The Director General of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts of Fars Province, referring to the existence of approximately 16,000 registered artifacts of value in the province, emphasized expanding cooperation with the Fars Police Command to protect historical monuments, combat illegal excavations, and increase tourist awareness.
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Fars Province Has 16,000 Registered Historical Artifacts of Value / Efforts Underway to Modernize Protection of Historical Sites
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November 15, 2026
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The head of Fars Province's cultural heritage department announced that the province contains around 16,000 registered historical artifacts and emphasized the need for enhanced cooperation with local police to protect these sites from illegal excavation and to raise public awareness among tourists.
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police
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Fars News Agency
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OFAC
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Fars Province
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Fars News
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OFAC
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Fars
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Director General
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Corporate concept: Board member
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Corporate concept: Director
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Persian Gulf Petrochemical Industries Co. (TSE:فارس)
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Director General of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts of Semnan Province
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Fars Police
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Director General of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts of Kerman Province
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Director General of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts of Alborz
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