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list.The skills of making indigenous dolls, kilim carpets, flatbread, and local dishes are among the elements added to the significant list,
CHTN reported on Saturday.The Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts declared the inscriptions in separate letters it
submitted to the governor-general of the province, the report said.Zanjan, the principal city of the Zanjan region and capital of Zanjan
Zanjan makes a base for wider exploration with the architectural wonder of Soltaniyeh, the subterranean delights of the Katale-Khor caves,
colorful mountains, and the UNESCO-registered Takht-e Soleiman ruins are nearby
Situated some 32 km southeast of Zanjan, Soltaniyyeh was once the capital of Il-Khanids (a Mongol dynasty).It was founded in the early 14th
architecture.Its dome, 168 feet (51 meters) high, rests on an octagonal brick structure and is decorated with blue faience (earthenware
ceramic).Furthermore, Zanjan is an agricultural hub with abundant harvest grain
Industries produce milled rice and flour, handwoven cloth, metalware, and coarse carpets.17 Iranian elements registered in the UNESCO listA
Bakhshis of Khorasan; Naqqali, Iranian dramatic story-telling; traditional skills of building and sailing Iranian Lenj boats in the Persian
Gulf; and traditional skills of crafting and playing Dotar.Furthermore, the ancient country seeks to register five intangible elements on
playing [the stringed instrument of] the Oud, traditional craft of silk spinning, and Turkmen Duzi (a kind of traditional textile being
practiced by Iranian Turkman tribes).The Islamic Republic expects to reap a bonanza from its numerous tourist spots such as bazaars,
museums, mosques, bridges, bathhouses, madrasas, mausoleums, churches, towers, and mansions, of which 26 are inscribed on the UNESCO World
