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Tchogha Zanbil Temple, 1st Iranian Site Registered in UNESCO

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|Date: February 25, 2015
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Tchogha Zanbil Temple, 1st Iranian Site Registered in UNESCO

The name Tchogha Zanbil isn't a very understandable word in Persian either. Tchogha Means "hill" in Luris ...

The name Tchogha Zanbil isn't a very understandable word in Persian either. Tchogha Means "hill" in Lurish language of Bakhtiary tribes in Iran. Zanbil means "basket" in Persian. Tchogha Zanbil means ...

February 25, 2015
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Khorvin Artifacts on Display at Tehran’s Archaeological Museum

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|Date: February 18, 2015
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Khorvin Artifacts on Display at Tehran’s Archaeological Museum

This is the post I'd promised you to write about. The Iranian objects returned from Belgium, known as Kho ...

This is the post I'd promised you to write about. The Iranian objects returned from Belgium, known as Khorvin artifacts, are now displayed at Tehran’s Archaeological Museum. This temporary exhibition ...

February 18, 2015
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Shahr-e Sukhte, A World Heritage Site at South East Iran

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|Date: January 21, 2015
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Shahr-e Sukhte, A World Heritage Site at South East Iran

Shahr-e Sukhte (literally translated as the Burned City) has also been spelled differently as Shahr-i Sho ...

Shahr-e Sukhte (literally translated as the Burned City) has also been spelled differently as Shahr-i Shokhta in various sources. It is a vast archaeological site (151 hectares) made by mud bricks on ...

January 21, 2015
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Return of 300 Antique Iranian Objects from Belgium

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|Date: January 12, 2015
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Return of 300 Antique Iranian Objects from Belgium

At the latest days of 2014, after more than 30 years of constant efforts by Iranian Cultural Heritage, Ha ...

At the latest days of 2014, after more than 30 years of constant efforts by Iranian Cultural Heritage, Handicraft and Tourism Organization, the Belgian court of appeal eventually ruled in favor of the ...

January 12, 2015
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