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Khalid Nabi cemetery blends archaeology and pilgrimage

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Khalid Nabi cemetery blends archaeology and pilgrimage​

TEHRAN – Surrounded by vast skies, green hills in spring, and golden grasses in late summer, Khalid Nabi Cemetery stands as one of northern Iran’s most distinctive heritage destinations. It embodies a convergence of myth, memory, landscape, and identity—where pilgrimage, archaeology, and tourism meet on a remote mountain ridge overlooking Turkmen Sahra.

Khalid Nabi cemetery blends archaeology and pilgrimage

Restoration of Jameh Mosque of Shah Abdol Azim shrine completed

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Restoration of Jameh Mosque of Shah Abdol Azim shrine completed​

TEHRAN--The project to restore and preserve the tiles on the iwan (porch) of Jameh Mosque of Shah Abdol Azim (AS) shrine in Rey, Tehran province, has been completed, with the aim of preserving the historical decorations of the religious complex.

Restoration of Jameh Mosque of Shah Abdol Azim shrine completed

Government backs tourism operators prioritizes pilgrimage medical tourism deputy minister

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Government backs tourism operators, prioritizes pilgrimage, medical tourism: deputy minister​

TEHRAN – The Iranian government has put support for tourism operators through facilitation measures at the center of its agenda and sees pilgrimage and medical tourism as sustainable drivers of the sector’s development, a senior tourism official said.

Government backs tourism operators, prioritizes pilgrimage, medical tourism: deputy minister