INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
tourism chief has said.A number of historical structures, especially old mansions, give the 270-hectare historical core of Borujerd great
potential to become a tourism hub for the region, Ata Hassanpur explained on Tuesday.There are, however, obstacles and issues in this regard
that should be addressed and removed, the official added.A region of raw beauty in western Iran, Lorestan was once inhabited by Iranian
Indo-European peoples, including the Medes, c
Moreover, Cimmerians and Scythians intermittently ruled the region from about 700 to 625 BC.Lorestan is famed for its ancient Luristan
Bronzes for its eclectic array of Assyrian, Babylonian, and Iranian artistic motifs, dating from this turbulent period.Historically
speaking, Lorestan was incorporated into the growing Achaemenid Empire in about 540 BC and successively was part of the Seleucid, Parthian,
