mohammad Moheb-Khodaei, the deputy head of ...

Al-Monitor- Most countries around the world ring in the new year Jan. 1. Iranians, however, celebrate their new year, known as Nowruz, on the first day of spring. This is followed by a 13-day holiday, which this year began March 21 and ended April 2. The holiday may last as long as 20 days for some, as it is not rare for Iranians to begin their break ...

Tasnim | Vahid Ahmadi: Millions of visitors from across Iran travel to the country's northern provinces along the Caspian Sea's southern coasts during the Persian New Year (Nowruz).    

IFP- According to a Farsi report by Khabar Online, Hassan Sajedinia, the police chief of Tehran, referred to the upcoming Fireworks Wednesday festivals and warned that the users of dangerous explosive fireworks will be put in jail until the end of Persian New Year holidays in early April. 24 million illegal explosives of different types have been ...

Jolfa in East Azarbaijan Province has been nominated as one of Irans top tourist cities during the Norouz holiday (March 20 April 1), according to Ahmad Hamzezadeh, the tourism deputy at the provincial office of Irans Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism. Prior to the beginning of the holiday, tourism officials had said that they would select ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Irans minister of road and urban development inaugurated the countrys biggest ferry terminal in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas, expected to carry some 35,000 passengers to nearby islands at the peak of holiday trips during Nowruz vacation. Abbas Akhoundi opened the ferry terminal at a ceremony on Friday. With three lounges ...

Iranians all over the world are gearing up to celebrate the joyful spirit of spring marked by the start ofPersian New Year, called Nowruz. Nowruz, which means New Day, is the first day of the Persian calendar month of Farvardin. The day usually falls on March 20 but in leap years, it coincides with March 21. In Iran and many other countries people ...

Tajrish square, in the capital Tehran, is filled with people from all walks of life, who are getting ready for the New Year�s holidays known as �Nowruz�. The new Iranian calendar year will begin on Sunday, March 20.       By yjc

TEHRAN (Tasnim) � Markets all around Iran are filled with people from all walks of life, who are getting ready for the New Year�s holidays known as �Nowruz�. By Tasnim News Agency

Iranians lit bonfires, set off fireworks and sent wish lanterns floating into the night sky Tuesday to celebrate the Festival of Fire, a nearly 4,000-year-old Persian tradition. The annual ritual dates back to at least 1700 B.C. and is linked to Zoroastrianism. It comes days before Nowruz, the Persian new year, which will be rung in on March 20.  ...

Iranians across the country are seizing the opportunity of the Natures Day to spend some quality time with their loved ones out in the wilderness. It is, however, not just natural sites and the countryside to which Iranians venture on April 2 or Farvardin 13 according to the Iranian calendar every year in a long-running Persian tradition. More ...

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